SS/SCS/SBs 1168 & 810 - Under this act, no public funds shall be expended to any abortion facility, or affiliate or associate thereof, including for MO HealthNet reimbursement.

Any taxpayer, as well as the attorney general, shall have standing to bring a cause of action in any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction to enforce these provisions, as described in the act.

This act modifies existing statutory language permitting any MO HealthNet participant to obtain MO HealthNet services from any provider of such services in a MO HealthNet provider agreement with the state by requiring such provider to not be disqualified or excluded from serving as a MO HealthNet provider.

Additionally, this act requires the Department to suspend, revoke, or cancel any contract or provider agreement or refuse to enter into a new contract or provider agreement with any provider when it is determined that the provider is not qualified to perform the required services because such provider has committed certain offenses specified in the act, including being found guilty of a pattern of intentional discrimination in the delivery or non-delivery of health care services or being founded by a person who supported eugenics, or if the provider is an abortion facility or an affiliate or associate thereof.

Finally, this act prohibits reimbursement to abortion facilities, or associates or affiliates thereof, under the "Uninsured Women's Heath Program".

This act has an emergency clause.

This act is substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS#2/HCS/HB 2634 (2024), SB 916 (2024), SB 160 (2023), SS/SB 667 (2022), SB 637 (2022), and HB 2 (1st Extraordinary Session (2021)).

SARAH HASKINS

Statutes affected:
Introduced (4008S.01): 188.202, 188.207, 190.839, 198.439, 208.152, 208.153, 208.164, 208.437, 208.480, 208.659, 338.550, 633.401
Committee (4008S.03): 188.207, 188.220, 208.152, 208.153, 208.164, 208.659
Floor Substitute (4008S.04): 188.207, 188.220, 208.152, 208.153, 208.164, 208.659


Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 1168
Sponsor: Coleman
Hearing Date: 1/31/2024


COMMITTEE: Health and Welfare

CHAIRMAN: Coleman

DATE REFERRED: 1/25/2024 DATE HEARING REQUESTED:



STAFF:
Sarah Haskins
Heidi Kolkmeyer
Karen Roach
Seth York


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Samuel Lee - Campaign Life Missouri
Jamie Morris - Missouri Catholic Conference
Patricia Skain - Missouri Right to Life


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Vanessa Wellbery - Advocates of Planned Parenhood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest MO
Michelle Trupiano - Missouri Family Health Council