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House passes autism measure, sends it to Senate

by Brent Martin on February 18, 2010

in Health & Medicine, Legislature

Health insurers regulated by the state would have to cover treatment for autism under a bill that has passed the House and moved to the Senate.

Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst (R-Manchester) said during his opening remarks on the House floor that his bill would mandate the coverage of a wide range of disorders, called the autism spectrum disorder. HCS HB 1311&1341 passed the House Thursday on a 135-to-18 vote. [click to continue…]

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Autism mandate gets tentative approval in House

by Brent Martin 02/16/10 11:42 PM

A controversial bill a year ago gets new life in the House, which has given tentative approval to a requirement that health insurers cover autism.
A year ago, concerns about the impact on health insurance premiums kept the bill from coming to the House floor for debate. This year, a measure stands on the doorstep of [...]

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Do drugs, lose state assistance under bill passing House

by Brent Martin 02/11/10 5:28 PM

Use drugs, lose assistance from the state, the gist of a bill passing the House and moving to the Senate.
Critics assailed the plan to strip Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, known as TANF, from anyone testing positive for drug use, still it passed Thursday on a 114-to-39 vote. It now moves to the Senate which [...]

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House advances bill to strip TANF benefits from drug users

by Brent Martin 02/4/10 4:24 PM

A bill that would kick Missourians off a welfare program if they test positive for drugs has advanced in the House.
Do drugs; lose Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) money under HCS HB 1377 that advances in the House on a 113-to-40 vote. The bill would strip TANF money from anyone who tests positive for [...]

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Reach of Halloween sex offender law before court

by Brent Martin 12/2/09 6:00 PM

Just how far the state can go to keep convicted sex offenders from contact with children is at the heart of a State Supreme Court case on a state law that greatly restricts activities on Halloween.
State law requires registered sex offenders to stay in their homes from 5-to-10:30pm on Halloween, turn off outside lights and [...]

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