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SB 178 Missouri Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to health care

The bill's abstract ("Modifies provisions relating to health care") is too generic to summarize concretely, as it does not specify which health care provisions are modified or who would be affected. The bill has progressed through committee stages (prefiled, first read, committee hearing, and "Do Pass" vote), but the provided context lacks details on its actual content or policy changes. Without specific provisions described in the abstract or supporting documents, no meaningful summary of its mechanisms or direct impacts can be generated. For a substantive summary, the full text of SB 178 would be required.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised from an original introduction to a committee substitute version, expanding protections and clarifying language around expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted infections. The committee version broadens the definition of eligible healthcare providers, clarifies immunity protections for those providing treatment, and adds detailed requirements for prenatal testing and treatment protocols.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a basic framework to include more specific protections and procedural requirements for healthcare professionals providing expedited partner therapy and prenatal care.
DEFINITION

Added trichomoniasis to the list of designated sexually transmitted infections eligible for expedited partner therapy.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility for expedited partner therapy to include any licensed physician or health care professional, rather than just physicians.

ENFORCEMENT

Strengthened immunity protections for healthcare professionals by explicitly stating immunity does not apply if they act negligently, recklessly, in bad faith, or with malicious purpose.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for prenatal testing including timing of blood samples and expanded testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.

Added provisions for administering hepatitis B vaccine and immune globulin to newborns when mother's status is unknown or positive.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass S Families, Seniors and Health Committee (0560S.02C)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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