Modifies provisions relating to the rulemaking authority of the Department of Health and Senior Services

SB 1322 modifies Missouri's health department rulemaking authority by clarifying that the Department of Health and Senior Services must create all rules directly, without delegating this power to other agencies, officials, or departments. It requires the department to report specific infectious diseases (MRSA, CRE, and VRE) in its communicable disease list and mandates all rules follow standard rulemaking procedures under Chapter 536. This bill directly affects the department's operations and state/local health officials who enforce its rules. The changes prevent other entities from making health regulations on the department's behalf while adding new disease reporting requirements. The bill is currently in early legislative stages (prefiled and first read).