- Introduced -

SB 87 - This act eliminates the time restrictions for children with special health care needs under Missouri's Health Insurance Program for Children.

This act defines "special health care needs" as a condition which left untreated would result in the death or serious physical injury of a child. A new Section 208.647 is created providing that any child with special health care needs that does not have access to employer-subsidized health insurance is not required to be without health care coverage for six months prior to eligibility for services. Furthermore, children with special health care needs are not subjected to the thirty-day waiting period following enrollment.

LORIE TOWE