Missouri Senate

Introduced

GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

(Section 8.650, 37.735, 37.740, 37.745, 162.1000, 286.001, 286.005, 286.200, 286.205, 286.210)

The Governor's Council on Disability is moved from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration.

MISSOURI COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION

(Sections 26.600, 26.603, 26.605, 26.607, 26.609, 26.611, 26.614, 207.023, 620.580, 620.582, 620.584, 620.586, 620.588, 620.590, 620.592)

This act codifies the assignment of the Missouri Community Service Commission to the Department of Economic Development. Also, currently, the Missouri Community Service Commission is required to have at least fifteen, but no more than twenty-five voting members. This act reduces the total possible number of voting members to fifteen.

MISSOURI HEAD INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL

(Sections 162.1000, 190.176, 192.735, 192.737, 192.739, 192.742, 192.745, 199.001, 199.003, 199.007, 199.009, 199.010, 199.029, 199.031, 199.037, 199.039, 199.041, 199.043, 199.051, 304.028)

This act changes the name of the Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council to the Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council and codifies the transfer of the Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council to the Department of Health and Senior Services. The act provides for the decrease of members of the council from twenty-five to fifteen and eliminates the legislative members of the council. Meetings of the full council shall be held four times a year or at the call of the council chairperson.

This act prescribes some additional duties for the department, including promulgating rules to prescribe polices or standards which affect charging and funding of adult brain injury rehabilitation services and reasonable rules relative to the implementation of participant rights for those using rehabilitation services. The department shall also promulgate rules to create a reasonable standard means test to be applied to all programs and services funded by the department. The administration of the renamed Brain Injury Fund is also transferred to the department. This act also provides that services provided by the department shall be directed toward preparation for education or vocational achievement, independent living, and community participation.

These sections are similar to SB 908 (2010).

MISSOURI STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

(Sections 192.350, 192.352, 192.355)

This act eliminates the Missouri State Advisory Council on Pain and Symptom Management within the Department of Health and Senior Services.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PAYMENT COMMITTEE

(Sections 208.153, 208.197)

This act eliminates the Professional Services Payment Committee which was required to develop and maintain the pay-for-performance guidelines for MO HealthNet.

MO RX PLAN ADVISORY COMMISSION

(Sections 208.175, 208.792)

This act eliminates the MO Rx Plan Advisory Commission, which provided advice on the benefit design and operational policy of the Missouri Rx plan. The Drug Utilization Review Board is given the power to provide advice on guidelines, policies, and procedures of the Missouri Rx plan.

MO HEALTHNET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

(Sections 208.195, 208.955)

This act eliminates the advisory committee appointed by the director of the Division of Family Services to provide technical advice regarding medical care for public assistance recipients and makes the MO Healthnet Oversight Committee serve as the medical care advisory committee to the Medicaid director. This act also eliminates the Comprehensive Entry Point System for Long-term Care Subcommittee of the MO Healthnet Oversight Committee.

COMMISSION ON THE SPECIAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF MINORITY OLDER INDIVIDUALS

(Sections 208.530, 208.533, 208.535, 210.496)

This act eliminates the Commission on the Special Health, Psychological, and Social Needs of Minority Older Individuals.

THOMAS HART BENTON HOMESTEAD MEMORIAL COMMISSION

(Section 253.375)

This act eliminates the Thomas Hart Benton Memorial Commission, which was required to advise the division of state parks on the operation of the Thomas Hart Benton Memorial.

This section is similar to SB 645 (2010).

LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(Sections 260.372, 260.705, 260.720, 260.725, 260.735)

The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Advisory Committee is eliminated and the Hazardous Waste Management Commission within the Department of Natural Resources will assume the duties of the committee.

STATE FAIR COMMISSION

(Section 262.217)

This act modifies the eligibility requirements for two of the commissioners of the State Fair Commission. The governor may appoint either current members or past presidents of county or regional fair boards, or individuals active in tourism, to these two positions.

STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS AND ACUPUNCTURISTS

(Sections 191.400, 301.142, 324.001, 324.028, 324.475, 324.478, 324.481, 324.484, 324.487, 324.490, 324.493, 324.496, 324.499, 331.010, 331.020, 331.030, 331.032, 331.045, 331.050, 331.060, 331.070, 331.080, 331.085, 331.090, 331.110, 331.479, 331.481, 331.484, 331.487, 331.490, 331.493, 331.496, 331.499, 334.721, 376.423, 621.045)

Upon the Governor's appointment and the Senate's confirmation of two acupuncturist members of the new State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and Acupuncturists, the Acupuncturist Advisory Committee is eliminated. The new board assumes the duties of the Acupuncturist Advisory Committee. The board will have six members, three chiropractors, two acupuncturists, one of whom must also be a chiropractor, and one public member.

MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(Section 302.136)

This act eliminates the Motorcycle Safety Program Advisory Committee which was established in the department of public safety to assist in the development and implementation of the motorcycle safety program.

ELEVATOR AND AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY BOARD

(Sections 316.203, 316.204, 316.205, 316.210, 701.350, 701.353, 701.355, 701.377)

This act eliminates the Elevator Safety Board and gives its duties to the new Elevator and Amusement Ride Safety Board, which will have thirteen members. These members shall serve staggered five year terms and receive no compensation for their service, except for actual and necessary expenses.

Currently, the maximum fee for an elevator safety certificate is twenty-five dollars. This act provides that the maximum fee shall not exceed administrative costs.

MISSOURI FIRE EDUCATION TRUST FUND BOARD

(Section 320.094)

This act eliminates the Missouri Fire Education Trust Fund which received forty percent of the money from the Fire Education Fund every fiscal year and the seven member board that administered the Missouri Fire Education Trust Fund.

MISSOURI FIRE SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD

(Section 320.094, 320.205)

This act adds two members to the Missouri Fire Safety Advisory Board, one volunteer firefighter and one chief of a volunteer fire protection association. Programs and activities funded by the Fire Education Fund must be approved by the board. The five member Missouri Fire Education Commission that previously approved the programs and activities funded by the Fire Education Fund is eliminated.

INTERIOR DESIGN COUNCIL

(Sections 324.028, 324.400, 324.402, 324.403, 324.406, 324.409, 324.412, 324.415, 324.418, 324.421, 324.424, 324.427, 324.430, 324.433, 324.436, 324.439)

This act eliminates the Interior Design Council and all of its powers and duties, along with the registration process for interior designers.

MISSOURI BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS

(Sections 344.060, 660.010)

Currently, the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services appoints the members of the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators. This act gives the Governor the authority to appoint the members of the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

STATE BANKING AND SAVINGS AND LOAN BOARD

(Sections 361.070, 361.092, 361.093, 361.094, 361.095, 361.096, 361.097, 361.098, 361.105, 362.040, 362.105, 362.111, 362.325, 369.014, 369.024, 369.144, 369.159, 369.294, 369.299, 369.304, 369.309, 369.314, 369.319, 369.329, 371.060, 371.090, 371.240)

This act combines the State Banking Board and the State Savings and Loan Commission into the State Banking and Savings and Loan Board. This board will have five members, two members with at least five years of bank management experience, one member with at least five years of experience managing a savings and loan association, and one member not involved in the administration of a financial institution. The members shall serve six year terms.

The hearing and appeal procedures for determinations dealing with savings and loan associations will be governed by the hearing and appeal process as it currently exists for state banks.

BOARD OF FIRE AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAMINERS

(324.600, 324.603, 324.609, 324.624, 324.1100, 324.1102, 324.1108, 324.1110, 324.1112, 324.1116, 324.1124, 324.1126, 324.1130, 324.1132, 324.1134, 324.1140, 621.045)

This act combines the Board of Licensed Private Fire Investigator Examiners and the Board of Private Investigator Examiners into the Board of Fire and Private Investigator Examiners within the Division of Professional Registration. The board will have seven members, three members who have been actively engaged in the private investigation business for the past five years, one member who represents a private fire investigation agency, one member who represents the insurance industry, one representative of a professional fire investigation association, and one public member.

The act also repeals a doubly-enacted section which limited the private investigator licensing exemption for employees of a not-for-profit organization, or its affiliate or subsidiary, to employees who make and process requests on behalf of health care providers and facilities for employee criminal background information. The section that remains exempts employees of a not-for-profit organization, or its affiliate or subsidiary, whose investigatory activities are limited to making and processing requests for criminal history records and other background information from state, federal, or local databases.

MISSOURI SEED CAPITAL INVESTMENT BOARD

(Sections 620.638, 620.641, 620.644, 620.647, 620.650, 620.653)

This act eliminates the Missouri Seed Capital Investment Board and transfers its duties to the Missouri Technology Corporation.

SUICIDE PREVENTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(Sections 630.910, 630.915, 632.020)

This act eliminates the Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee within the Department of Mental Health and requires the Missouri Advisory Council for Comprehensive Psychiatric Services in the department to develop goals and objectives for suicide prevention, provide oversight for suicide prevention activities, and make information on suicide and mental health intervention models available to community groups implementing suicide prevention plans.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LEAD POISONING

(Section 701.302)

This act eliminates the Advisory Committee on Lead Poisoning which was required to make recommendations to the governor and the general assembly on ways to eliminate and screen for lead poisoning, among other recommendations.

EMILY KALMER