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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3422
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE BOSLEY .
7406H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 376, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to insurance
coverage of kidney function screening services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 376, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 376.1285, to read as follows:
376.1285. 1. As used in this section, the terms "health carrier" and "health
2 benefit plan" shall have the same meanings given to the terms in section 376.1350.
3 2. Each health carrier or health benefit plan that offers or issues health benefit
4 plans that ar e deliver ed, issued for delivery , continued, or r enewed in this state on or
5 after August 28, 2026, shall prov ide coverage for annual kidney function scr eening
6 services designed to identify patients at risk for chro nic kidney disease. Coverage for
7 such scr eening services shall include, but is not limited to, glomerular filtration rate
8 testing, basic metabolic panel testing, and urine testing for scr eening albumin and
9 cr eatinine levels.
10 3. The prov isions of this section shall not apply to a supplemental insurance
11 policy , including a life care contract, accident-only policy , specified disease policy ,
12 hospital policy pr oviding a fixed daily benefit only , Medicare supplement policy , long-
13 term car e policy , short-term major medical policy of six months' or less duration, or any
14 other supplemental policy as determined by the dir ector of the department of commer ce
15 and insurance.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.