Legislative Spotlights Archives - St. Louis Regional Health Commission

Legal Update: The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022June 30, 2022

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to ban abortion, states now have the legal authority to regulate abortion access. Shortly after the decision was released, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt certified House Bill 126, which holds that abortion is illegal in all cases except where a medical emergency threatens the life of the pregnant person. Follow…

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Legislative Spotlight: Senate Bill 64 – Legalizing Syringe Exchange Programs

May 3, 2021September 16, 2021

The St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) strongly supports Senate Bill 64, which would allow any entity registered with the state to run syringe exchange programs.

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Legislative Spotlight: House Bill 367 – Expanding Physical Therapists’ Scope of Practice

April 5, 2021September 16, 2021

How would HB 367 expand physical therapists’ scope of practice?

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Legislative Spotlight: Medicaid Expansion Implementation

March 8, 2021March 28, 2022

Over the past month, the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) has been celebrating some good news about public coverage options.

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Legislative Spotlight: “Preemption Bills”

February 18, 2021April 15, 2021

What are “Preemption Bills”? There is a lot of information swirling around about “preemption bills”. To start, what are they? Preemption bills are pieces of legislation that could limit the ability of local agencies to make public health rulings.