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…
Read MoreLegislative Spotlight: Senate Bill 64 – Legalizing Syringe Exchange Programs
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.
Read MoreLegislative Spotlight: House Bill 367 – Expanding Physical Therapists’ Scope of Practice
How would HB 367 expand physical therapists’ scope of practice?
Read MoreLegislative Spotlight: Medicaid Expansion Implementation
Over the past month, the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) has been celebrating some good news about public coverage options.
Read MoreLegislative Spotlight: “Preemption Bills”
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.
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