Effective - 28 Aug 1998
354.654. Department of health and senior services, duties — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall issue a letter of designation as an essential community provider to any physician who makes a written request and application to the department if such physician meets the qualifications of an essential community provider pursuant to the provisions of section 354.652.
2. The department shall keep the names and addresses of all essential community providers on record and shall release such information upon request.
3. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated under the authority of this section, shall become effective only if the agency has fully complied with all of the requirements of chapter 536 including but not limited to, section 536.028, if applicable, after August 28, 1998. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1998, is of no force and effect and repealed as of August 28, 1998, however nothing in this act* shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998. If the provisions of section 536.028 apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act* shall affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1302 § 3)
*"This act" (H.B. 1302, 1998) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships
Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans
Section 354.010 - Definitions.
Section 354.015 - Health services corporations, laws applicable to — exceptions.
Section 354.020 - Preexisting health services corporation to amend articles, effect of.
Section 354.025 - Corporate purposes and authority.
Section 354.030 - For-profit corporations excluded from act.
Section 354.035 - Procedure for organization of corporation.
Section 354.040 - Articles of incorporation, required information and contents.
Section 354.045 - Issuance of certificate, effect of.
Section 354.050 - General powers of corporation.
Section 354.055 - Certificate of authority required — expiration of, extended how.
Section 354.060 - Director to issue certificate, when.
Section 354.065 - Articles of incorporation, how amended — copy to director, when.
Section 354.070 - Certificate of authority automatically extended, when.
Section 354.075 - Capital required to do business.
Section 354.080 - Reserves required, how computed.
Section 354.090 - Health services corporation contracts, purposes, parties to.
Section 354.095 - Limitation of membership and benefits — certain benefits to be provided, when.
Section 354.105 - Annual report required, contents of.
Section 354.120 - Rules and regulations by director authorized — procedure, review.
Section 354.130 - Exemption from certain taxes, exceptions.
Section 354.140 - Dissolution, liquidation or rehabilitation of corporation, procedure for.
Section 354.145 - Appeal from director's actions or decisions, how taken.
Section 354.150 - Fees — waiver, when.
Section 354.155 - Disclaimer as to nonhealth services corporations.
Section 354.165 - Certain organizations exempt.
Section 354.175 - Wage continuation plans by employer exempt.
Section 354.180 - Administrative order, director to issue, when.
Section 354.190 - Examinations, procedures.
Section 354.195 - Records of examination, duty to keep.
Section 354.200 - Examinations, false testimony, penalty.
Section 354.205 - Examinations — costs, how paid.
Section 354.210 - Director may seek relief, when.
Section 354.215 - Examiner's sick leave to apply to health services corporations.
Section 354.220 - Director may bring suit to recover fees or sums.
Section 354.230 - License required for enrollment representative.
Section 354.235 - Enrollment representative — license issued when, qualifications.
Section 354.240 - Nonresident may be licensed — examination waived, when.
Section 354.265 - Nonrenewable temporary license issued, when.
Section 354.275 - Violations by enrollment representatives, penalties.
Section 354.300 - Certificate of authority suspended or revoked, when.
Section 354.305 - Corporation advertising assets also to show liabilities — penalties.
Section 354.330 - Public official failing to perform duties as to investment violations, penalty.
Section 354.335 - Damages allowed if corporation without reasonable cause refuses to pay.
Section 354.350 - Fraudulent or bad faith conduct — investigation by division — hearing, procedure.
Section 354.357 - Receivership, grounds, procedure.
Section 354.362 - Newborn child coverage required — notice of birth, when, effect.
Section 354.380 - Certain provisions of insurance law to be applicable.
Section 354.400 - Definitions.
Section 354.407 - PACE projects not deemed health maintenance organizations, when.
Section 354.415 - Powers of organization.
Section 354.420 - Advisory panels to afford enrollees participation in policy decisions.
Section 354.425 - Bonding of officers who disburse or invest funds — bond requirements.
Section 354.435 - Annual reports filed with director, when — content — forms.
Section 354.440 - Information to be available to enrollees.
Section 354.441 - Disclosures to subscribers shall not be prohibited or restricted.
Section 354.442 - Disclosure information to enrollees required, when.
Section 354.444 - Administrative orders for violations — voluntary forfeitures, civil actions.
Section 354.445 - Complaints by enrollees, organization to establish system.
Section 354.450 - Investments authorized.
Section 354.455 - Deposit required, how made.
Section 354.462 - Enrollee, grounds for disenrollment.
Section 354.464 - Names not authorized for use, exceptions.
Section 354.465 - Examinations by division, when — costs, how paid.
Section 354.470 - Suspension or revocation, when — effect.
Section 354.485 - Rules and regulations authorized.
Section 354.490 - Certificate of authority, denial, suspension or revocation, grounds — procedure.
Section 354.495 - Fees to be paid to director.
Section 354.500 - Conferences called by director as to suspected or potential violations.
Section 354.505 - Laws regulating insurance or health service corporations not to apply, exceptions.
Section 354.510 - Public documents, all filings and required reports.
Section 354.520 - Mergers, consolidations, control of organization, requirements.
Section 354.530 - Severability clause.
Section 354.536 - Continuation of dependent child coverage, when — dependent child defined.
Section 354.545 - Exempt plans and companies.
Section 354.550 - Laws not applicable to community health companies.
Section 354.551 - Health maintenance organizations may offer point of service (POS) riders, when.
Section 354.552 - Community-based health maintenance organizations, requirements.
Section 354.556 - Trustees, vacancies, elections.
Section 354.558 - Materials provided to prospective purchasers.
Section 354.559 - Disclosure to members, restrictions and prohibitions.
Section 354.562 - Grievance procedures, rulemaking authority.
Section 354.563 - Medicare rules to apply to community-based health maintenance organizations, when.
Section 354.570 - Rulemaking — procedure.
Section 354.600 - Definitions.
Section 354.609 - Termination of a contract, procedure.
Section 354.612 - Continuation of care after provider termination, when.
Section 354.615 - Referrals to appropriate providers, when.
Section 354.621 - Intermediary and participating provider requirements.
Section 354.627 - Liability of a health carrier, when.
Section 354.636 - Contract requirements after January 1, 1998.
Section 354.650 - Definitions.
Section 354.652 - Designation as essential community provider, procedure, qualifications.
Section 354.654 - Department of health and senior services, duties — rulemaking authority.
Section 354.656 - Inclusion of essential community providers in health care network, exceptions.
Section 354.700 - Definitions.
Section 354.704 - Application for certificate of authority, content.
Section 354.705 - Certificate of authority granted, when.
Section 354.717 - Director, powers — financial examinations, when, by whom made and paid.
Section 354.720 - Annual report, required, content.
Section 354.721 - Agents, registration required — rules and regulations authorized.
Section 354.723 - Rulemaking authorized.
Section 354.725 - Exclusion, labor organization's health plans.