Proposed Rules
The following are summaries and other information related to Proposed Rules that the Department of Social Services has submitted to the Secretary of State for Publication in the Missouri Register. These rules will not go into effect until the public has had an opportunity to submit written comments, and to attend a public hearing if one is scheduled.
Any person may offer comments on a Proposed Rule. The instructions for submitting comments, and the location and date of a hearing if one is scheduled, are located after the text of each rule. And, you may email comments on a Proposed Rule to Rules.Comment@DSS.mo.gov. Please note that the official text of a Proposed Rule is the version that appears in the Missouri Register, not the draft copy on this site. Refer to the official copy if you wish to submit comments.
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| Proposed Rule | Summary | Fiscal Note(s) |
Link to Missouri Register | Date Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 CSR 70-15.010 | This proposed amendment updates the incorporation by reference and the definition of a safety net hospital. It also updates the Acuity Adjustment Payment and Stop Loss Payment methodologies. | Yes | Missouri Register – December 2, 2024 Volume 49, Number 23 (1804-1808) | 12/02/2024 |
| 13 CSR 70-15.160 | This proposed amendment updates all documents incorporated by reference and is used to create the outpatient simplified fee schedule. This proposed amendment will also allow MO HealthNet to align with Medicare pricing of multiple procedure discounting and Modifier 50 bilateral procedure pricing and it increases the additional percent increase for nominal charge providers. | Yes | Missouri Register – December 2, 2024 Volume 49, Number 23 (1809-1815) | 12/02/2024 |
| 13 CSR 70-20.045 | The purpose of this amendment is to simplify existing language and clarify information for providers. | No | Missouri Register – December 2, 2024 Volume 49, Number 23 (1816-1816) | 12/02/2024 |
| 13 CSR 70-20.250 | This amendment further clarifies and adds more detail to the new drug process. | No | Missouri Register – December 2, 2024 Volume 49, Number 23 (1816-1817) | 12/02/2024 |
| 13 CSR 70-20.300 | The purpose of this amendment is to simplify language. | No | Missouri Register – December 2, 2024 Volume 49, Number 23 (1817-1818) | 12/02/2024 |