HCS/HB 1898 - Upon receipt of federal funding, this act establishes the Women's Heart Health Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide heart disease risk screenings for women. If federal funding is not received, the department is not required to implement the program. Eligible women for the program include those who are between 40 and 64 years of age, receive breast and cervical cancer screenings under the Missouri Show Me Healthy Women Program, are uninsured or underinsured, and have a gross family income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. The department must contract with providers who currently provide services under the Missouri Show Me Healthy Women Program. Any woman whose screening indicates an increased risk of heart disease must receive appropriate follow-up care and be offered lifestyle education services to reduce risk for heart disease.
ADRIANE CROUSE