Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 354

Health Services Corporations--Health Maintenance Organizations--Prepaid Dental Plans

←354.652

Section 354.654.1

354.656→

August 28, 2015

Department of health and senior services, duties--rulemaking authority.

354.654. 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repealed as of August 28, 1998, however nothing in this act* shall be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.



(L. 1998 H.B. 1302 § 3)



*"This act" (H.B. 1302, 1998) contains numerous sections. Consult

Disposition of Sections table for definitive listing.







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