Missouri § 354.554 - Standing referrals for certain members of community-based health maintenance organizations, when.
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§ 354.554. Standing referrals for certain members of community-based health maintenance organizations, when.
Each community-based health maintenance organization shall offer coverage that allows an enrollee who suffers from a life-threatening condition or a degenerative, disabling condition requiring a regimen of specialized medical treatment lasting for six months or more to receive a standing referral for specialty care case management by a physician or specialty care center with expertise in treating the condition. Under such specialty care case management, the provider shall coordinate primary and specialty care for the enrollee under a treatment plan approved by the health maintenance organization in consultation with the enrollee's primary care provider and the specialist physician or specialty care center.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 335 § 2)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 354.554 ("Standing referrals for certain members of community-based health maintenance organizations, when.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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