354.015. Health services corporations, laws applicable to--exceptions. - Missouri Statutes

Health services corporations, laws applicable to--exceptions.

354.015. All health services corporations heretofore or hereafterorganized shall be subject to the provisions of sections 354.010 to 354.380,to the provisions of the other laws of this state which are specificallydesignated in sections 354.010 to 354.380, and to the provisions of any otherlaws of this state relating to insurance which specifically state they shallapply to health services corporations. The provisions of this act* shall notapply to any labor organization's health plan providing services establishedand maintained solely for its members and their dependents, and facilities ofnot-for-profit corporations in existence on October 1, 1980, subject either tothe provisions and regulations of section 302 of the Labor-ManagementRelations Act, 29 U.S.C. 186 or the Labor-Management Reporting and DisclosureAct, 29 U.S.C. 401-538.

(L. 1973 S.B. 3 § 2, A.L. 1981 S.B. 185, A.L. 1983 H.B. 127)

*"This act" (H.B. 127, 1983) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.

(1985) The provisions of this section which are in irreconcilable conflict with the provisions of section 375.947, RSMo, are held to be impliedly repealed. The health services corporation may not refuse reimbursement for treatment of a covered illness or injury merely because the health care provider was a chiropractor. Klinginsmith v. Mo. Dept. of Consumer Affairs (A.), 693 S.W.2d 226.