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The Senate's only licensed physician blocked a bill Thursday that would reduce the number of agencies that could inspect and license Missouri hospitals. |
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Wrap: Republican St. Joseph Senator Rob Schaaf blocked legislation he says would make hospitals less safe for patients.
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| Description: "This says that you can only look into allegations that are in the report, so if you see something else wrong in the hospital, they're not allowed to put that into the report. What kind of a deal is that? Thats horrible!" | |
The bill's sponsor Republican Senator Dan Brown of Rolla questioned Schaaf's testimony.
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| Description: "Some of the things said aren't exactly accurate. It's not designed to make hospitals less compliant to the patient." | |
The filibuster tabled the bill and the Senate went home without a vote.
Reporting from the State Capital, I'm Mary McGuire.
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On the Missouri Senate floor Thursday, a doctor beat a veterinarian's bill. |
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| Description: "Are you outraged yet?" | |
That was Republican Senator Doctor Rob Schaaf's question to the Missouri Senate.
Schaaf blocked a bill which would only allow the Health Department to conduct hospital inspections in Missouri.
It would eliminate all other agencies from the proceedings.
Bill Sponsor Republican Senator and Veterinarian Dan Brown of Rolla says these agencies can get in the way of doctor's doing their job.
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| Description: "They come in and they are going on fishing expeditions looking for anything else to justify their regulatory agency. So we said ok, everyone goes through the same rules." | |
The filibuster stalled a Senate vote.
Reporting from the State Capital, I'm Mary McGuire.