ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has blocked some parts of a Missouri law that limits the information certified counselors authorized by President Barack Obama’s health care law could give people seeking health insurance.

The 8th Circuit Court in St. Louis ruled on Friday that provisions of a law limiting what health insurance navigators can discuss with consumers are pre-empted by the Affordable Care Act.

The court’s decision says stopping navigators from giving advice on health plans meant they could not fulfill their duties under federal law.

The measure passed by the Legislature in 2013 had been temporarily blocked by a lower court since January 2014.

The injunction against the rest of the law also was lifted in the ruling, meaning state licensure requirements for navigators will be able to move forward.