Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 21, 2025 10:00 a.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Approve minutes dated May 14, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR98	MIZELL	PUBLIC HEALTH - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to educate the public on risk factors and symptoms of lung cancer and to promote lung cancer screening.
		SCR32	MCMATH	CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to avoid cuts to the Medicaid program.
		HB60	GALLE	VETERANS - Provides relative to healthcare facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs for war veterans (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)
		HB210	CHASSION	PHARMACIES - Provides relative to retention and archiving of records in the state prescription monitoring program
		HB387	DICKERSON	VETERANS - Provides relative to care for nonveterans
		HB451	BACALA	CHILDREN/ABUSE - Provides relative to mandatory reporters of child abuse
		HB468	ADAMS	VETERANS - Provides relative to the Civilian Honor Medal Program (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
		HB525	WALTERS	HEALTH SERVICES - Creates the Uterine Fibroids Commission (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB560	EGAN	MEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Act (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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