Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 20, 2020 12:30 p.m. Room A-B
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 19, 2020, 4:22 pm * Revision Notes: Added HCR 52

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		HCR52	ECHOLS	HEALTH CARE/RECORDS - Requests a report on actions by the La. Dept. of Health and Medicaid managed care organizations to comply with federal rules on interoperability of health records and patient access to health information
		HB91	BAGLEY	SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Louisiana Department of Health
		HB164	DAVIS	HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE - Provides relative to emergency medical services protocols in certain life-threatening situations
		HB171	HUGHES	CHILDREN/DCFS - Provides a limited authorization for DCFS to obtain copies of birth and death certificates of certain children and adults
		HB240	HUGHES	HEALTH/LDH - Authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health office of behavioral health to conduct reviews of deaths of persons served by the office
		HB320	BAGLEY	BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the composition of the La. State Board of Nursing
		HB371	TURNER	ATHLETICS - Provides relative to the comprehensive sports injury management program for student athletics (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		HB449	ECHOLS	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to behavioral health services delivered via telehealth
		HB589	ECHOLS	MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid policies and procedures concerning telehealth services
		HB665	CORMIER	PUBLIC HEALTH - Reestablishes the Louisiana Toxic Mold Task Force
		HB792	BAGLEY	PHARMACIES - Provides for delivery of medical marijuana to patients by marijuana pharmacies
		HB819	BAGLEY	MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana for additional conditions and allows any state-licensed physician to recommend medical marijuana
		HB835	MCMAHEN	MEDICAID - Authorizes local hospital assessments in certain parishes to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid costs of health care provided in those parishes (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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