Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
June 8, 2025 2:00 p.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Scheduled
* Agenda Revised June 6, 2025, 9:44 am * Revision Notes: Changed meeting date and time, added HB486, and added approval of minutes dated May 28 and June 4, 2025

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Approve minutes dated May 28, 2025 and June 4, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		HCR44	BOYD	HEALTH/CANCER - Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening
		HB266	WILEY	MEDICAID - Provides for the personal needs allowance of residents in nursing homes and other facilities (RE +$893,660 GF EX See Note)
		HB400	CHENEVERT	HEALTH/CHILDREN - Provides relative to a minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments
		HB423	LACOMBE	HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Provides relative to healthcare providers displaying evidence of proper licensure in advertising (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB486	FISHER	HEALTH - Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB541	HILFERTY	HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Establishes a registry for individuals and entities that provide caregiving services (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB657	RISER	MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Provides relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Department of Health related to the sale of therapeutic marijuana (RE +$225,000 SG RV See Note)
		HB658	TURNER	MEDICAID - Establishes the Medicaid Trust Fund for Addiction Recovery (EG INCREASE RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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