Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
April 1, 2026 9:00 a.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Consider and approve the meeting minutes dated March 25, 2026.
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SCR3	MYERS	HEALTH CARE - Repeals rules relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons.
		SCR20	WHEAT	MEDICAID - Memorialize Congress and urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement certain eligibility redeterminations.
		SB5	HENSGENS	MENTAL HEALTH - Provides for the regulation of mental health chatbots that use artificial intelligence technology. (gov sig)
		SB34	MCMATH	PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Provides relative to alerts for missing persons. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
		SB37	MCMATH	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to lead poisoning prevention. (8/1/26) (OR +$1,129,042 GF EX See Note)
		SB190	MIZELL	NURSING HOMES - Provides relative to nursing home licenses. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB255	SELDERS	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) services. (8/1/26)
		SB270	JACKSON-ANDREWS	HEALTH CARE - Provides for access to medical marijuana for terminally ill patients in a healthcare facility. (8/1/26)
		SB273	ABRAHAM	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to inpatient licensed facilities. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB314	SELDERS	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST) services. (gov sig)
		SB415	ABRAHAM	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Creates the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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