Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
March 22, 2016
9:00 am
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised March 21, 2016, 10:38 am *
Revision Notes:
Removed SB 350
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
February 24, 2016
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR6
BARROW
HEALTH CARE
- Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to evaluate and report on funding solutions for in-home support providers.
SCR3
FRED MILLS
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT
- Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to submit a report by October 1, 2016, and to add Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) to the newborn screening panel no later than August 1, 2017.
SCR4
BARROW
HEALTH SERVICES
- Continues the task force to study and make recommendations concerning health services delivery and financing in the Baton Rouge region.
SCR11
BOUDREAUX
VITAL STATISTICS
- Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to evaluate and report on increasing access to vital records at parish health units.
SB106
BOUDREAUX
VITAL STATISTICS
- Specifies when a short-form birth certificate card may be purchased. (gov sig) (EN +$301,038 RV See Note)
SB107
BARROW
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT
- Provides for the re-creation of the Department of Health and Hospitals and changes the name to Louisiana Department of Health. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB236
BARROW
CORONERS
- Provides relative to admissions by emergency certificate of persons suffering from mental illness and substance abuse. (8/1/16)
SB284
HEWITT
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS
- Prohibits the sale of infant formula or baby food that is stored in plastic containers, jars, or cans that contain bisphenol-A. (8/1/16)
SB313
BARROW
CHILDREN
- Provides relative to the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. (gov sig)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT