House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 11, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR4
IVEY
MEDICAID
- Amends administrative rules to provide for a Medicaid expansion cost containment program
HCR93
IVEY
SNAP/FOOD STAMPS
- Requests a feasibility study of a prospective program to limit uses of SNAP benefits by Medicaid enrollees with certain health conditions
HCR94
BILLIOT
CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE
- Extends the Task Force on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care to study public policy and financing options for youth aging out of foster care
HCR96
TALBOT
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
- Requests a study concerning the potential use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to cover certain Medicaid copayment requirements
HCR113
LEBAS
DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION
- Establishes the Commission on Preventing Opioid Abuse
SCR68
GATTI
HEALTH SERVICES
- Urges the United States Department of Defense and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to coordinate efforts to provide information to military families regarding services for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SB114
ERIC LAFLEUR
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT
- Requires approval by the governing board for any salary adjustments or cost of living adjustments for employees or board members of certain boards under the authority of the Department of Health and Hospitals and employees of certain human service districts. (gov sig)
SB223
CLAITOR
SPEECH/PATH/AUDIO
- Provides relative the La. Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. (8/1/16)
SB291
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Provides for patient access to physical therapy services without a prescription or referral from a physician. (gov sig)
SB360
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Provides for the Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (LaPOST) form. (gov sig)
SB471
MARTINY
DENTISTRY
- Provides relative to Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. (8/1/16)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT