House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 10, 2017
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

Adjourned		 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB152BACALAMEDICAID - Provides for implementation and funding of a Medicaid managed long-term services and supports system (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB177MORENOSNAP/FOOD STAMPS - Eliminates restrictions on SNAP benefits eligibility for persons with prior drug convictions (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB179STOKESHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to devices authorized for use by the Right To Try Act
 HB209COUSSANDENTISTRY/HYGIENISTS - Establishes a licensure exemption for dental hygiene students
 HB210COUSSANDENTISTRY/DENTISTS - Provides for the licensure of retired volunteer dentists
 HB306ROBERT JOHNSONMEDICAID - Provides relative to pharmacy reimbursement by managed care organizations (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB314THOMASHOSPITALS - Requires LSU hospitals and public-private partnership hospitals to accept certain patients transferred by other hospitals (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB405HOFFMANNMEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medicaid long-term care services system (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB436TALBOTDRUGS/PRESCRIPTION - Requires drug manufacturers to provide information regarding prescription drug prices (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB459BACALAMEDICAID - Creates and provides for a task force on coordination of Medicaid fraud detection and prevention initiatives (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB521ROBERT JOHNSONDENTISTRY - Establishes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
 HB533HUNTERWATER/DRINKING WATER - Provides relative to drinking water standards (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB586HUNTERHEALTH CARE - Requires certain publicly funded healthcare facilities and providers to institute policies relative to continuity of patient care (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
 HCR11EDMONDSMEDICAID - Memorializes the U.S. Congress to authorize investigation and prosecution of Medicaid recipient fraud by state Medicaid fraud control units
 HCR51JACKSON-ANDREWSPUBLIC HEALTH - Urges and requests the La. Department of Health to issue rules requiring reporting of immunization information

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