Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 31, 2017 9:00 am John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 31, 2017, 8:41 am * Revision Notes: Added SR146, HCR11, HCR56, HCR60, HCR100, HCR103, HB405, HB436, HB486, & HB684. Changed meeting time to 9:00am.

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 24, 2017
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR146	FRED MILLS	PHARMACISTS - Requests the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to consider alternative training and certification options for pharmacy technicians.
		HCR11	EDMONDS	MEDICAID - Memorializes the U.S. Congress to authorize investigation and prosecution of Medicaid recipient fraud by state Medicaid fraud control units
		HCR51	JACKSON-ANDREWS	PUBLIC HEALTH - Urges and requests the La. Department of Health to issue rules requiring reporting of immunization information
		HCR56	ABRAHAM	CHILDREN/DCFS - Directs the Dept. of Children and Family Services to study and develop a procedure by which parents who are awaiting a criminal trial or sentencing can develop a plan of care for their child
		HCR60	HOFFMANN	HEALTH/SMOKING - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the desirability and feasibility of increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to twenty-one
		HCR100	EDMONDS	CHILDREN - Declares the proliferation of pornography among Louisiana children to be a public health hazard
		HCR103	JACKSON-ANDREWS	PUBLIC HEALTH - Requests state-level collaboration on cancer investigation and local public health notifications regarding cancer incidence
		HB238	BILLIOT	MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Authorizes a request to suspend a license for nonpayment of child support to be made electronically (EG +$101,204 GF EX See Note)
		HB245	HOFFMANN	HEALTH/HOME CARE - Authorizes a home- and community-based services provider to recoup the cost of a preemployment background check
		HB306	ROBERT JOHNSON	MEDICAID - Provides relative to pharmacy reimbursement by managed care organizations (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB395	DUSTIN MILLER	MENTAL HEALTH - Amends the procedures for involuntary mental health treatment
		HB405	HOFFMANN	MEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medicaid long-term care services system (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB436	TALBOT	DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION - Requires drug manufacturers to provide information regarding prescription drug prices (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB459	BACALA	MEDICAID - Creates and provides for a task force on coordination of Medicaid fraud detection and prevention initiatives (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
		HB486	ROBERT JOHNSON	CHILDREN/ABUSE - Provides relative to the state central registry for child abuse and neglect (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB521	ROBERT JOHNSON	DENTISTRY - Establishes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
		HB684	GISCLAIR	DAIRY INDUSTRY - Establishes a permit fee for milk and dairy farms and plants (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT