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
 SR146FRED MILLSPHARMACISTS - Requests the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to consider alternative training and certification options for pharmacy technicians.
 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
 HCR56ABRAHAMCHILDREN/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
 HCR60HOFFMANNHEALTH/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
 HCR100EDMONDSCHILDREN - Declares the proliferation of pornography among Louisiana children to be a public health hazard
 HCR103JACKSON-ANDREWSPUBLIC HEALTH - Requests state-level collaboration on cancer investigation and local public health notifications regarding cancer incidence
 HB238BILLIOTMTR 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)
 HB245HOFFMANNHEALTH/HOME CARE - Authorizes a home- and community-based services provider to recoup the cost of a preemployment background check
 HB306ROBERT JOHNSONMEDICAID - Provides relative to pharmacy reimbursement by managed care organizations (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB395DUSTIN MILLERMENTAL HEALTH - Amends the procedures for involuntary mental health treatment
 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)
 HB486ROBERT JOHNSONCHILDREN/ABUSE - Provides relative to the state central registry for child abuse and neglect (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB521ROBERT JOHNSONDENTISTRY - Establishes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
 HB684GISCLAIRDAIRY 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