Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 20, 2020
12:30 p.m.
Room A-B
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 19, 2020, 4:22 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added HCR 52
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR52
ECHOLS
HEALTH CARE/RECORDS
- Requests a report on actions by the La. Dept. of Health and Medicaid managed care organizations to comply with federal rules on interoperability of health records and patient access to health information
HB91
BAGLEY
SUNSET LAW
- Re-creates the Louisiana Department of Health
HB164
DAVIS
HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE
- Provides relative to emergency medical services protocols in certain life-threatening situations
HB171
HUGHES
CHILDREN/DCFS
- Provides a limited authorization for DCFS to obtain copies of birth and death certificates of certain children and adults
HB240
HUGHES
HEALTH/LDH
- Authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health office of behavioral health to conduct reviews of deaths of persons served by the office
HB320
BAGLEY
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
- Provides relative to the composition of the La. State Board of Nursing
HB371
TURNER
ATHLETICS
- Provides relative to the comprehensive sports injury management program for student athletics (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB449
ECHOLS
HEALTH SERVICES
- Provides relative to behavioral health services delivered via telehealth
HB589
ECHOLS
MEDICAID
- Provides for Medicaid policies and procedures concerning telehealth services
HB665
CORMIER
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Reestablishes the Louisiana Toxic Mold Task Force
HB792
BAGLEY
PHARMACIES
- Provides for delivery of medical marijuana to patients by marijuana pharmacies
HB819
BAGLEY
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana for additional conditions and allows any state-licensed physician to recommend medical marijuana
HB835
MCMAHEN
MEDICAID
- Authorizes local hospital assessments in certain parishes to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid costs of health care provided in those parishes (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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