House Committee on Health and Welfare
April 25, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB372
EDMONSTON
FEDERAL MANDATES
- Provides relative to mandates, requirements, recommendations, instructions, or guidance from federal or international organizations
HB419
TRAVIS JOHNSON
MEDICAID
- Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB435
FREEMAN
MEDICAID
- Provides relative to medicaid coverage of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB459
TRAVIS JOHNSON
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS
- Provides relative to phlebotomists
HB541
WHEAT
HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES
- Designates a portion of law as the "Lane Allen Gottschalck Law"
HB578
GLOVER
HEALTH/SMOKING
- Provides relative to a smoking cessation benefits program (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
HB587
MOORE
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS
- Provides relative to the Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Board (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.
NOTE: Statements emailed to h-hw@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Monday, April 24, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.