Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 28, 2025 1:00 p.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Scheduled
* Agenda Revised May 23, 2025, 9:54 am * Revision Notes: REMOVED HB423

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Approve minutes dated May 21, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR126	MIZELL	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to post nursing home ratings on its website.
		HB137	CARLSON	HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE - Authorizes psychologists and medical psychologists to evaluate a patient via telehealth for emergency certificates
		HB340	NEWELL	DENTISTRY - Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (EG +$1,200 SG EX See Note)
		HB399	CHENEVERT	DIETITIANS - Provides with respect to the profession of dietetics and dieticians (RR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
		HB454	DUSTIN MILLER	MEDICAID - Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB543	MCMAHEN	DENTISTRY/HYGIENISTS - Provides relative to the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact (RE +$3,700 SG RV See Note)
		HB559	ECHOLS	HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to human services districts and boards (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB565	SPELL	MEDICAID - Provides relative to third-party liability, claim adjudication, and timeliness of such within the state medical assistance program (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB595	PHELPS	MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid coverage through the TEFRA option program (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		HB607	ZERINGUE	HOSPITALS - Provides for healthcare facilities located in hospital service districts
		HB655	FISHER	HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to fees charged by the Louisiana Department of Health in parish health units
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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