House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 27, 2015
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR186
SIMON
HEALTH
- Requests a study to establish baseline data on access to health care in Louisiana and make recommendations concerning health system reforms that emphasize prevention and wellness
SCR17
FRED MILLS
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT
- Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to evaluate and report on the health benefits and costs of adding Krabbe disease to the list of mandatory screenings performed on newborns under certain circumstances.
SCR19
FRED MILLS
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
- Directs the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board to create the Physical Therapy Patient Access Review Committee.
SB39
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Provides for the Louisiana Board of Drug and Device Distributors. (gov sig)
SB56
DORSEY-COLOMB
CHIROPRACTORS
- Provides for the practice of chiropractic. (gov sig)
SB115
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Provides with respect to the practice of physician assistants. (gov sig)
SB143
FRED MILLS
PHARMACISTS
- Enacts Alison Neustrom Act and provides relative to prescribed marijuana for therapeutic uses and the development of rules and regulations by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (gov sig)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS