House Committee on Health and Welfare
April 4, 2018
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HCR19FOILCHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Requests the La. Department of Health to add Severe Combined Immunodeficiency to the state's newborn screening panel
 HCR21GAROFALOCHILDREN/SUPPORT - Requests the Department of Children and Family Services to study the expedited process fee paid by child support obligors
 HB258GAROFALONURSING HOMES - Provides for a limited exception to the moratorium on additional nursing facilities
 HB273HOFFMANNHUMAN REMAINS - Provides relative to post-abortion interment or cremation of human remains
 HB287EDMONDSABORTION - Provides relative to laws concerning abortion based on genetic abnormality
 HB324FOILBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the La. State Board of Medical Examiners (OR +$8,276,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB338HOFFMANNFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the prohibition on public funding for entities that perform abortions (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB350MORRISMEDICAID - Provides for a Medicaid hospital payment methodology (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB449EDMONDSABORTION - Enacts the Adoption Option Act providing for information on adoption to be conveyed pursuant to the Woman's Right To Know law
 HB462THOMASMEDICAID - Provides for hospital payment reform in the Medicaid program (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB492BAGLEYPHARMACISTS - Requires that pharmacists report to certain parties when refills of certain psychiatric medications go undispensed
 HB548DUSTIN MILLERDRUGS/PRESCRIPTION - Requires that the prescribers transmit prescriptions for opioids to pharmacies electronically (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 HB574DUSTIN MILLERBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Creates the Louisiana Board of Emergency Medical Services (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB640BAGLEYNURSING HOMES - Requires that oxygen tanks used by nursing home residents be fitted with alarm devices (OR +$263,239 GF EX See Note)

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ADJOURNMENT