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
HCR19
FOIL
CHILDREN/NEWBORNS
- Requests the La. Department of Health to add Severe Combined Immunodeficiency to the state's newborn screening panel
HCR21
GAROFALO
CHILDREN/SUPPORT
- Requests the Department of Children and Family Services to study the expedited process fee paid by child support obligors
HB258
GAROFALO
NURSING HOMES
- Provides for a limited exception to the moratorium on additional nursing facilities
HB273
HOFFMANN
HUMAN REMAINS
- Provides relative to post-abortion interment or cremation of human remains
HB287
EDMONDS
ABORTION
- Provides relative to laws concerning abortion based on genetic abnormality
HB324
FOIL
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
- Provides relative to the La. State Board of Medical Examiners (OR +$8,276,000 GF RV See Note)
HB338
HOFFMANN
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Provides relative to the prohibition on public funding for entities that perform abortions (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB350
MORRIS
MEDICAID
- Provides for a Medicaid hospital payment methodology (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB449
EDMONDS
ABORTION
- Enacts the Adoption Option Act providing for information on adoption to be conveyed pursuant to the Woman's Right To Know law
HB462
THOMAS
MEDICAID
- Provides for hospital payment reform in the Medicaid program (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB492
BAGLEY
PHARMACISTS
- Requires that pharmacists report to certain parties when refills of certain psychiatric medications go undispensed
HB548
DUSTIN MILLER
DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION
- Requires that the prescribers transmit prescriptions for opioids to pharmacies electronically (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
HB574
DUSTIN MILLER
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
- Creates the Louisiana Board of Emergency Medical Services (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB640
BAGLEY
NURSING HOMES
- Requires that oxygen tanks used by nursing home residents be fitted with alarm devices (OR +$263,239 GF EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT