Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
April 27, 2022 9:30 a.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	April 20, 2022
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR58	JACKSON-ANDREWS	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Creates a task force to study the implementation of a partnership between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health providers.
		SR61	JACKSON-ANDREWS	LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Reestablishes a task force to study the implementation of a partnership between law enforcement agencies and safety net hospitals in order to reduce or eliminate incidents of law enforcement officers handling nonviolent calls or behavioral or social crises where no crime has been committed.
		SR77	FRED MILLS	HEALTH CARE - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and make recommendations on best practices for coordinating services for patients with cancer.
		SCR39	BRET ALLAIN	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and develop a proposal for a statewide patient movement plan.
		SB18	BRET ALLAIN	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to the authority of the Louisiana Emergency Response Network during an emergency or disaster. (8/1/22)
		SB60	CATHEY	SUBSTANCE ABUSE - Provides for the screening of birth mothers to provide assistance with substance use treatment and other resources. (8/1/22) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
		SB158	LUNEAU	HEALTH CARE - Provides for authority, responsibilities, and physician collaboration of a physician's assistant. (8/1/22)
		SB296	BARROW	MEDICAID - Provides relative to reimbursement for pharmacist clinical services in Louisiana's Medicaid program. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB329	FRED MILLS	PHARMACISTS - Provides relative to statewide protocols for pharmacists. (8/1/22)
		SB439	PEACOCK	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides for bridge year graduate physicians. (8/1/22)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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