Agenda - Health and Welfare

House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 4, 2022 10:00 a.m. Room 5
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB600	FRIEMAN	VACCINES/VACCINATION - Provides for release of opt-out information to the public when state law requires a vaccination or immunization
	HB767	MARINO	DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION - Relative to licensure of production facilities for therapeutic marijuana
	HCR80	CREWS	PUBLIC HEALTH/OFFICE - Directs the office of public health to conduct a comprehensive assessment of this state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
	HCR99	BAGLEY	MEDICAID - Requests the La. Department of Health to fully utilize the NASPO ValuePoint process to procure Medicaid management information system components and services
	HR62	ECHOLS	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Requests the La. Department of Health to develop a proposal for a statewide hospital coordination plan for use in disasters and other emergency situations
	SB40	MCMATH	CHILDREN - Provides relative to protections for foster children. (gov sig)
	SB77	LUNEAU	MEDICAID - Provides relative to prior authorization of prescription drugs. (8/1/22) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB98	HEWITT	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
	SB116	BARROW	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Creates the office on women's health within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	SB194	HEWITT	HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Health Works Commission. (8/1/22)
	SB411	BODI WHITE	HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network. (8/1/22)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.

B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.

NOTE: Statements emailed to h-hw@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.