Agenda - Health and Welfare

House Committee on Health and Welfare
June 8, 2011 9:00 am Room 5
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB382	ANDERS	CIVIL/ACTIONS - Provides relative to the Medical Assistance Program Integrity Law (EN FF RV See Note)
	SCR40	CHEEK	HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance to work in collaboration through the Emergency Medical Services Professional Working Group to meet certain goals and to report to the Senate and House committees on health and welfare by February 1, 2012.
	SCR41	BROOME	HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Requests that the Department of Health and Hospitals continue its reliance on the Medicaid Purchase Plan Advisory Council for program outreach, education, review, and guidance.
	SB60	FRED MILLS	PHARMACISTS - Allows a pharmacist to administer certain immunizations.
	SB64	CHEEK	HEALTH CARE - Removes certain requirements which must be satisfied in order to maintain state certification as a certified nurse aide. (gov sig)
	SB65	CHEEK	HEALTH CARE - Provides for an exception to the prohibition against employing a nonlicensed person or licensed ambulance personnel when such person has been convicted of certain criminal offenses. (gov sig)
	SB152	MICHOT	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides for requirements of advertising by physicians. (8/15/11)
	SB175	HEITMEIER	OPTOMETRY - Provides for the practice of optometry. (8/15/11)
	SB176	HEITMEIER	HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Authorizes DHH to develop and maintain an upper payment limit financing methodology for all health care providers licensed by DHH. (gov sig) (EN FF EX See Note)
	SB178	HEITMEIER	MEDICAID - Creates a fund for the purpose of funding the out-of-state tuition of certain students enrolled in certain medical education programs when such medical education programs are not offered in Louisiana. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
	SB189	CHEEK	HEALTH CARE - Provides for the Louisiana Youth Concussion Act. (gov sig)
	SB205	E.GUILLORY	HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the reuse of medication returned from a correctional facility.(gov sig)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT