Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 16, 2018
UPON RECESS OF THE SENATE
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 15, 2018, 8:12 pm *
Revision Notes:
Removed HB 88
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 9, 2018
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR50
JAMES
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Provides relative to the collection of comprehensive information concerning an individual who suffered a violent death
HCR54
JACKSON-ANDREWS
CRIMINAL/MENTAL CAPACITY
- Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health and other parties to study jointly the language in the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 648
HCR64
DUSTIN MILLER
HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE
- Creates the Emergency Medical Services Professional Working Group to study and make recommendations to the legislature concerning matters relating to licensure and regulation of emergency medical personnel
HCR65
MCFARLAND
MEDICAID
- Requests the La. Department of Health to study and report to the legislature concerning the potential implementation of mandatory case management in the Medicaid program
HCR66
TALBOT
DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION
- Requests a study concerning the prospective establishment of a state prescription drug importation program
HCR69
GREGORY MILLER
MEDICAID
- Requests a study concerning means by which to improve the Medicaid estate recovery functions of the La. Department of Health
HCR70
HODGES
VETERANS
- Provides relative to healthcare licensing boards reporting to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare on their recognition of military veterans training in various healthcare occupations
HCR71
EDMONDS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Requests the attorney general to file an amicus brief in federal court to support Mississippi in that state's litigation to ban elective abortions after fifteen weeks gestation
HCR76
DUSTIN MILLER
HEALTH/SMOKING
- Creates a study committee to evaluate Louisiana's prevalence of tobacco-related illnesses resulting from secondhand smoke exposure
HCR81
AMEDEE
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Requests a study of cost-effective means by which to facilitate emergency access to epinephrine at public places
HCR96
ARMES
CONGRESS
- Memorializes congress to ensure that Tricare adequately covers behavioral therapies for military dependents
HB633
HUNTER
WATER/DRINKING WATER
- Provides relative to testing for lead in drinking water (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE