Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 29, 2019
9:00 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 28, 2019, 3:14 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added HB 390
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR22
EDMONDS
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
- Creates and provides for the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
HCR34
DAVIS
CHILDREN/NEWBORNS
- Provides for the potential addition of mucopolysaccharidosis type I and Pompe disease to the state's newborn screening panel
HCR48
FOIL
HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES
- Requests a study concerning the potential use of monitoring devices in the rooms of residents of intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities
HCR63
STOKES
ELDERLY
- Requests a study concerning prevention of elder abuse
HCR70
STAGNI
HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES
- Requests a study and report concerning the potential licensure of endovascular suites
HCR73
ARMES
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS
- Requests a study concerning the benefits and costs of online delivery of certain training required for medication attendants
HCR80
P.SMITH
EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS
- Establishes a study committee on policies concerning communication-related services for the deaf and hard of hearing in certain healthcare settings
HCR89
CARMODY
MEDICAID
- Requests a study concerning the potential delivery of Medicaid nonemergency transportation services by transportation network companies
HB108
PYLANT
CHILDREN/NEWBORNS
- Authorizes the installation and use of newborn safety devices at infant relinquishment sites designated in the Safe Haven Law
HB169
HOFFMANN
HEALTH CARE
- Authorizes a data system for collection of information on health effects and outcomes associated with medical marijuana (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
HB199
HORTON
MEDICAID
- Establishes the TEFRA option within the La. Medicaid program to serve children with disabilities (EN +$9,340,656 GF EX See Note)
HB211
HORTON
MEDICAID
- Provides relative to Medicaid coverage of certain behavioral health services
HB243
DUSTIN MILLER
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Provides relative to opioid data reporting
HB284
ABRAHAM
DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION
- Provides relative to prescribing and dispensing of opioid drugs
HB373
THOMAS
HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES
- Provides for calculation of Medicaid per diem rates for certain intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities (EG1 +$894,496 GF EX See Note)
HB390
MALINDA WHITE
MEDICAID
- Relative to reimbursement rates paid to providers of disability services (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB433
LEBAS
PHARMACISTS
- Authorizes a pharmacist to decline to dispense a covered prescription drug if the coverage provider reimburses the pharmacy in an amount less than the drug's acquisition cost
HB434
MAGEE
MEDICAID
- Provides relative to definitions, policies, and procedures of Medicaid managed care organizations (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB526
HOFFMANN
HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL
- Prohibits the imposition of prior authorization requirements in Medicaid managed care organizations for certain prescription medications used in treating opioid use disorder (RE DECREASE SG RV See Note)
HB538
LEBAS
PHARMACISTS
- Provides relative to pharmacy record audits
HB619
JIM MORRIS
HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES
- Transfers management of the state's leasing of the John J. Hainkel, Jr., Home from the La. Dept. of Health to the LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE