House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 13, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

Adjourned
 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

OTHER BUSINESS
 COMMITTEE ROOM 6 WILL BE USED FOR OVERFLOW
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DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HCR52ECHOLSHEALTH CARE/RECORDS - Requests a report on actions by the La. Dept. of Health and Medicaid managed care organizations to comply with federal rules on interoperability of health records and patient access to health information
 HCR57MCFARLANDMEDICAID - Requests the La. Department of Health to issue regular reports of data on Medicaid enrollees with private insurance or offers of employer-sponsored health coverage
 HCR73SCHEXNAYDERHEALTH - Requests an update from the Louisiana Department of Health and the division of administration on efforts to establish an application or system to track the incidence and spread of COVID-19
 HB158MARINOMEDICAL MARIJUANA - Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana in treating certain neurodegenerative diseases and conditions
 HB172HUVALCHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Authorizes the installation and use of newborn safety devices at infant relinquishment sites designated in the Safe Haven Law
 HB312DUSTIN MILLERDENTISTRY/DENTISTS - Exempts retired volunteer dentists from continuing education requirements
 HB321ECHOLSMEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Establishes a minimum generic dispensing rate requirement in Medicaid managed care (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 HB330LYONSHEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Adds chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia to the set of conditions qualifying a patient for treatment with medical marijuana
 HB331BAGLEYTRANSPORTATION - Authorizes transportation network companies to provide nonemergency medical transportation services through the state Medicaid program and all other publicly and privately issued health insurance plans (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB370THOMASHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides for calculation of Medicaid per diem rates for certain intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities (OR +$748,890 GF EX See Note)
 HB424MANDIE LANDRYPHYSICIANS - Prohibits physicians whose licenses have been suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted from treating members of certain vulnerable populations
 HB435JORDANHEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provides relative to nonconsensual pelvic or rectal examinations by health care providers and medical students
 HB455LACOMBEDRUGS/CONTROLLED - Authorizes recommendation of medical marijuana by physicians for patients in hospice or palliative care
 HB596IVEYHEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provides relative to nonconsensual pelvic or rectal examinations by healthcare providers and medical students (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB608JORDANINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers
 HB610MANDIE LANDRYHEALTH/CHILDREN - Provides relative to forensic medical examinations of minors
 HB729MARCELLECHILDREN - Establishes the Council on the Children of Incarcerated Parents and Caregivers and repeals the termination of the Children's Cabinet (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB807LYONSMEDICAL MARIJUANA - Provides relative to marijuana pharmacies
 HB814JENKINSMEDICAL MARIJUANA - Adds chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease to the set of conditions qualifying a patient for treatment with medical marijuana
 HB817DUSTIN MILLERMEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Provides relative to nonemergency medical transportation services in Medicaid managed care
 HB836JORDANDENTISTRY - Provides relative to waiver of certain dental licensing requirements during a declared state of emergency
 HB838LYONSMEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Provides relative to nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation services delivered through the Medicaid managed care program (RE +$154,188 GF EX See Note)

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ADJOURNMENT