House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 19, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

Adjourned		 



  BLUE = already considered.   RED = currently being considered.   BLACK = not yet considered.
 **Click on an instrument for additional information.  Click on an author for the author's home page.
 
 
 

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HR37STAGNIHEALTH CARE - Urges the Conservative Care Program as a pilot program among healthcare providers and health insurers to address opioid misuse
 HR38CREWSMEDICAID - Urges and requests the La. Department of Health to study and develop a remote patient monitoring initiative in the state Medicaid program
 HCR67HUVALSTATE AGENCIES - Requests a study concerning costs and benefits of Dept. of Children and Family Services and Louisiana Dept. of Health establishing or reestablishing parish offices
 HCR68HILFERTYPUBLIC HEALTH - Requests a study concerning means by which to ensure that autopsies are conducted in all cases of maternal deaths occurring in hospitals
 HCR83ECHOLSHEALTH CARE - Requests a study of the costs and benefits of setting Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services equivalent to Medicare rates for those services
 HCR84ECHOLSMEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Requests that data on timeliness of provider payments be included in the Healthy Louisiana Claims Report
 HCR91MANDIE LANDRYHEALTH SERVICES - Requests a study of the adequacy of health services provided to persons incarcerated in state correctional facilities
 HB363DUPLESSISDENTISTRY/HYGIENISTS - Creates and provides for a retired volunteer dental hygienist license (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 HB435JORDANHEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provides relative to nonconsensual pelvic or rectal examinations by health care providers and medical students
 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
 HB813FRIEMANCOUNSELORS/VOC REHAB - Provides relative to licensing fees for vocational rehabilitation counselors
 HB822ROBBY CARTERHEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Revises the Addictive Disorders Practice Act
 HB836JORDANDENTISTRY - Provides relative to waiver of certain dental licensing requirements during a declared state of emergency
 SCR25FOILCHILDREN - Reconstitutes and extends the deadlines of the Task Force on Protecting Children from Exposure to Pornography.
 SCR61HEWITTABORTION - Recognizes May 2020 as Louisiana Abortion Recovery Awareness Month and commends pro-life groups for their service to women suffering from abortion related trauma.
 SB53MCMATHFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides for therapeutic group homes licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig)
 SB198PEACOCKSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates the month of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. (8/1/20)

OTHER BUSINESS
 COMMITTEE ROOM 6 WILL BE USED FOR OVERFLOW
 Persons who do not feel comfortable giving testimony in person at this time may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
 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: Only statements emailed to jacksonf@legis.la.gov and received prior to 3:00 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2020, will be included in the record for this committee meeting. All persons desiring to participate in the meeting shall utilize appropriate protective health measures and observe the recommended and appropriate social distancing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS