CALL TO ORDER |
ROLL CALL |
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION |
| | | HCR12 | MIGUEZ | HEALTH/LDH - Suspends laws authorizing the La. Department of Health to enforce any restriction imposed on a business or individual through a gubernatorial proclamation during a state of public health emergency (Items #2 and #28) |
| | | HCR21 | WHEAT | MEDICAID - Requests the La. Dept. of Health to submit documentation to the federal Medicaid agency to provide financial relief for providers of services for people with developmental disabilities (Item #28) |
| | | HR1 | ECHOLS | HEALTH 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 |
| | | HB13 | MCCORMICK | SCHOOLS - Requires that any communication issued to students or parents relative to immunization requirements include information on exemptions from compliance with such requirements (Item #42) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB33 | EDMONDS | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides access for patients of hospitals and residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other adult residential care homes to members of the clergy who volunteer to minister and provide religious sacraments and services, counseling, and mental health support during COVID-19 and other public health emergencies (Item #28) |
| | | HB35 | ECHOLS | TRANSPORTATION - 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 (Item #32) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB43 | BACALA | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides for administrative rules relative to visitation of nursing home and assisted living facility residents during a public health emergency (Item #59) |
| | | HB49 | MCCORMICK | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for immunizations or vaccinations relative to COVID-19 (Item #40) (OR NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB52 | EDMONDS | PUBLIC HEALTH/OFFICE - Requires regular reporting of the number of school-age children known to have an infectious disease during a public health emergency relating to the disease (Item #28) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
OTHER BUSINESS |
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| | COMMITTEE ROOM 6 will be used as an overflow room. |
| | 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.
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| | 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: Statements emailed to h-hw@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Monday, October 5, 2020, will be distributed to the members of the committees prior to the meeting.
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| | All persons desiring to participate in the meeting shall utilize appropriate protective health measures and observe the recommended and appropriate social distancing. |
ADJOURNMENT |