House Committee on Health and Welfare
April 13, 2022
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

Adjourned		 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB226TURNERHEALTH CARE - Enacts the Louisiana Healthcare Workforce Training Law (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB291EDMONDSNURSING HOMES - Requires all nursing homes to maintain in effect emergency preparedness plans approved by the La. Department of Health
 HB384WHEATHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Requires pediatric day health care facilities to provide for installation and operation of cameras at their premises
 HB424TURNERVACCINES/VACCINATION - Provides relative to administration of immunizations and vaccines by pharmacists and other licensees of the La. Board of Pharmacy
 HB459CHARLES OWENHEALTH CARE - Enacts the Life-Sustaining Care Act (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB505JEFFERSONHEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE - Provides with respect to certified ambulance operators
 HB573MCCORMICKHEALTH/LDH - Provides for the prohibition of marketing to minors for medical products, procedures, and pharmaceuticals from state agencies (OR SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
 HB640WRIGHTVACCINES/VACCINATION - Provides relative to vaccines and vaccine-related pharmaceuticals produced with aborted human fetal-derived cells or human embryonic-derived cells (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB650HILFERTYMEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid coverage of prescription human milk (EN +$592,788 GF EX See Note)
 HB828HORTONSMALL BUSINESS - Increases the gross annual sales threshold under which a home-based preparer of low-risk foods may qualify for the protections of the statute known commonly as the cottage food law
 HB909EDMONDSCHILDREN/DCFS - Establishes a continuum of care program for certain pregnant women and parents of young children (EN +$1,000,000 SD EX See Note)
 HCR35BACALAPUBLIC ASSISTANCE - Requests a study and recommendations to the legislature concerning means by which to eliminate "benefits cliffs" in public assistance programs
 HCR39BUTLERWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Requests a study and recommendations concerning barriers to hiring of direct support professionals who provide Medicaid-covered services to people with disabilities
 HCR45BAGLEYHEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Requests a comprehensive assessment and report on substance use disorder treatment capacity and needs statewide

OTHER BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person 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: Statements emailed to h-hw@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.