Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
April 27, 2022
9:30 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 20, 2022
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR58
JACKSON-ANDREWS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
- Creates a task force to study the implementation of a partnership between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health providers.
SR61
JACKSON-ANDREWS
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Reestablishes a task force to study the implementation of a partnership between law enforcement agencies and safety net hospitals in order to reduce or eliminate incidents of law enforcement officers handling nonviolent calls or behavioral or social crises where no crime has been committed.
SR77
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and make recommendations on best practices for coordinating services for patients with cancer.
SCR39
BRET ALLAIN
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and develop a proposal for a statewide patient movement plan.
SB18
BRET ALLAIN
HEALTH SERVICES
- Provides relative to the authority of the Louisiana Emergency Response Network during an emergency or disaster. (8/1/22)
SB60
CATHEY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- Provides for the screening of birth mothers to provide assistance with substance use treatment and other resources. (8/1/22) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
SB158
LUNEAU
HEALTH CARE
- Provides for authority, responsibilities, and physician collaboration of a physician's assistant. (8/1/22)
SB296
BARROW
MEDICAID
- Provides relative to reimbursement for pharmacist clinical services in Louisiana's Medicaid program. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB329
FRED MILLS
PHARMACISTS
- Provides relative to statewide protocols for pharmacists. (8/1/22)
SB439
PEACOCK
HEALTH SERVICES
- Provides for bridge year graduate physicians. (8/1/22)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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