Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
May 31, 2022
11:00 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR36
DUSTIN MILLER
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS
- Continues the Healthcare Workplace Violence Task Force created by HCR No. 121 of the 2021 RS
HCR111
STAGNI
HEALTH/LDH
- Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to examine options to improve reimbursement rates for residential substance abuse treatment facilities in the state
HB459
CHARLES OWEN
HEALTH CARE
- Enacts the Life-Sustaining Care Act (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB640
WRIGHT
VACCINES/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)
HB650
HILFERTY
MEDICAID
- Provides for Medicaid coverage of prescription human milk (EN +$592,788 GF EX See Note)
HB673
JORDAN
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides relative to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers
HB989
CREWS
CHILDREN
- Provides relative to reporting certain information relating to minors who undergo abortions (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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