House Committee on Health and Welfare
May 17, 2023
10:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
BLUE
= already considered.
RED
= currently being considered.
BLACK
= not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HR106
NEWELL
HEALTH
- Declares racism a public health crisis and urges certain actions by the governor and specific state entities
HR107
FREEMAN
HEALTH/CHILDREN
- Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of funding a remote monitoring program for technology-dependent children
SB161
LAMBERT
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Provides for the Louisiana Small Wild Catfish Processor's Act. (8/1/23)
SB210
BOUDREAUX
OPTOMETRY
- Provides relative to the practice of optometry. (8/1/23)
SCR20
GARY CARTER
WOMEN
- Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to convene a task force to make recommendations regarding nursing involvement to improve maternal outcomes.
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, May 16, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.