Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
June 4, 2025 9:30 a.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Approve minutes dated May 28, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR144	MIZELL	NURSES - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to propose solutions to the SANE nurse shortage.
		SR145	ROBERT OWEN	PHYSICIANS - Requests the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate rules relative to physician assistants.
		SCR58	MCMATH	CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to oppose any proposal that shifts the cost of SNAP to the states.
		HB138	DEWITT	PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Provides with respect to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
		HB317	ECHOLS	HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Establishes prohibited acts by certain healthcare facility lessors and lessees (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
		HB359	DUSTIN MILLER	MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to victims of human trafficking
		HB442	CHANCE HENRY	SPEECH/PATH/AUDIO - Provides relative to the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology
		HB486	FISHER	HEALTH - Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB514	WILLARD	INSURANCE/HEALTH - Modifies the Louisiana Doula Registry Board within the Louisiana Department of Health and provides for respective regulatory authority (RE +$2,495 FF EX See Note)
		HB531	TRAVIS JOHNSON	NURSES - Provides for forensic medical examinations of sexual assault survivors
		HB617	CARVER	CHILDREN/DCFS - Reorganizes the Department of Children and Family Services (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB624	BERAULT	WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Transfers certain family and support programs from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Workforce Commission and renames Louisiana Workforce Commission to Louisiana Works (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB661	DUSTIN MILLER	HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Department of Health
		HB690	CHARLES OWEN	PUBLIC HEALTH - Directs the Surgeon General to draft and promulgate rules for the administration of medical activities under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for all members of the healthcare community in Louisiana
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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