LSMS Capsules | 2024 | Legislative Final Report

LSMS

The Legisla Ɵ ve Edi Ɵ on

June/July 2024

HB 314, McFarland APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY: Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government 6/3/2024 Enrolled in the House, sent to the Governor HB 315, Johnson, M. PRESCRIPTION: Extends prescription on tort actions 6/3/2024 Becomes Act 423; Effective July 1, 2024 HB 329, Myers FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides with respect to Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) Fund 6/11/2024 Becomes Act 607; Effective July 1, 2024 HB 335, Carver CHILDREN/ABUSE: Provides relative to mandatory reporters of child abuse 5/23/2024 Becomes Act 216; Effective May 23, 2024 HB 337, McFarland CIVIL/ACTIONS: Provides relative to direct action against an insurer 5/23/2024 Becomes Act 275; Effective August 1, 2024 HB 361, Stagni HEALTH/CANCER: Provides relative to colorectal screening 5/23/2024 Becomes Act 218; Effective August 1, 2024 HB 372, Crews HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to patient wait time for the provision of emergency care 5/31/2024 Enrolled in the House, sent to the Governor HB 374, Echols HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Provides relative to facility need review 5/31/2024 Enrolled in the House, sent to the Governor HB 392, Freeman MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid and private insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care 5/31/2024 Enrolled in the House, sent to the Governor HB 393, Lyons MENTAL HEALTH: Requires support services for individuals with dementia 5/28/2024 Becomes Act 376; Effective August 1, 2024 HB 403, Echols TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM: Adds drugs prescribed for certain ocular conditions to the listing of prescription drugs exempt from local sales and use taxes 5/15/2024 Becomes Act 76; Effective July 1, 2024

LDH Secretary Ralph Abraham, MD, with Susan Bankston, MD, from Baton Rouge.

Sen. Bob Owen from Slidell with Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter from New Roads.

Steward Gordon, MD, from Baton Rouge with Reece Newsome, MD, from LaPlace.

Steen Trawick, MD, from Shreveport visits with Rep. Raymond Crews from his local legisla Ɵ ve delega Ɵ on.

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