FYI Legisla Ɵ on For Your Visibility The legisla Ɵ on on this page is relevant to physicians, medicine or health care. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the details as it is likely you will be asked for your thoughts. HB 138 by Rep. Jason DeWi Ʃ As originally fi led, HB 138 sought to add a Physician Assistant to the LSBME. An extremely encompassing amendment o ff ered by Rep. Peter Egan in House Health and Welfare essen Ɵ ally remakes the Board. Egan’s amendment: • Removes nomina Ɵ ng groups from statute in favor of 9 physicians appointed by the Governor, 1 from each LDH region—this e ff ec Ɵ vely eliminates seats designed to represent a specialty or minority • Deletes the consumer posi Ɵ on in favor of a rota Ɵ ng non-physician healthcare professional whose profession is regulated by the board—this is also a 4-year term, meaning it will be over 50 years before the current professions can cycle through • Repeals the grounds for removal from the board, making appointments and removals at the will of the Governor and adds language “under the auspices of the Louisiana Department of Health” In tes Ɵ mony, it was stated that the need for taking this ac Ɵ on was to help improve Louisiana healthcare outcomes. The LSBME is not currently tasked in law with improving healthcare outcomes. The statutory du Ɵ es of the Board include the protec Ɵ on of the public by regula Ɵ ng the prac Ɵ ce of medicine and licensees under their purview. HB 400 by Rep. Emily Chenevert HB 400 establishes 18 as the age for a pa Ɵ ent to consent to their own non-emergent medical and mental health care without parental consent. As amended, the bill includes the ability for another adult standing “in loco paren Ɵ s” to consent to care and treatment for the minor. There are also excep Ɵ ons:
• A pregnant minor seeking care related to the pregnancy • A minor seeking treatment for alcohol or substance misuse or sexually transmi Ʃ ed diseases
• A minor dona Ɵ ng blood • A minor who is 17 and a Ʃ ending college • A minor exhibi Ɵ ng signs of abuse or neglect
SB 14 by Sen. Patrick McMath SB 14 establishes a list of prohibited ingredients which are disallowed for school lunches and purchases made with SNAP bene fi ts and creates labeling requirements for foods that are made with these products. It further requires nurse prac ƟƟ oners, physicians assistants and physicians prac Ɵ cing family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology to complete a minimum of one hour of con Ɵ nuing educa Ɵ on on nutri Ɵ on and metabolic health every two years. While physicians champion healthy ea Ɵ ng, concerns include: • The bill iden Ɵ fi es a number of ar Ɵ fi cial sweeteners as prohibited ingredients, raising possible concerns for diabe Ɵ c children. • Con Ɵ nuing medical educa Ɵ on should be based on a physician’s prac Ɵ ce and cer Ɵ fi ca Ɵ on requirements not on a legisla Ɵ ve mandate. SB 19 by Sen. Mike Fesi SB 19 erodes the physician-pa Ɵ ent rela Ɵ onship by removing the need for a prescrip Ɵ on for ivermec Ɵ n. The bill authorizes a pharmacist to dispense ivermec Ɵ n pursuant to a standing order issued by Louisiana Department of Health and requires the Louisiana Department of Health to promulgate rules establishing procedures for dispensing. Most physicians believe this to be unnecessary as there is not a public purpose served by allowing pa Ɵ ents to self treat with ivermec Ɵ n. Concerns include the physician’s ability to clearly determine under what circumstances care may be provided and a minor’s inability to access needed care.
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