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Dear LOA Member,
The 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature Commenced on Monday, April 25th. Lawmakers will be in session from 4/25 - 6/23. Below is a listing of legislative instruments that Checkmate Strategies will track on behalf of LOA this session.
If you have any thoughts or views about any of these, please share your thoughts with me.
As these measures come up for a vote, I will be sending you detailed information about the legislation along with a Call to Action when warranted. Thank you for your commitment to the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association!
HB 1, Fannin
Provide for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
No Position LOA
HB 31, Hardy
Provides relative to minimum academic eligibility requirements for participation by certain students in interscholastic athletics
No Position LOA
HB 32, Fannin
Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government
No Position LOA
HB 63, Ritchie
Removes the sunset on a portion of the tax levied on cigarettes and increases the tax on cigars, cigarettes, smoking tobacco, and smokeless tobacco
No Position LOA
HB 69, Ligi
Provides investment procedures for the Patient's Compensation Fund
No Position LOA
HB 341, Hazel
(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for assets and property of the Patient's Compensation Fund
No Position LOA
HB 364, Roy
Creates a comprehensive sports injury management program for student athletics
Support LOA
HB 502, Ponti
To provide relative to workers' compensation
No Position LOA
HB 508, Landry
Authorizes a state sales and use tax exemption for the purchase and installation of certain adaptive devices for persons with orthopedic disabilities
No Position LOA
HB 515, Henry
Provides for the Louisiana Youth Concussion Act
No Position LOA
HB 518, LeBas
Adds worker's compensation insurers to those entities required to generate a remittance advice for each pharmacy claim
No Position LOA
HB 535, LaFonta
Creates the Workplace Fraud Prevention Act
No Position LOA
HB 579, Robideaux
Restricts the sale of nonprescription concentrated acetaminophen analgesic or antipyretic pediatric medications
No Position LOA
HCR 50, Harrison
Requests the secretaries of the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Children and Family Services to study the consolidation of the two departments into one department and to present a plan for such consolidation and related information to the legislature
No Position LOA
SB 26, Nevers
Allows for an out-of-state physician to order certain diagnostic tests under certain circumstances
No Position LOA
SB 27, Amedee
Provides for the individuals who may receive a patient's medical records
Oppose LOA
SB 37, Morrish
Provides with respect to the health care provider privilege
No Position LOA
SB 61, Mills
Provides relative to medical malpractice claims
No Position LOA
SB 149, Morrish
Provides with respect to the health care provider privileges
Support LOA
SB 152, Michot
Provides for requirements of advertising by physicians
No Position LOA
SB 154, Murray
Requires that certain health care coverage plans provide coverage for step therapy or fail first protocols
No Position LOA
SB 169, Claitor
Provides for payment of medical claims by the insurer
Oppose LOA
SB 173, Adley
Provides for health insurance claims reform
No Position LOA
SB 189, Cheek
Provides for the Louisiana Youth Concussion Act
No Position LOA
SB 207, Mount
Requires DHH to submit annual reports concerning the Coordinated Care Network Medicaid initiative
No Position LOA
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