Constitutional amendment to direct the Department of Health and Hospitals to offer health insurance with essential health benefits to every legal resident of Louisiana whose income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, and to allow the legislature to determine whether to continue the program when federal funding falls below 90% of the total program funding. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to seek a Medicaid state plan amendment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to include as a Medicaid service the Tdap vaccine to pregnant women and to provide a cost analysis to the legislature for providing this Medicaid service.
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit jointly a report to the legislature regarding the availability of water for student consumption at elementary and secondary schools.
Urges the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the feasibility, desirability, and practicality of alternative transportation sites (i.e. urgent care clinics) for certain patients.
Authorizes the state Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health to survey students regarding certain risk behavior associated with chronic health conditions. (gov sig)
Extends the termination date of laws authorizing the recommendation or prescription of medical marijuana in the treatment of certain debilitating medical conditions
Requests the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors to study fully implementing the recommendations from the March 23, 2009, Interim LSU Public Hospital Financial and Operational Assessment performed by Alvarez and Marsal and to expand the findings to applications in all hospitals operated by the Louisiana State University System where it is found to be appropriate.
Requires the Department of Health and Hospitals to delegate certain hearing and adjudication functions to the division of administrative law. (8/15/10)