Expresses support of and provides authority for actions by the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College for the strategic collaboration with the division of administration and the Department of Health and Hospitals in planning for a new model of health care delivery throughout the Lake Charles region.
Commends the Louisiana Supreme Court on the successful implementation of specialty drug courts and requests information on implementation and expansion of other specialty courts.
Directs Department of Health and Hospitals to submit a state plan amendment to the federal government that will permit WIC cash value vouchers to be used at farmers' markets.
Requests a special committee to study the feasibility of requiring two-way cameras with captioning for hearing impaired and hard of hearing individuals at Louisiana businesses with drive-thru windows.
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to submit a report to the Legislature of Louisiana that addresses how the department and its contractors combat Medicaid fraud and abuse.
Requests the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to place on its official website a link to information regarding end of life care in the state of Louisiana.