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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 67
BY SENATOR MCPHERSON
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT. Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study
possible methods which would increase the provision of graduate medical education in
central Louisiana by designating certain hospitals which enter into public/private
partnerships with Huey P. Long Medical Center as major teaching hospitals for purposes of
Medicaid reimbursement.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals to study possible methods2
which would increase the provision of graduate medical education in central3
Louisiana by designating certain hospitals which enter into public/private4
partnerships with Huey P. Long Medical Center as major teaching hospitals for5
purposes of Medicaid reimbursement.6
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana and in particular parishes in central Louisiana are7
consistently defined as health professional shortage areas; and8
WHEREAS, increasing the provision of graduate medical education will lead to an9
increase in the number of primary care and other health care providers in the state; and10
WHEREAS, in order to remove this designation, it is imperative that the state11
explore and utilize every opportunity to maximize the provision of graduate medical12
education; and13
WHEREAS, one possibility to achieve this goal is to designate certain hospitals14
which enter into public/private partnerships with Huey P. Long Medical Center as major15
teaching hospitals for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement; and16
WHEREAS, such partnerships and the designation as major teaching hospital, would17
result in an increase in primary and specialty care for Louisiana citizens, and the potential18 SCR NO. 67
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for increased utilization in graduate medical education slots; and1
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the state that the Department of Health and2
Hospitals study possible methods which would increase the provision of graduate medical3
education in central Louisiana.4
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby5
urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals to study possible methods which6
would increase the provision of graduate medical education in central Louisiana by7
designating certain hospitals which enter into public/private partnerships with Huey P. Long8
Medical Center as major teaching hospitals for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement.9
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health and Hospitals shall10
submit a written report of its findings and conclusions to the Senate Committee on Health11
and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than February 1,12
2012.13
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the14
secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals.15
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Greg Waddell.
DIGEST
McPherson SCR No. 67
Requests DHH to study possible methods which would increase the provision of graduate
medical education in central Louisiana by designating certain hospitals which enter into
public/private partnerships with Huey P. Long Medical Center as major teaching hospitals
for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement.