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ACT No. 421
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 867
BY REPRESENTATIVE ORTEGO AND SENATORS ALLAIN, GUILLORY, MILLS,
AND PERRY
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:1519.18, relative to a partnership for health care; to authorize certain2
functions of the University Medical Center in Lafayette; to provide for a pilot3
program for coordinated school health and wellness centers; to provide for goals and4
requirements of the program; to provide for conditions relative to funding5
availability; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:1519.18 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง1519.18. University Medical Center in Lafayette; coordinated school health and9
wellness centers pilot program10
A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that good health is essential to11
a child's success in school and in life, and that delivery of basic health care and12
family support services in a school-based setting is a highly practical and fiscally13
prudent means of achieving positive outcomes in the overall well-being of children,14
their families, and communities of this state.15
B. The University Medical Center in Lafayette is hereby authorized to enter16
into a cooperative endeavor with the Lafayette Parish School System to develop a17
pilot program for coordinated school health and wellness centers.18
C. The goals of the pilot program shall include, without limitation, the19
following:20
(1) To provide primary care services to students and their family members21
such that avoidable emergency department utilization is reduced and reliance on22
costly treatments for preventable conditions diminishes in the community.23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 867
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(2) To provide incentives which facilitate greater involvement on the part of1
parents and other family members in the education of children.2
(3) To further provide for increased access to preventive care and treatment3
delivered in schools and other community-based settings.4
(4) To optimize Medicaid federal financial participation through provision5
of primary care.6
(5) To adapt successfully to systemic health policy changes during and7
pursuant to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L.8
111-148) in a manner which maximizes health benefits to children and families.9
(6) To design its system of services in such a manner as to facilitate10
replication of the program by partnerships among other hospitals and schools of this11
state.12
D. No later than six months after commencement of services of the pilot13
program, and annually thereafter, the University Medical Center in Lafayette, in14
collaboration with the Lafayette Parish School System and other community partners15
of the program, shall develop a written report comprising an evaluation of major16
program aspects and shall submit such report to the House Committee on Education,17
the Senate Committee on Education, the House Committee on Health and Welfare,18
and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.19
E. The pilot program provided for in this Section shall be subject to the20
availability of funds for such purpose. The source of monies for the pilot program21
may be any appropriation by the legislature, including federal funds, any public or22
private donations, gifts, or grants from individuals, corporations, nonprofit23
organizations, or other business entities, and any other monies which may be24
provided by law.25 ENROLLEDHB NO. 867
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F. The pilot program provided for in this Section shall not offer any services,1
counseling, or referral activities which are prohibited pursuant to the provisions of2
R.S. 40:31.3(C).3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: