DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of
the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of
the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Barrow HCR No. 139
Directs DOA, DHH, and LSU to develop and submit a report to the legislative health and welfare
committees and to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than 30 days prior to
the convening of the 2014 R.S., and annually thereafter, concerning the operation of state
hospitals by private providers which includes, at minimum, the following information for each
state hospital operated by a private provider through a cooperative endeavor agreement with the
state:
(1)A detailed account of the net costs or savings associated with the privatization of hospital
operations.
(2)A recapitulation of the measures reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services through the Hospital Compare program.
(3)A comparison of employment information for the hospital prior to and subsequent to
privatization, including the number of employees terminated and the number
subsequently rehired; the average compensation, including wages, benefits, and
retirement contributions, for hospital employees prior to and subsequent to privatization;
a comparison of average compensation of employees terminated and subsequently rehired
pursuant to privatization; and a comparison of the number of credentialed personnel
employed at the hospital by professional category, including but not limited to physicians,
allied health professionals, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses, prior to and
subsequent to privatization.
(4)A comparison of actual costs to the state of delivering hospital services through the
private provider with the best estimate of costs to the state of delivering the same level of
services directly, including but not limited to per diem costs for inpatient care.
(5)Measures of accessibility of health care services at the hospital by medically needy
patients prior to and subsequent to privatization, along with recommendations for
mitigating or eliminating any barriers to health care access which medically needy
persons experience.
(6)Evaluation of overall health outcomes and quality of care for medically needy patients in
the catchment area of the hospital prior to and subsequent to privatization, along with
recommendations for policy changes to improve such outcomes and quality of care. (7)If obstetrics, gynecology, contraception, or other health services for women are not
offered by the private provider operating a state hospital, then the report shall address
means by which the state provides for access to health services for women in the
catchment area of the hospital.