Hoffmann HR No. 105
Urges and requests the following:
(1)That DHH, DOA, the legislative auditor, and the office of the inspector general
investigate and monitor the practices of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast to determine
whether the organization is in compliance with all state and federal laws and
regulations.
(2)That DHH immediately suspend all grants and reimbursements pursuant to its
Medicaid provider agreement or any other state contract with Planned Parenthood
Gulf Coast during the pendency of an onsite investigation conducted in accordance
with the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law, the Surveillance and Utilization
Review Subsystem Rule, all relevant state and federal laws and regulations; and in
light of a thorough legal review and independent investigation by DHH, the
legislative auditor, and the state inspector general of the allegations made in the
federal court complaints and related discovery and court pleadings regarding the
alleged fraudulent billing practices of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in the matters
of Reynolds v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and United States and the State of
Texas ex rel. Abby Kristen Johnson v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.
(3)That the results of investigations called for in the Resolution be reported to the House
Committee on Health and Welfare upon completion, and no later than the date of
convening of the 2014 R.S.
(4)That any application for economic incentives of any kind filed by Planned
Parenthood Gulf Coast or any of its abortion-providing affiliates to construct,
purchase, or operate any facility, or to employ any individuals therein, be denied by
DED, LWC, or any other department, and that any application for any economic
incentive filed by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast be reported to the House
Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Commerce by the
department receiving such application.
(5)That the City of New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits and the permitting
authority of any other city in which Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast seeks to
construct or operate an outpatient abortion facility require plans for the sanitary
disposal of human remains.