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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 35
BY SENATOR HEITMEIER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT. Provides for health action plans by the Department of
Health and Hospitals. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact Chapter 46-A of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be2
comprised of R.S. 46:2616 and 2617, relative to annual health action plans prepared3
by the Department of Health and Hospitals; to provide for a diabetes annual action4
plan; to provide for an obesity annual action plan; to provide for the preparation and5
submission requirements; to provide for the required content of the action plans; and6
to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. Chapter 46-A of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,9
comprised of R.S. 46:2616 and 2617, is hereby enacted to read as follows:10
CHAPTER 46-A. HEALTH ACTION PLANS11
§2616. Diabetes annual action plan; submission; content12
The Department of Health and Hospitals shall submit an action plan,13
after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical director of each14
of the contracted Medicaid partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and15
Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than16
February first of each year on the following:17 SB NO. 35
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(1) The financial impact and reach diabetes of all types is having on the1
state of Louisiana and its residents. Items in this assessment shall include the2
number of lives with diabetes covered by Medicaid through the Department of3
Health and Hospitals and its contracted partners, the number of lives with4
diabetes impacted by the prevention and diabetes control programs5
implemented by the department and its contracted partners, the financial cost6
diabetes and its complications places on the department and its contracted7
partners, and the financial cost diabetes and its complications places on the8
department and its contracted partners in comparison to other chronic diseases9
and conditions.10
(2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities11
aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the disease.12
(3) A description of the level of coordination existing between the13
Department of Health and Hospitals, its contracted partners, and other14
stakeholders on activities, programmatic activities, and the level of15
communication on managing, treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and16
its complications.17
(4) The development of a detailed action plan for battling diabetes with18
a range of actionable items. The plan shall identify proposed action steps to19
reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes, and related diabetes complications.20
The plan shall identify expected outcomes of the action steps proposed while21
establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing diabetes.22
(5) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs,23
costs, and resources to implement the plan identified in Paragraph (4) of this24
Section.25
§2617. Obesity annual action plan; submission; content26
The Department of Health and Hospitals shall submit an action plan,27
after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical director of each28
of the contracted Medicaid partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and29 SB NO. 35
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Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than1
February first of each year on the following:2
(1) The financial impact and reach obesity is having on the state of3
Louisiana and its residents. Items included in this assessment shall include the4
number of lives with obesity covered by Medicaid through the Department of5
Health and Hospitals and its contracted partners, the number of lives with6
obesity impacted by the prevention and control programs implemented by the7
Department of Health and Hospitals and its contracted partners, the financial8
cost obesity and its complications places on the Department of Health and9
Hospitals and its contracted partners, and the financial cost obesity and its10
complications places on the Department of Health and Hospitals and its11
contracted partners in comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions.12
(2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities13
aimed at controlling obesity and preventing the disease.14
(3) A description of the level of coordination existing between the15
Department of Health and Hospitals, its contracted partners, and other16
stakeholders on activities, programmatic activities, and the level of17
communication on managing, treating, or preventing obesity and its18
complications.19
(4) The development of a detailed action plan for battling obesity with20
a range of actionable items. The plan shall identify proposed action steps to21
reduce the impact of obesity and related obesity complications. The plan shall22
identify expected outcomes of the action steps proposed while establishing23
benchmarks for controlling and preventing obesity.24
(5) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs,25
costs, and resources to implement the plan identified in Paragraph (4) of this26
Section.27
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not28
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature29 SB NO. 35
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by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If1
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become2
effective on the day following such approval.3
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Proposed law provides the Department of Health and Hospitals shall submit a diabetes action
plan, after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical director of each of the
contracted Medicaid partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House
Committee on Health and Welfare no later than February first of each year.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain the financial impact and reach that
diabetes of all types is having on the state of Louisiana and its residents.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain an assessment of the benefits of
implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the
disease.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain a description of the level of coordination
existing between the Department of Health and Hospitals, its contracted partners, and other
stakeholders on activities, programmatic activities, and the level of communication on
managing, treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain a detailed action plan for battling
diabetes with a range of actionable items. The plan shall identify proposed action steps to
reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes, and related diabetes complications.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain a detailed budget blueprint identifying
needs, costs, and resources to implement.
Proposed law provides the Department of Health and Hospitals shall submit an obesity
action plan, after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical director of each
of the contracted Medicaid partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the
House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than February first of each year.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain the financial impact and reach that
obesity is having on the state of Louisiana and its residents.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain an assessment of the benefits of
implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling obesity and preventing the
disease.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain a description of the level of coordination
existing between the Department of Health and Hospitals, its contracted partners, and other
stakeholders on activities, programmatic activities, and the level of communication on
managing, treating, or preventing obesity and its complications.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain a detailed action plan for battling obesity
with a range of actionable items.
Proposed law provides the action plan shall contain a detailed budget blueprint identifying
needs, costs, and resources to implement. SB NO. 35
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Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 46:2616 and 2617)