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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 98
BY SENATORS JOHNS AND MORRISH AND REPRESENTATIVES DANAHAY,
GEYMANN, HENSGENS AND KLECKLEY
HEALTH CARE. Expresses support of and provides authority for actions by the Board of
Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College for
the strategic collaboration with the the division of administration and the Department of
Health and Hospitals in planning for a new model of health care delivery throughout the
Lake Charles region.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To express support of and to provide authority for actions by the Board of Supervisors of2
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College for the strategic3
collaboration among the division of administration, the Department of Health and4
Hospitals, and the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and5
Agricultural and Mechanical College in planning for a new model of health care6
delivery in the Lake Charles region.7
WHEREAS, a sudden reduction in federal funding for the Louisiana Medicaid8
program was included in a sweeping transportation bill passed by the United States Congress9
and signed into law on July 6, 2012, and resulted in a net decrease of over eight hundred fifty10
million dollars in the Medicaid budget for the current state fiscal year; and11
WHEREAS, pursuant to the dramatic cut to Medicaid funding, the Department of12
Health and Hospitals (department) is addressing the shortfall by eliminating funding for state13
hospitals operated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and14
Agricultural and Mechanical College; and15
WHEREAS, the department has led the development of public-private partnerships16
for the delivery of health services at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and17
Mechanical College (LSU) hospital facilities by private health care enterprises, with the18 SCR NO. 98
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terms and conditions for such service delivery to be set forth in cooperative endeavor1
agreements among the state, LSU, and private providers; and2
WHEREAS, the state, LSU, and Lake Charles Memorial Hospital intend to enter into3
a cooperative endeavor agreement to formalize a collaboration to improve access to health4
care in the Lake Charles area; and5
WHEREAS, the cooperative endeavor agreement includes a provision to cease6
inpatient care and emergency room services at the W.O. Moss Medical Center in Lake7
Charles, Louisiana, which is currently operated by LSU; and8
WHEREAS, the W.O. Moss Medical Center currently maintains and operates ten9
hospital beds for inpatient care and an active emergency room; and 10
WHEREAS, the legislature recognizes the need to maintain and continue proper11
health care in the Lake Charles area, including inpatient and emergency care; and12
WHEREAS, the legislature recognizes, and the cooperative endeavor agreement will13
provide, that the inpatient and emergent care currently provided at the W.O. Moss Medical14
Center will be provided by the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; and 15
WHEREAS, the cooperative endeavor agreement will provide that Lake Charles16
Memorial Hospital build a new medical facility adjacent to the W.O. Moss Medical Center17
which, when completed, will house outpatient clinics; and 18
WHEREAS, the outpatient services currently provided at the W.O. Moss Medical19
Center will be transferred to the new outpatient clinic built adjacent to the W.O. Moss20
Medical Center; and21
WHEREAS, the legislature recognizes that the closure of the inpatient beds and the22
emergency room at W.O. Moss Medical Center requires authorization by the legislature23
through a concurrent resolution pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute 17:1519.3.24
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby25
endorse and express support of the actions by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State26
University and Agricultural and Mechanical College with regard to the delivery of health27
care services in the Lake Charles region.28
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby29
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of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the state, and Lake1
Charles Memorial Hospital to close the inpatient beds and emergency room at W.O. Moss2
Medical Center. 3
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution constitutes legislative approval,4
in accordance with the requirements of R.S. 17:1519.3, for the closure of the inpatient beds5
and emergency room at W.O. Moss Medical Center.6
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the7
office of the governor, the commissioner of administration, the secretary of the Department8
of Health and Hospitals, and the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State9
University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.10
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Johns SCR No. 98
Expresses support of and provides authority for actions by the Board of Supervisors of
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College for the strategic
collaboration among the division of administration, the Department of Health and Hospitals,
and the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College in planning for a new model of health care delivery in the Lake Charles region.