The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Heitmeier (SB 489)
Present law provides the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) shall submit an action plan,
after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical director of each of its 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 amends present law to provide DHH shall develop and include within the annual
diabetes action plan voluntary protocols for health care professionals consisting of clinical
quality and performance measures for the treatment of patients with diabetes.
Proposed law provides the clinical quality and performance measures shall include but not be
limited to the following:
(1)A1c control.
(2)Low density lipoprotein control.
(3)High blood pressure control.
(4)Hypoglycemia control.
(5)Tobacco non-use.
Proposed law provides the development, recognition, or implementation of any voluntary
protocol pursuant to proposed law shall not be construed to establish a legal basis for negligence
or the standard of care or duty of care owed by a health care professional to a patient in any civil
action for medical malpractice or product liability.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 46:2616(intro para); adds R.S. 46:2616(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill
1. Changes "health care provider" to "health care professional"