The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Mills (SB 649)
Proposed law provides for the creation of the Louisiana State Health Care Profession Institute.
Proposed law provides for a 27 member council to exist within the Louisiana State Health Care
Profession Institute.
Proposed law provides for the general purpose for which the Louisiana State Health Care
Profession Institute is formed is to carry on research regarding health care professions.
Proposed law provides for the following duties of the Louisiana State Health Care Profession
Institute:
(1) To consider needed improvements with the professions providing health care services and
to make recommendations concerning the same to the legislature.
(2) To examine and study the scope of practices of health care professionals and of
recommending needed reforms.
(3) To receive and consider suggestions from the legislature and the public generally as to
issues regarding health care professions and the services such professions provide.
(4) To recommend from time to time such changes in the law as it deems necessary to modify
or eliminate antiquated and inequitable scope of health care profession issues, and to
bring the laws and regulations of the state, into harmony with modern conditions.
(5) To render annual reports to the legislature, and if it deems advisable to accompany its
reports with proposed bills to carry out any of its recommendations.
(6) To organize and conduct an annual meeting within the state for discussions of current
problems with the professions of health care, bringing together representatives of the
legislature, practicing health care professionals, and representatives of the health care
teaching profession.
(7)To select a director.
Proposed law provides the members of the council shall serve without any compensation for
services as such. Furthermore, the council may fix and pay reasonable compensation to the
director of the institute, and honoraria to members of the council who perform professional
service for the institute, authorized by the council or the institute. Such employment or payment shall not be deemed a violation of any criminal law punishing the holding of more than one
public office or employment in Louisiana.
Proposed law provides legislation submitted on recommendation of the Louisiana State Health
Care Profession Institute shall have affixed to it a digest of the legislation. Proposed law provides
the digest shall be prepared by the Louisiana State Health Care Profession Institute.
Proposed law provides relative to a minority report.
Proposed law provides the Louisiana State Health Care Profession Institute, in submitting reports
to the legislature shall act solely in an advisory capacity. Its reports, studies, and recommended
publications shall be printed and shall be distributed through the secretary of state in the same
manner as acts of the legislature.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 24:1001-1005)