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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 87
BY SENATOR MILLS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To authorize and direct the Department of Health and Hospitals to create a working group
to study the future of health care funding in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, disproportionate share dollars from the federal government will be
decreasing in future years; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, Louisiana has made changes to the delivery of health
care through the establishing of hospital public-private partnerships and establishing
Medicaid managed care; and
WHEREAS, developing a comprehensive financial plan to pay for health care
services in the upcoming years with decreasing federal financial support is a prudent and
responsible step.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
direct the Department of Health and Hospitals to create a working group to study and
research the future of health care funding in Louisiana and report its findings to the
legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group shall be staffed by the
Department of Health and Hospitals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be comprised of the
following members:
(1) The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals or his designee.
(2) The executive director of the Louisiana Association of Health Plans or his
designee.
(3) The executive director of the Louisiana Hospital Association or his designee.
(4) The chief executive of the Louisiana State Medical Society or his designee.
(5) The president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana or his
designee.
(6) The executive director of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association or his SCR NO. 87 ENROLLED
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designee.
(7) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare or his designee.
(8) The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Health and Welfare
or his designee.
(9) The executive director of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of
Pediatrics or his designee.
(10) The director of the Louisiana Budget Project or his designee.
(11) The executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, Inc. or his
designee.
(12) A representative of the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the working group shall serve
without compensation except per diem or expense reimbursement to which they may be
individually entitled as members of their organizations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary of the Department of Health and
Hospitals or his designee shall serve as the chairperson of the working group.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the chairperson of the working group shall call
the first meeting of the working group no later than September 1, 2014.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the total membership of the
working group shall constitute a quorum of the working group, and any official action by the
working group shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present and
voting.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group may conduct such meetings
at such times as it deems necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this
Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group shall make a report of its
work and findings and shall submit the report to the legislature no later than sixty days prior
to the convening of the 2015 Regular Session of the legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative authority for the working group
shall terminate on March 1, 2015. SCR NO. 87 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, the executive director of the Louisiana
Association of Health Plans, the executive director of the Louisiana Hospital Association,
the chief executive officer of the Louisiana State Medical Society, the president of the Public
Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, the executive director of the Louisiana Nursing
Home Association, the executive director of the Louisiana Chapter of the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the director of the Louisiana Budget Project, and the executive
director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, Inc., and a representative of the Louisiana
Ambulance Alliance.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES