HLS 15RS-1302 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 561
BY REPRESENTATIVE TIM BURNS
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of judgment in the
matter of "Gerald L. Blow, Traci L. Newsom, individually and on behalf of her
minor child Emily Johnson v. State of Louisiana, through the DOTD and Richard W.
Suhm"
1 AN ACT
2To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2015-
3 2016 to be used to pay the consent judgment in the suit entitled "Gerald L. Blow,
4 Traci L. Newsom, individually and on behalf of her minor child Emily Johnson v.
5 State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development and
6 Richard W. Suhm"; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. The sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six
9and 53/100 ($119,876.53) Dollars in favor of plaintiff, Traci L. Newsom, also known as
10Traci Cook, individually; and the sum of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and No/100
11($19,200.00) Dollars in favor of plaintiff, Gerald Blow, are hereby appropriated out of the
12General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 to be used to pay the
13consent judgment in the suit entitled "Gerald L. Blow, Traci L. Newsom, individually and
14on behalf of her minor child Emily Johnson v. State of Louisiana, through the Department
15of Transportation and Development and Richard W. Suhm", bearing Number 2013-10709C
16on the docket of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, parish of St. Tammany, state of
17Louisiana.
18 Section 2. The sum of Ten Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Three and 47/100
19($10,523.47) Dollars, is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund of the state of
20Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 to be paid to the Department of Health and Hospitals
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HB NO. 561
1for medicaid reimbursement in the suit entitled "Gerald L. Blow, Traci L. Newsom,
2individually and on behalf of her minor child Emily Johnson v. State of Louisiana, through
3the Department of Transportation and Development and Richard W. Suhm", bearing Number
42013-10709C on the docket of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, parish of St.
5Tammany, state of Louisiana.
6 Section 3. The sum of Four Hundred and No/100 ($400.00) Dollars, is hereby
7appropriated out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 to
8be paid to AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana through its subrogation recovery agent Xerox
9Recovery Services for medicaid claims in the suit entitled "Gerald L. Blow, Traci L.
10Newsom, individually and on behalf of her minor child Emily Johnson v. State of Louisiana,
11through the Department of Transportation and Development and Richard W. Suhm", bearing
12Number 2013-10709C on the docket of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, parish
13of St. Tammany, state of Louisiana.
14 Section 4. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015; if vetoed by the governor
15and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
162015, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 561 Original 2015 Regular Session Tim Burns
Appropriates from the state general fund for FY 15-16 the sum of $119,876.53 in favor of
plaintiff, Traci L. Newsom also known as Traci Cook, the sum of $19,200 in favor of
plaintiff, Gerald Blow, $10,523.47 to the Dept. of Health & Hospitals for Medicaid
reimbursement and $400 to AmeriHealth Caritas La. through its subrogation recovery agent
Xerox Recovery Services for Medicaid claims, to pay the consent judgment in "Gerald L.
Blow, Traci L. Newsom, individually and on behalf of her minor child Emily Johnson v. St.
of La., through the Dept. of Transportation and Development and Richard W. Suhm",
bearing No. 2013-10709C on the docket of the 22
nd
Judicial District Court, parish of St.
Tammany.
Effective July 1, 2015.
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