The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SCR 143 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Peacock
Directs the commissioner of administration to prioritize payment of legacy costs borne by the LSU
Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, the LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, and the LSU
Health Care Services Division associated with the privatization of state hospitals.
Requires the commissioner of administration develop a plan for permanent funding of public
hospital legacy costs, and that the plan shall entail a proposal for the private partners that operate
state hospitals to bear such costs.
Requires that no later than 30 days prior to the 2017 R.S., the commissioner of administration submit
a written report addressing the prioritization of payment of public hospital legacy costs and the plan
for permanent funding of such costs called for in this Resolution to the Senate Committee on
Finance, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate and House retirement committees, and
the Senate and House committees on health and welfare.