GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 490 2017 Regular Session Leger
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION. Creates the Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid
Prevention and Education.
DIGEST
Proposed law requires the Drug Policy Board to establish an Advisory Council on Heroin and
Opioid Prevention and Education to coordinate resources and expertise to assist in a
statewide response.
Proposed law provides that the council shall consist of the following members:
(1)The secretary of the La. Dept. of Health or his designee.
(2)The secretary of the Dept. of Children and Family Services or his designee.
(3)The state superintendent of education or his designee.
(4)The secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee.
(5)The president of the Louisiana State Coroners Association or his designee.
(6)The commissioner of higher education or his designee.
(7)The secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or his designee.
(8)The executive director of the La. Workforce Commission or his designee.
(9)The president of the Senate or his designee.
(10)The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.
(11)The attorney general or his designee.
(12)The commissioner of insurance or his designee.
(13)A judge from a drug division of a district court appointed by the chief justice of the
La. Supreme Court.
Proposed law provides that the council may engage and solicit, as necessary, input,
recommendations, and guidance pertaining to heroine and opioid prevention and education
from interested parties and stakeholders, including but not limited to the following:
(1)The La. Board of Pharmacy.
(2)The La. State Board of Medical Examiners.
(3)The La. Sheriffs' Association.
(4)The La. District Attorneys Association.
(5)The La. State Medical Society.
(6)The Chiropractic Association of La.
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck. (7)The La. Physical Therapy Association.
(8)The La. Association of Chiefs of Police.
(9)The La. Independent Pharmacies Association.
(10)The La. State Nurses Association.
(11)The La. Association of Nurse Practitioners.
(12)The La. Ambulance Alliance.
(13)The La. State Board of Nursing.
(14)The La. Psychiatric Medical Association.
(15)The La. Poison Control Center.
(16)The La.-Ms. Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
(17)The Optometry Association of La.
Proposed law requires the council to serve in an advisory capacity to the board and establish
an Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan, which shall include but not be limited
to all of the following:
(1)Parish-level data on opioid overdoses and the dispensing of overdose-reversal
medication.
(2)Progress of current initiatives in the state relating to the heroin and opioid epidemic.
(3)Specific impacts to agencies in addressing education, treatment including the use of
medication-assisted treatment, prevention, overdose, and recovery.
Proposed law requires the council to coordinate parish-level data on opioid overdoses and
usage of overdose-reversal medication as current and accurate statewide data is critical in
educating both those involved in policy development and the citizens of this state.
Proposed law requires the council to also coordinate a central online location to disseminate
information and resources, including the Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan.
Proposed law provides for the officers, quorum and voting requirements, compensation,
domicile, staffing, and meeting requirements of the council.
(Adds R.S. 49:219.5)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill:
1. Change the requirement to report on the use of overdose-reversal medication to
a requirement to report on the dispensing of overdose-reversal medication.
2. Clarify that each state department participating on the council shall assist with the
staffing needs of the council.
3. Add the president of the Chiropractic Association of La., the president of the La.
Physical Therapy Association, and the executive director of the La. Association
of Chiefs of Police as ex officio members of the council.
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck. The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Add the president of the La. Independent Pharmacies Association, the president
of the La. State Nurses Association, the president of the La. Association of Nurse
Practitioners, and the executive director of the La. Ambulance Alliance as ex
officio members of the council.
2. Specify that the Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan shall include
specific impacts to agencies in addressing treatment including the use of
medication-assisted treatment.
3. Make technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
reengrossed bill
1. Removes the superintendent of state police or his designee from the Advisory
Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education.
2. Adds the president of the Louisiana State Coroners Association or his designee
to the Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education.
3. Removes provision for ex-officio nonvoting members of the council and clarifies
that the council may solicit input, recommendations, and guidance from
interested parties and stakeholders, including, but no limited to the La. Board of
Pharmacy, La. State Board of Medical Examiners, La. Sheriffs' Association, La.
District Attorneys Association, La. State Medical Society, Chiropractic
Association of La., La. Physical Therapy Association, La. Association of Chiefs
of Police, La. Independent Pharmacies Association, La. State Nurses Association,
La. Association of Nurse Practitioners, La. Ambulance Alliance, La. State Board
of Nursing, La. Psychiatric Medical Association, La. Poison Control Center, La.-
Ms. Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and the Optometry Association
of La..
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.