HLS 19RS-2746 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE STUDY REQUEST NO. 3
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
ELDERLY: Requests a study and compilation of projected future demand and state
expenditures for state-provided long-term support and services for the elderly and
persons with adult-onset disabilities
1 A STUDY REQUEST
2To the House Committee on Appropriations, or a subcommittee thereof, to study and
3 compile projected future demand and expenditures for state-provided long-term
4 support and services for the elderly and persons with adult-onset disabilities, and to
5 report its findings to the House of Representatives prior to the convening of the 2020
6 Regular Session.
7 WHEREAS, The state of Louisiana faces a serious challenge when it comes to
8providing the long-term support and services needed as the Baby Boomers retire and age;
9and
10 WHEREAS, the next generation of elderly is likely to need a higher volume and
11broader range of long-term services than prior generations; and
12 WHEREAS, current state funding is inadequate to meet the current demand with
13thousands of persons on waiting lists for support and services provided by the state of
14Louisiana; and
15 WHEREAS, adding to the challenge, more non-elderly adults will also increase
16demand for state-provided long-term support and services due to disabilities or chronic
17illnesses; and
18 WHEREAS, determining the gap between the projected state-provided support and
19service resources and future demand for resources by the state of Louisiana is essential to
20effectively plan and address the fiscal implication of meeting that demand; and
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1 WHEREAS, determining the size of the gap for state-provided support and services
2resources requires estimating three separate trends: demographics of the population,
3expected state service utilization, and the cost of services provided by the state of Louisiana.
4 THEREFORE, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana requests
5the House Committee on Appropriations, or a subcommittee thereof, to study and compile
6projections on future demand and expenditures for state-provided long-term support and
7services for the elderly and persons with adult-onset disabilities and to report its findings to
8the House of Representatives prior to the convening of the 2020 Regular Session.
9 THEREFORE, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana further
10requests the House Committee on Appropriations, or a subcommittee thereof, to study and
11compile at a minimum the following:
12 (1) Expected growth in the elderly and adult-onset disability population needing
13state services between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2030.
14 (2) Expected need for long-term support and services, provided by the state of
15Louisiana, within the elderly and adult-onset disability population, based on trends in health
16status.
17 (3) Expected state service usage, based on factors such as current trends in service
18settings and future availability of informal caregiver support.
19 (4) Expected future costs by the state of Louisiana, including legally-mandated
20increases in provider rates, legally-mandated provider costs such as overtime pay, and trends
21in direct care wages and other costs.
22 THEREFORE, in undertaking the study, the House Committee on Appropriations,
23or a subcommittee thereof, may seek input from various agencies and organizations and may
24request research, documents, or data, conduct public hearings, and take any other actions it
25deems necessary to carry out its functions.
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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)]
HSR 3 Original 2019 Regular Session Leger
Requests the House Committee on Appropriations, or a sub-committee thereof, to study and
compile projected future demand and expenditures for state-provided long-term support and
services for elderly and persons with adult-onset disabilities, and to report its findings prior
to the convening of the 2020 R.S.
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