The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 54 Reengrossed 2019 Regular Session Mills
Present law creates the Louisiana Health Works Commission and provides for 18 members.
Proposed law replaces the presiding officer of the Interagency Task Force on the Future of Family
Medicine or his designee with the president of the University of Louisiana System or his designee
as a commission member.
Proposed law adds the president of the Southern University System or his designee as a commission
member.
Proposed law adds the chancellor of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New
Orleans or his designee as a commission member.
Proposed law adds the president of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians or his designee as
a commission member.
Present law provides for an executive committee of the commission composed of seven members.
Proposed law replaces the presiding officer of the Interagency Task Force on the Future of Family
Medicine or his designee with the president of the University of Louisiana System or his designee
as a member of the executive committee of the commission.
Proposed law adds the president of the Southern University System or his designee for the
commission as a member of the executive committee.
Proposed law adds the chancellor of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New
Orleans or his designee for the commission as a member of the executive committee.
Proposed law adds the president of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians or his designee for
the commission as a member of the executive committee.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 17:2048.51(C)(16) and (G)(3), adds R.S. 17:2048.51(C)(19), (20) and (21) and (G)(8),
(9) and (10))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill 1. Adds the president of the Southern University System or his designee and the dean
of the LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans as commission members and adds
the president of the Southern University System or his designee for the commission
and the dean of the LSU Health Sciences Center or his designee for the commission
as members of the executive committee.
2. Removes provision amending the issues to be studied and subject to recommendation
by the commission to the legislature.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Removes language relative to study and recommendation issues.
2. Changes the word dean to chancellor.
3. Adds the president of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians or his designee
as a commission member and to the commission as a member of the executive
committee.