The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SR 19 Original 2020 First Extraordinary Session Barrow
Provides that the term "implicit bias" refers to the attitudes and beliefs about other people that affect
our understanding, decisions, and actions in an unconscious manner.
Requests all of the following:
(1)That the La. Department of Health (LDH) make publicly available recommended standards
and curricula on implicit bias for the various types of licensed health professionals in this
state.
(2)That each school of medicine, nursing, and allied health in this state compare its current
training and educational curricula on implicit bias with the recommended standards and
curricula published by LDH and adopt or adapt those standards and curricula for its health
professional education programs.
(3)That each health professional licensing board of this state work with LDH to offer its
licensees training on implicit bias that aligns with department-recommended standards and
curricula and consider instituting completion of training on implicit bias as a requirement for
licensure.