GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 784 2022 Regular Session Duplessis
HEALTH: Provides relative to universal perinatal mood disorder screening for
primary care doctors.
DIGEST
Proposed law provides for awareness of all hospitals and birthing centers that provide labor
and delivery services.
Proposed law provides that a healthcare provider who is providing pediatric care to an infant
shall screen the caregiver for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders or related mental health
disorders if he believes in the exercise of his professional judgment that the screening would
be in the best interest of the patient.
Present law provides that perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening shall not create
either a physician-patient relationship between the healthcare provider and the caregiver or
any continuing obligation to provide medical services.
Proposed law requires the La. Dept. of Health office, in collaboration with Medicaid-
managed care organizations, to identify providers who specialize in pregnancy-related and
postpartum depression or related mental health disorders and substance use disorders.
Proposed law requires the La. Dept. of Health office, in collaboration with Medicaid-
managed care organizations, to develop network adequacy standards for treatment of
pregnant and postpartum women with depression or related mental health disorders and
substance use disorders.
(Adds R.S. 40:1125.1-1125.4)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill:
1. Provide that a pediatric healthcare provider who provides care to an infant shall
screen the caregiver of the infant for postpartum depression or related mental
health disorders if he believes that such screening is in the best interest of the
patient.
2. Provide that perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening shall not create a
physician-patient relationship nor shall such screening create any continuing
obligation to provide medical services.
3. Require the La. Dept. of Health to collaborate with Medicaid-managed care
organizations to identify providers who specialize in pregnancy-related and
postpartum depression or mental health disorders and substance use disorders
relative to such illnesses and to develop network adequacy standards for
treatment of those disorders.
4. Remove reimbursement provisions.
5. Make technical corrections.
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Prepared by Brandi Cannon. Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
engrossed bill
1. Makes technical changes.
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Prepared by Brandi Cannon.