GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 421 2024 Regular Session Phelps
HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Requires healthcare providers to document a diagnosis
of sickle cell disease on immunization records in certain circumstances.
DIGEST
Proposed law authorizes a parent or guardian of a student with sickle cell disease to submit
a management and treatment plan to the student's school.
Proposed law provides for information to be included in the plan.
(Adds R.S. 17:463.5)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the engrossed bill
1. Removes provision requiring inclusion of a sickle cell disease diagnosis on
an child's immunization record.
2. Adds provisions providing for a sickle cell disease management and
treatment plan for students with sickle cell disease.
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Prepared by Amanda Trapp.