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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
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
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Removes requirement to include an individual's sickle cell disease diagnosis on
the individual's immunization record.
2.Adds that a parent or guardian of a student with sickle cell disease may submit
a sickle cell disease management and treatment plan to the student's school.
3.Adds that the student's sickle cell disease management and treatment plan shall
include health care accommodations the student may require at school or while
participating in a school activity.
4.Adds that a student's parent or guardian and the student's treating physician are
required to sign the sickle cell disease management and treatment plan.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Proposed law authorizes a parent or guardian of a student with sickle cell disease to submit
a sickle cell management and treatment plan to the student's school.
Proposed law requires a student's management and treatment plan be developed by the
student's parent or guardian and the student's treating physician.
Proposed law states that a student's sickle cell disease management and treatment plan shall
include health care accommodations the student may require at school or while participating
in a school activity and the signatures of the student's parent or guardian and the student's
treating physician.
(Adds R.S. 17:436.5)
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