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2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 143
BY SENATOR BARROW
HEALTH CARE. Provides for hypertension screening. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Part XII-A of Chapter 5-B of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
3 to be comprised of R.S. 40:1124.1, relative to prenatal and postpartum health
4 screenings; to require certain healthcare providers to provide screenings for certain
5 patients; to provide for the discretion of the provider; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Part XII-A of Chapter 5-B of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
9 of 1950, comprised of R.S. 40:1124.1, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 PART XII-A. PERINATAL PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY
11 ยง1124.1. Screening for prenatal and postpartum health disorders
12 Healthcare providers who provide prenatal and postpartum care to
13 women shall screen for the signs and symptoms of hypertension and
14 preeclampsia through a validated screening tool in accordance with the
15 recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and
16 Gynecologists if in the exercise of their professional, medical judgment the
17 healthcare providers believe that such screening would be in the best interest
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1 of the patient.
2 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
3 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
4 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
5 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
6 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Amanda Trapp.
DIGEST
SB 143 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Barrow
Proposed law requires healthcare providers who provide prenatal and postpartum care to
women to screen for signs and symptoms of hypertension and preeclampsia if, in the
provider's professional, medical judgment, the screening is in the best interest of the patient.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds 40:1124.1)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.