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2025 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 70
BY SENATOR MYERS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HEALTH SERVICES. Provides relative to remote patient monitoring services. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1227.5, relative to remote patient monitoring services; to
3 provide for qualifications for a patient to participate in remote patient monitoring
4 services; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1227.5 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1227.5. Qualifications for patients
8 To qualify for participation in remote patient monitoring services, a patient
9 shall meet any two have a recommendation from the patient's healthcare
10 provider for disease management services through remote patient monitoring
11 and shall meet one of the following criteria:
12 (1) Be Has been diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions, as defined
13 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which include but are including
14 but not limited to sickle cell disease, mental illness, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and
15 heart disease.
16 (2) Have Has a recent history of costly service use due to one or more
17 chronic conditions as evidenced by two or more hospitalizations, including
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1 emergency room visits, in the last twelve months.
2 (3)Have a recommendation from the patient's healthcare provider for disease
3 management services through remote patient monitoring.
4 Is a pregnant or postpartum woman diagnosed with one of more
5 conditions related to pregnancy, including but not limited to preeclampsia,
6 gestational diabetes, and gestational hypertension.
7 (4) Is an infant requiring neonatal intensive care, including but not
8 limited to care that requires a tracheostomy tube or nasogastric tube.
9 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
10 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
11 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
12 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
13 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 Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SB 70 Original 2025 Regular Session Myers
Present law authorizes remote patient monitoring services provided through telehealth to be
used by a patient who meets any two of the following qualifications:
(1)Has been diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions.
(2)Has a recent history of costly service use due to one or more chronic conditions as
evidenced by two or more hospitalizations, including emergency room visits, in the
last 12 months.
(3)Has a recommendation from the patient's healthcare provider for disease
management services through remote patient monitoring.
Proposed law authorizes patients to use remote patient monitoring services if the patient has
a recommendation from the patient's healthcare provider for disease management services
through remote patient monitoring and meets one of the following qualifications:
(1)Has been diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions.
(2)Has a recent history of costly service use due to one or more chronic conditions as
evidenced by two or more hospitalizations, including emergency room visits, in the
last 12 months.
(3)Is a pregnant or postpartum woman diagnosed with one or more conditions related
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to pregnancy.
(4)Is an infant requiring neonatal intensive care, including but not limited to care that
requires a tracheostomy tube or nasogastric tube.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 40:1227.5)
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