Requests the Office of Group Benefits to conduct a study on the financial benefits of establishing a program to address the high rate of obesity in La.
Requests the Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board within the office of group benefits to study and prepare a cost benefit analysis for the provision of anti-obesity treatments and services for plan participants.
Provides for the establishment of a program to address the high rate of obesity in La. (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Urges and requests the Office of Group Benefits to study the cost for each member school board to terminate participation in the programs offered by the Office of Group Benefits
Requests members of the legislature to host an Obesity Awareness Walk within their respective districts and designates April 13, 2010, as "Obesity Awareness Day"
Requests members of the legislature to host an Obesity Awareness Walk within their respective districts and designates April 13, 2010, as "Obesity Awareness Day."
Requires the state Office of Group Benefits to cover bariatric surgery techniques for the treatment of morbid obesity
Establishes the Task Force on Obesity Care, Cost, and Value to address the chronic disease of obesity in Louisiana.
Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a study relative to the state's higher education financial aid programs.
Requires the state Office of Group Benefits to cover bariatric surgery techniques for the treatment of severe obesity. (7/1/20)