SB 216

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Louis S. Reine on the occasion of his retirement as president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO.

SECONDARY EDUCATION: Provides for the Learn and Earn Act. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Requires the inclusion of the license number of adjusters and appraisers in all written communications. (8/1/26)

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway"". (8/1/26) (EG +$1

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to eye care providers. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former district attorney, judge, and Louisiana State Senator Robert W. "Bob"" Kostelka."

FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement officers (EG +$50,000 GF EX See Note)

MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit

MENTAL HEALTH: Provides for oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides for independent claims review of Coordinated System of Care providers

Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense

Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists

An Act relating to emergency medical dispatchers; classifying dispatchers in police or fire departments and in state trooper offices as peace officers under the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.

Modifies provisions relating to multidisciplinary adult protection teams

Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; update

A bill for an act relating to health insurance; extending a requirement that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.096.