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Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Read by title, withdrawn from the files of the House.

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Requires health insurance coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine (OR NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: June 21, 2008.

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Requires certain students to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/13/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for noncontinuation of group health benefits (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: Jan. 1, 2009.

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Limits retroactive denial and recoupment of health insurance claims (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: June 21, 2008.

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Requires health insurance coverage of prosthetic devices and prosthetic services (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

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Requires health insurance coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date: June 25, 2008.

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Prohibits use of public funds for human cloning (RE See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

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Requires recognition of assignment of health insurance benefits to health care providers
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends an exception to the La. Smokefree Air Act which allows smoking in certain areas of nursing homes

SB32

SB32 Sponsored by Yvonne Dorsey
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Health and Welfare.

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Provides for the licensure of adult day health care providers. (8/15/08) (OR See Note)

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Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Health and Welfare.

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Provides for changes to the Louisiana Wholesale Drug Distributors Act. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 37, nays 62. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Provides for the moratorium on the issuance of hospice licenses and provides for a process for application. (gov sig)

SB535

SB535 Sponsored by Bill Cassidy
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Reconsidered. Read by title and returned to the calendar subject to call as amended.

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Requires insurance coverage of certain medically necessary treatments for alcoholism, drug abuse, and mental illness, effective upon the enactment of an income tax credit equal to the cost of premiums related to providing such coverage. (8/15/08) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Insurance.

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Provides relative to health care arrangements provided to a health care consumer. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Health and Welfare.

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Extends the moratorium on the issuance of licenses for hospices. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Insurance.

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Provides for the regulation of viatical settlements. (gov. sig.)
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests the Department of Insurance to assess network adequacy issues by market for all health insurance plans operating in the state and other related matters
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Requests DHH and BESE jointly to study the feasibility and advisability of prohibiting public schools from serving foods containing trans fat to students
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to study issues related to prohibiting the possession of tobacco products by persons under the age of 21 and report its findings to the legislature
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the development and implementation of civil commitment procedures for the treatment of sexually violent predators and child sexual predators