Louisiana Healthcare Bills

MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN +$2,601,174 GF EX See Note)

STUDENTS: Provides relative to behavioral health services for public school students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: Provides relative to the rules governing Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants

HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS: Provides relative to school-based health center services provided to students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to formulary placement and cost-sharing requirements for certain generic drugs and biosimilars (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26)

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (1/1/27) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers reimbursements (EN +$2,265,844 SG EX See Note)

TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Prohibits the sale of vapor products near schools

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Establishes the Louisiana Clinical Trial Competitiveness and Patient Access Act

HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides relative to minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to health insurance coverage for genetic testing and the treatment of SCN2A-associated medical conditions (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to rural physician licenses

MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note)

HEALTH: Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions

NURSING HOMES: Provides for a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities. (8/1/26) (EN GF EX See Note)