LA HB598 | 2021 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 598 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-12 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the La. Department of Health to apply for a Medicaid demonstration waiver to support and improve the delivery of inpatient mental health services (OR -$3,274,253 GF EX See Note)

Title

Requires the La. Department of Health to apply for a Medicaid demonstration waiver to support and improve the delivery of inpatient mental health services (OR -$3,274,253 GF EX See Note)

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-12	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2021-04-02	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/2/2021.
2021-04-02	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2021-04-02	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

MENTAL HEALTH

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=21rs&b=HB598&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1212157
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1218882
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1212169
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1220715