HEALTH CARE: Establishes the Task Force on Obesity Care, Cost, and Value to address the chronic disease of obesity in Louisiana.
This bill creates a new Task Force on Obesity Care, Cost, and Value in Louisiana to study and address obesity as a chronic disease. The task force will include a primary care physician certified in obesity medicine appointed by the state medical society, as well as the chief executive officer of that same society. These specific additions ensure that medical professionals with expertise in obesity treatment have a direct role in the committee's work. The legislation focuses on establishing this group rather than implementing immediate regulatory changes or funding mandates.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced May 13, 2024
Last action Jun 3, 2024
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6
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Committee
1
Amendments
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May 23, 2024
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted.
May 22, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported with amendments.
May 13, 2024
Senate · Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Royce Duplessis
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