SR 170 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

HEALTH CARE: Creates a task force to study the feasibility of forming an independent review board to assist cancer patients and healthcare providers with prior authorization processes that do not comply with the Cancer Patient's Right to Prompt Coverage Act.

This resolution (SR 170) creates a task force to study whether an independent review board should be formed to help cancer patients and healthcare providers navigate insurance approval delays that conflict with Louisiana's Cancer Patient's Right to Prompt Coverage Act. The task force, co-led by the Department of Insurance and Department of Health, will examine current insurance processes, compare other states' approaches, and recommend solutions to speed up treatment access. It includes stakeholders like oncologists, patient advocates, and insurers, and must submit a report by December 31, 2025. The resolution does not create new law but aims to improve existing processes affecting cancer care access.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 3, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR170 Original → SR170 Enrolled · 2 edits · Jun 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and formatted for official enactment, changing the header from a draft status to the 'Enrolled' version. The core policy content, including the creation of a task force to study prior authorization delays for cancer patients, remains substantively identical to the original draft.

Scope change

No change in scope; the bill applies to the same entities and addresses the same issues as the original version.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and page numbers to reflect the official 'Enrolled' status of the Senate Resolution.

Adjusted line breaks and paragraph spacing to conform to official legislative formatting standards.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title and adopted.

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Introduced

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors