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SB 30 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)

SB 30 prohibits Louisiana state agencies and licensing boards from banning telehealth services for evaluating, diagnosing, or treating obesity and related metabolic conditions. It directly affects licensed healthcare providers who use telehealth to deliver these services. The bill requires that providers may prescribe FDA-approved or compounded noncontrolled medications via telehealth while operating within their license scope and standard of care. This policy change removes regulatory barriers to telehealth for these specific conditions, without altering existing licensure requirements.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRemoves regulatory barriers for telehealth access to obesity treatment, improving patient access to care under license scope and standard of care.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026
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What changed between versions

SB30 Original → SB30 Act 345 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill narrows the scope of telehealth regulations by replacing a broad ban on restrictions with specific prohibitions only for the State Boards of Medical Examiners and Nursing. It adds a new requirement that providers treating obesity or weight management must conduct synchronous (real-time) interactions with patients. The change matters because it shifts the legislative approach from a general prohibition of rules to targeted protections for specific medical conditions while introducing stricter operational standards for those treatments.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was reduced from all state agencies and licensing boards to only the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
SCOPE

Changed the list of entities restricted from adopting rules from all state agencies and licensing boards to only the State Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Nursing.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement that providers treating obesity or weight management must conduct synchronous interactions with the patient.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the explicit mention of 'commissions' and the general authority of all agencies to regulate telehealth in the summary of the bill's purpose.

ENFORCEMENT

Replaced a broad prohibition on restricting telehealth for obesity with a specific mandate that only the two named boards shall not prohibit such services.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · House May 7, 2026

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Patrick McMath
Patrick McMath
RRepublican
LA
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