Amendment vs bill Senate Committee Amendment, #1691, H&W, Draft vs Enrolled

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SCASB433 3005 1691 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session AmendmentsproposedbySenateCommitteeonHealthandWelfareto OriginalSenateBill No.
433 BY SENATORS BOUDREAUX, BARROW, BARTHELEMY, DUPLESSIS, JENKINS, OWEN AND SELDERS AND REPRESENTATIVES BRYANT, CHASSION, FISHER, FREEMAN, GREEN, DANA HENRY, JACKSON, KERNER, KNOX, LAFLEUR, MANDIE LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MCFARLAND, MILLER, MOORE, MURRAY, MUSCARELLO, NEWELL, PHELPS, STAGNI, WALTERS AND YOUNG AN ACT To enact R.S.
433 by Senator Boudreaux AMENDMENT NO.
46:460.38, relative to Medicaid coverage of certain medications;
1 On page 1, delete lines 12 and 13 and insert "recipient over the age of eighteen that has a body mass index of thirty-five to thirty-nine and at least one associated" AMENDMENT NO.
to require Medicaid coverage of FDA-approved weight loss medications;
2 On page 1, delete line 16 AMENDMENT NO.
to provide for qualifying patients;
3 On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
to provide for coverage restrictions;
"F.
to provide for an effective date;
Implementation of this Section is subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature for this purpose." Page 1 of 1
and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1.
R.S.
46:460.38 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§460.38.
Weight loss medications;
required coverage A.TheLouisianaDepartmentofHealthshallprovideMedicaidcoverage forFDA-approvedweightlossmedicationsthataremedicallynecessaryandare prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider for a Medicaid recipient.
The coveragecriteriaforFDA-approvedweightlossmedicationsshallbeestablished by the department.
B.Coveragemay besubjecttopriorauthorization as determined by the department.
C.
The Louisiana Departmentof Healthorany Medicaid managed care organization shall not require step therapy for coverage of weight loss medication pursuant to this Section.
D.
The Louisiana Department of Health shall implement weight loss coverage in a manner that ensures fiscal sustainability consistent with federal requirements.
Section 2.(A) The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective when an Act of the Louisiana Legislature containing a specific appropriation of monies for the implementation of the provisions of this Act becomes effective.
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Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SB NO.
433 ENROLLED (B) The provisions of this Section shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of this Section shall become effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.