SB 45 — HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to hospice care. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

SLS 26RS-103 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

45 BY SENATOR WHEAT HEALTHAN SERVICES.ACT To enact R.S.

Provides relative to hospice care.

(gov sig) AN ACT To enact R.S.

40:2120.1 et seq., relative to licensure of home- and community-based service providers, shall not apply to a nonprofit organization that provides gratuitous end-of-life care to terminally ill patients in a home-like setting if the organization:organization meets all of the following criteria:

Page(3)Providesindividualprivatebedroomsfornomorethanthreepatients 1at ofa 3time Coding:at any single location owned or operated by the nonprofit organization.

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SLS 26RS-103 ENGROSSED SB NO.

45 (3)Providesindividualprivatebedroomsfornomorethanthreepatients at a time at any single location owned or operated by the nonprofit organization.

D.Thepatient'slicensedhospiceprovidershallprepareandmanagethe patient'sPage plan1 of care.2 Coding:

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45 ENROLLED patient's plan of care.

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SLS 26RS-103 ENGROSSED SB NO.

45 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 45 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Wheat Present law requires licensure by the La.

Dept.

of Health to operate or maintain a hospice.

Present law further requires licensure by the department to operate as a home- and community-based service provider.

Proposed law provides an exemption from licensure for a nonprofit organization that provides gratuitous end-of-life care to terminally ill patients in a home-like setting if the organization meets certain criteria identified in proposed law.

Proposed law provides that an exempted organization shall be treated as the patient's place of residence for purposes of home hospice care.

Proposedlawprovidesthatanymedicationprescribedforthepatientinaccordancewiththe patient's plan of care shall be delivered, stored, and administered in the same manner as if the patient was in a home setting.

Proposed law providesfortheauthorityofindividuals designated bythe organization as the patient's caregiver and for healthcare professionals delegating tasks in accordance with the patient's plan of care.

Proposedlawprovidesimmunityfromdisciplinaryoradverseactionsfromalicensingboard for any licensed healthcare professional who delegates caregiver tasks in accordance with proposed law and who is acting in good faith and with reasonable care.

Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

(Adds R.S.

40:2183.1) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed bySenate Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill 1.

Provides that the requirement for a nonprofit organization to provide individual privatebedroomsfornomorethanthreepatients at a time applies to any single location owned or operated bythe nonprofit organization.

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