HLSENROLLED 26RS-636 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

557 BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT INSURANCE/HEALTH:AN ACT To enact Part VIII of Chapter 14 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.

Provides relative to long-term care pharmacy AN ACT To enact Part VIII of Chapter 14 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.

Long-term care pharmacy ForpurposesofthisFor Part,purposes "long-termof carepharmacy"meansthis aPart, pharmacythat"long-termcarepharmacy"meansapharmacythat serves residents of a long-term care facility, as defined in the Older Americans Act, 42U.S.C.3002(35),andhasanationalprovideridentifierassociatedwithtaxonomy code 3336L0003X, or any equivalent or successor classification recognized by federal healthcare authorities.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 557 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Dewitt Abstract:

Defines long-term care pharmacy.

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HLS 26RS-636 ENGROSSED HB NO.

557 Proposedlawdefineslong-termcarepharmacyasapharmacythatservesresidentsofalong- term care facility, as defined in the Older Americans Act, 42 U.S.C.

3002(35), and has a nationalprovideridentifierassociatedwithtaxonomycode3336L0003X, oranyequivalent or successor classification recognized by federal healthcare authorities.

(Adds R.S.

37:1259) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed byHouse Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill:

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Expand the range of entities for determining an equivalent or successor taxonomy code.

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