§2617. Obesity annual action plan; submission; content
The Louisiana Department of Health shall submit an action plan, after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical director of each of its contracted Medicaid partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than February first of each year on the following:
(1) The financial impact and reach obesity is having on the state of Louisiana and its residents. Items included in this assessment shall include the number of lives with obesity covered by Medicaid through the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners, the number of lives with obesity impacted by the prevention and control programs implemented by the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners, the financial cost obesity and its complications place on the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners, and the financial cost obesity and its complications places on the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners in comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions.
(2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling obesity and preventing the disease.
(3) A description of the level of coordination existing between the Louisiana Department of Health, its contracted partners, and other stakeholders on activities, programmatic activities, and the level of communication on managing, treating, or preventing obesity and its complications.
(4) The development of a detailed action plan for battling obesity with a range of actionable items. The plan shall identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact of obesity and related obesity complications. The plan shall identify expected outcomes of the action steps proposed while establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing obesity.
(5) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs, and resources to implement the plan identified in Paragraph (4) of this Section.
Acts 2013, No. 210, §1, eff. June 10, 2013.
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