The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on June 8 reported House Bill 423 as amended after hearing from the bill’s sponsor and multiple medical groups that supported the measure.

Representative McComb told the committee HB 423 requires licensed health professionals to display evidence of proper licensure on their person or in advertisements. He said the committee worked with stakeholders and that the amendment set addressed private‑office and sterile‑environment concerns.

The committee adopted an amendment set (30‑52) and a specific amendment included language to allow certain new opioid formulations to be recognized under the bill. Supporters who signed in included Roche Boyd with the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP), Mariah Bowen and Sherry Buffington with the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS), Scott Kirkpatrick with the Louisiana Dental Association and representatives of dermatology, psychiatry and pediatrics organizations.

Senator Boudreaux moved to report the bill as amended; there were no objections and the bill was reported to the Senate floor in amended form.