RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 161 (SB 56) 2024 Regular Session Wheat
Prior law prohibited medication from being administered to any student at school without
parental authorization and an order from a physician or dentist licensed in La. or an adjacent
state. Further prohibited the performance of noncomplex health procedures unless prescribed
by a physician licensed in La. or an adjacent state.
New law allows the administration of medication and performance of noncomplex health
procedures if prescribed by such persons licensed in any state in the U.S.
Effective May 23, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 17:436(B)(3)(a) and 436.1(B)(1)(a))


Statutes affected:
SB56 Original: 17:1(B)(1)
SB56 Engrossed: 17:1(B)(1)
SB56 Enrolled: 17:436(B)(3), 17:1(B)(1)
SB56 Act : 17:436(B)(3), 17:1(B)(1)