LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 70 SLS 24RS 119
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 30, 2024 10:55 AM Author: MIZELL
Dept./Agy.: Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)
Subject: Local Overdose Parish Review Panels Analyst: Garrett Ordner
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Provides for parish overdose fatality review panels. (8/1/24)
Proposed law allows parishes to establish local overdose fatality review panels to (1) promote cooperation and coordination
among agencies in the investigation of drug overdose fatalities; (2) develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of
drug overdose fatalities in the jurisdiction where the panel operates; (3) plan for and recommend changes within the
agencies represented on the panel to prevent drug overdose fatalities; and (4) advise local, regional, and state policymakers
about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practice to prevent drug overdoses. Proposed law provides for the
membership of the panel, access to information, and confidentiality of certain information. Proposed law allows any person
or entity subject to a records request by a panel to charge a reasonable fee for the service of duplicating requested records.
Proposed law requires panels to submit an annual report to the local human services district. Proposed law requires human
services districts to compile reports received and submit the compiled reports to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).
Proposed law requires LDH to create a single report for submission to the governor and legislature.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
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Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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Annual Total
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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Annual Total
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
While the proposed law does not specify which agency within the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) will be responsible
for compiling and analyzing reports submitted by the human services districts, LDH reports that there will be no fiscal impact
to either the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) or the Office of Public Health (OPH). The Department of Children and Family
Services (DCFS) also reports it will not incur additional costs to comply with the requirements of the bill.
Some human services districts have reported they may incur travel reimbursement costs to attend meetings of overdose
fatality review panels; however, these expenses are not expected to be significant.
There may be costs to local governments to implement overdose fatality review panels to the extent that parish
governments elect to establish such panels. These costs are indeterminable and will depend on the number of parishes which
elect to establish such panels, the number and type of staff utilized by the panels, and any other operating expenses
incurred by the panels.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law allows government agencies to charge a reasonable fee for the reproduction of documents requested by
overdose fatality review panels. This may result in an increase in self-generated revenues to state and local agencies;
however, any such increase is indeterminable and will depend on the volume of requests made by overdose fatality review
panels.
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