House Bill No. by Representative Mandie Landry aims to enhance the protection of healthcare data within the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative. The bill enacts new provisions under R.S. 46:972.1(G) and (H), which prohibit the general contractor and subcontractors from disclosing a client's name or any protected health information without the client's explicit written consent for that specific disclosure. Additionally, before obtaining consent, they must provide clients with a clear privacy notice detailing the purpose of the disclosure, the types of information to be shared, and the third parties who may receive the information. The bill also mandates that clients be given a simple mechanism to revoke consent and requires that they receive a copy of their records within ten business days upon request.

Furthermore, the bill allows the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to consider violations of these confidentiality provisions as grounds for ineligibility, suspension, termination, or nonrenewal of contracts or agreements with the department. Any enforcement actions taken must comply with applicable state contracting laws, ensuring that clients are given notice and an opportunity to respond. Overall, this legislation seeks to strengthen the privacy and security of sensitive healthcare information for individuals utilizing services provided by the initiative.