RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
HR 33 2020 First Extraordinary Session Hilferty
Provides that the term "implicit bias" refers to the attitudes and beliefs about other people
that affect our understanding, decisions, and actions in an unconscious manner. States that
our attitudes and beliefs affect how we treat individuals based on characteristics such as race,
ethnicity, age, and appearance and that this dynamic can be especially pronounced in health
care.
Urges and requests all of the following:
(1) That the La. Department of Health (LDH) make publicly available recommended
standards and curricula on implicit bias for the various types of licensed health
professionals in this state.
(2) That each school of medicine, nursing, and allied health in this state compare its
current training and educational curricula on implicit bias with the recommended
standards and curricula published by LDH and adopt or adapt those standards and
curricula for its health professional education programs.
(3) That each health professional licensing board of this state work with LDH to offer
to its licensees training on implicit bias that aligns with department-recommended
standards and curricula and consider instituting completion of training on implicit
bias as a requirement for licensure.