RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 659 (SB 22) 2022 Regular Session Boudreaux
Prior law established a 17-member Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council to
study and make recommendations to the secretary of the La. Department of Health and the
legislature regarding the availability of patient-centered and family-focused palliative care
in this state. Prior law terminated on March 31, 2022.
New law re-creates the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council, retains the
membership of the council as provided in prior law, and extends the termination date of the
council to August 1, 2025.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 36:259(B)(36); adds R.S. 40:2018.7; repeals R.S. 40:2018.6)


Statutes affected:
SB22 Original: 36:259(B)(36)
SB22 Engrossed: 36:259(B)(36)
SB22 Reengrossed: 36:259(B)(36)
SB22 Enrolled: 36:259(B)(36)
SB22 Act 659: 36:259(B)(36)