Louisiana SR154: NURSES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana.

What the bill says

A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana and to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.

From the introduced text:

A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana and to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. WHEREAS, medically fragile children and adults, including those with tracheostomies, ventilator dependence, cerebral palsy, and other conditions requiring multiple hours of skilled nursing each day, depend on a stable network of in-home nursing providers to remain safely at home and out of institutional settings; and WHEREAS, Louisiana home and community based services waiver waitlists for children and adults with complex medical needs have historically extended for many years, magnifying the dependence of medically fragile beneficiaries on in-home skilled nursing; and WHEREAS, in-home skilled nursing services delivered on a continuous or extended-hour basis are clinically and operationally distinct from traditional intermittent home health services, with different workforce, staffing, and provider economics; and WHEREAS, Title XIX of the Social Security Act and federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) requirements obligate Louisiana Medicaid to arrange for medically necessary continuous skilled nursing services for eligible children Page 1 of SLS 26RS-4045 ORIGINAL SR NO. under twenty-one years of age; and WHEREAS, federal workforce projections anticipate a substantial registered nurse shortage in Louisiana over the coming decade, and sixty of the state's sixty-four …

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Sponsors

• McMath, Patrick (R, 11) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 28, 2026: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
2. May 25, 2026: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time by title and adopted.

Common questions

What is SR154?

SR154 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): NURSES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana.

What does SR154 do?

In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana and to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.

What is the status of SR154?

Passed both chambers as of May 25, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate. (May 28, 2026).

Who sponsored SR154?

McMath, Patrick (R, 11).

Where is the official record for SR154?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SR154