SB32

Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Complete·5/22/26

Louisiana SB32 establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health.

Louisiana SB32 creates a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. This initiative aims to provide resources to hospitals that offer maternity care, including training for hospital staff on interacting with grieving parents, perinatal bereavement devices, and identifying available bereavement services such as grief counseling and support groups. The initiative prioritizes hospitals that lack access to bereavement devices, treat a high number of high-risk maternal patients, and deliver a high number of babies.

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Roll Call Votes

36 Yea

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3 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 11

9:00 AM

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

History

May 22

Senate

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 346.

May 22

Senate

Effective date 8/1/2026.

May 20

Senate

Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.