Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council will hold a quarterly public meeting virtually on November 21, 2024. The agenda includes updates on advance care planning, Medicaid waiver opportunities for palliative care, insurance coverage for advance care planning, and legislative/regulatory items such as the council's extension and a ketamine discussion with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
- Louisiana Voices and Advance Care Planning/Age Friendly Health System metrics presentation by Cindy Munn and Susan Nelson
- Palliative Care opportunity through Medicaid Waiver
- Coverage for Advance Care Planning from Blue Cross and all insurance companies, with consideration for CMS mandate
- Legislative and Regulatory updates: PCIAC extension and Ketamine discussion with LSBN in December
The provided document is a meeting notice and agenda for the November 21, 2024, meeting. It does not record any decisions, votes, or outcomes.
Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council is meeting to discuss insurance coverage requirements following a CMS mandate. The agenda also includes updates on the Living Will/LaPOST registry and legislative developments through 2025.
- Discussion of ACP coverage from insurance companies regarding CMS mandate
- Louisiana Voices presentation
- Legislative and regulatory updates through 2025
- Living Will/LaPOST registry discussion
- Ketamine discussion with LSBN
The council reviewed challenges regarding insurance coverage for advance care planning and the status of the LaPOST registry. Members discussed the need for legislative support to extend the council's mandate beyond August 1, 2025, and a request to the LSBN regarding ketamine administration by nurses.
- Discussed lack of commercial BCBSLA coverage for ACP codes 99497 and 99498
- Noted LHCQF has ended the LaPOST registry using Vynca technology
- Proposed seeking legislative support to extend council mandate past August 1, 2025
- Discussed request for LSBN to allow RNs to administer sub-anesthetic ketamine doses
- Scheduled next meeting for November 21, 2024
Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council holds its quarterly public meeting virtually. The agenda includes a welcome, a presentation on the Louisiana Cancer Plan, legislative updates, and new business. The meeting is required by ACT 659 of 2022.
- Louisiana Cancer Plan presentation by Dr. Trey Gibson
- Legislative updates by Dr. Susan Nelson
- New business discussion
The council discussed the 2022-2027 Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan and Senate Bill 325 regarding fetal abnormality informational documents. Several items, including updates to the Children's code and Uniform Advance Directive Commission recommendations, were placed on hold.
- Tabled updates to Children's code
- Tabled Uniform Advance Directive Commission recommendations
- Scheduled Ketamine changes meeting with LSBN for October 2024
Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council will hold a quarterly public meeting via Zoom. The agenda includes discussions on global palliative care, health disparities in rural areas, and the GUIDE model.
- Global palliative care and JEDI initiatives
- Health disparities in rural areas task force regarding Sickle Cell management
- GUIDE model initiatives
- VBID models for care of hospice
- Legislative updates and CMS initiatives regarding ACP and readmission reduction
The council reviewed updates on the GUIDE model, rural health disparities, and CMS initiatives regarding patient discharge information. No formal votes or policy decisions were recorded in the minutes.
- Discussed GUIDE model initiatives and Vantage Dual Plus Plan hospice services
- Reviewed proposed ketamine regulations and scope of practice issues
- Discussed CMS concerns regarding missing patient preferences during hospital discharge
- Identified a shortage of pediatric palliative care providers in Louisiana