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SB30 • 2026

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)

Healthcare Technology
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Patrick McMath
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not explicitly state prohibitions against licensing boards making certain rules, but it implies this through the requirement for synchronous interactions.

Health Care Law for Telehealth

This bill allows healthcare providers to use telehealth services for evaluating, diagnosing, or treating obesity and providing weight management services, as long as they have a live conversation with the patient.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows healthcare providers to use telehealth for evaluating, diagnosing, or treating obesity and providing weight management services.
  • Requires healthcare providers to conduct a synchronous interaction (live conversation) with patients when using telehealth for these services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Healthcare providers licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners or the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
  • Patients seeking treatment for obesity and weight management through telehealth services.

Terms To Know

Telehealth
Using technology to provide healthcare services remotely, like video calls with doctors.
Synchronous interaction
A real-time conversation between a patient and a healthcare provider using telehealth.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the governor vetoes it.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or regulated by licensing boards.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Filed

Plain English: HASBSB30 471 3500 SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS SB 30 2026 Regular Session McMath KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE HEALTH CARE.

  • HASBSB30 471 3500 SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS SB 30 2026 Regular Session McMath KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE HEALTH CARE.
  • Provides relative to telehealth.
  • (gov sig) SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL 1.
  • Make technical corrections.
Adopted

Plain English: HFASB30 4465 5217 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Egan to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

  • HFASB30 4465 5217 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Egan to Engrossed Senate Bill No.
  • 30 by Senator McMath 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 Delete Amendment Nos.
  • 1 and 3 by the House Committee on Health and Welfare (#4629) 3 AMENDMENT NO.
Adopted

Plain English: HCASB30 4465 4629 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

  • HCASB30 4465 4629 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Engrossed Senate Bill No.
  • 30 by Senator McMath 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 10, after "agency" and before "professional" delete "or" and insert a comma 3 "," and after "board" and before "or" insert a comma "," 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 13, change "a related metabolic condition," to "provide weight 6 management services," 7 AMENDMENT NO.
Draft

Plain English: HCASB30 4465 4597 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

  • HCASB30 4465 4597 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Engrossed Senate Bill No.
  • 30 by Senator McMath 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 10, after "agency" and before "professional" delete "or" and insert a comma 3 "," and after "board" and before "or" insert a comma "," 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 14 change "FDA-approved" to "a medication approved by the United 6 States Food and Drug Administration" and change "provided" to "if" 7 AMENDMENT NO.
Adopted

Plain English: SCASB30 3005 777 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to Original Senate Bill No.

  • SCASB30 3005 777 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to Original Senate Bill No.
  • 30 by Senator McMath 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "boards;" insert "to require synchronous interactions with a patient 3 for certain conditions;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 14, after "provider" insert "conducts a synchronous interaction with the 6 patient and" Page 1 of 1
Draft

Plain English: SCASB30 3005 735 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to Original Senate Bill No.

  • SCASB30 3005 735 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to Original Senate Bill No.
  • 30 by Senator McMath 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "boards;" insert "to require synchronous interactions with a patient 3 for certain conditions;" 4 On page 1, line 14, after "provider" insert "conducts a synchronous interaction with the 5 patient and" Page 1 of 1

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 S

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  2. 2026-05-19 H

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  3. 2026-05-19 S

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. 2026-05-18 S

    Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

  5. 2026-05-11 S

    Received from the House with amendments.

  6. 2026-05-07 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  7. 2026-05-06 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  8. 2026-05-06 H

    Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. 2026-05-05 H

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  10. 2026-04-29 H

    Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  11. 2026-03-23 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  12. 2026-03-18 H

    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  13. 2026-03-17 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  14. 2026-03-16 S

    Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  15. 2026-03-11 S

    Reported with amendments.

  16. 2026-03-09 S

    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  17. 2026-02-03 S

    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Official Summary Text

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 30
BY SENATOR MCMATH
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:1223.4(D), relative to telehealth services; to provide for the use of
3 telehealth; to provide for the regulation of telehealth by certain licensing boards; to
4 require synchronous interactions with a patient for certain conditions; to provide for
5 an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1223.4(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §1223.4. Telehealth; rulemaking required
9 * * *
10 D. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and the Louisiana
11 State Board of Nursing shall not adopt or enforce any rule or policy that
12 prohibits a licensed healthcare provider under the jurisdiction of either board
13 from using telehealth to evaluate, diagnose, or treat obesity or provide weight
14 management services, provided the healthcare provider conducts a synchronous
15 interaction with the patient and acts within the scope of his license and in
16 accordance with the applicable standard of care.
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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SB NO. 30 ENROLLED
1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.