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Last Scheduled Prevention of Opioid Abuse Commission Meeting Finds Consensus, Formulary Out

February 21, 2017 | by: | Categories: Features

The Louisiana Commission on Preventing Opioid Abuse held its last scheduled meeting yesterday at the Department of Health in Baton Rouge. The goal of the meeting was to reach consensus and finalize the list of recommendations from each of the eight topic-specific teams. Malcolm Broussard, Co-Chair of the Commission and head of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, led the meeting and emphasized to the members assembled that the body had already passed its deadline and that the Legislature is expecting quick action.

Comp Formulary Debated at Louisiana Commission on Preventing Opioid Abuse

January 20, 2017 | by: | Categories: Features

The latest meeting of the Louisiana Commission on Preventing Opioid Abuse featured a discussion of a potential formulary for workers’ compensation which was ultimately scrapped. Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWC) Director Sheral Kellar and Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers (LASIE) Director Gary Patureau sparred over singling out workers’ comp in the Commission’s draft recommendations.