LouisianaLouisiana providers must offer medicines to assault survivors when indicated
When a sexual assault survivor seeks care, Louisiana providers must make emergency contraception and medicines to prevent HIV and other infections available if medically indicated.
What it does
Healthcare providers must make emergency contraception and medicines to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections available when medically indicated.
Argument forSurvivors may get pregnancy prevention and medicines to prevent HIV and other infections when a provider considers them medically needed.
Argument againstSurvivors may not receive these medicines through this requirement if a provider does not consider them medically needed, even if they want them.
More detail
Healthcare providers must make emergency contraception and medicines to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections available. This applies to sexual assault survivors receiving care from licensed hospitals and healthcare providers in Louisiana. Providers must make the medicines available when medically indicated. Providers must follow the Drug Information Handbook when administering them.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 8Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 852.Became Law
- Jun 8Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 28Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 27Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 26Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1343). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
- May 25Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 21Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 20Reported favorably.Minor
- May 12Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
- May 11Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1091). Result: pass.Lower
- May 11Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- May 7Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 7Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
- May 6Reported with amendments (13-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 27Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.Introduced
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