First-in-the-Nation Prior Authorization Reform
Passed Louisiana Act 706 of 2026 (HB 1154) — the first reform of its kind in the nation — prohibiting commercial insurers from requiring prior authorization on generic prescriptions written by a board-certified specialist for a drug within their specialty (non-opioid, WAC ≤ $250). Effective for plans issued on or after January 1, 2027.
Social Work Interstate Compact
Passed Louisiana Act 791 of 2024 (HB 888), effective August 1, 2024 — adopting the Social Work Licensure Compact so Louisiana-licensed social workers can practice across member states, expanding the behavioral-health workforce for rural, telehealth, and military-family care.
Rare Disease Advisory Council
Created Louisiana's Rare Disease Advisory Council via Act 321 (HB 460, 2021 Regular Session) — codified at La. R.S. 40:1122.1 — making Louisiana the 18th state in the nation to establish one and giving rare-disease patients a permanent seat at the state policy table.
Telehealth Access
Built and expanded Louisiana's telehealth and telemedicine laws across multiple legislative sessions, extending physical and behavioral healthcare access to underserved and rural parishes. Clients on this work included statewide physician, psychiatric, social work, and speech-language / hearing associations.
Assertive Community Treatment Expansion
Advocated for the expansion of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams in Louisiana, growing mobile, in-community care for individuals living with co-occurring addiction and serious mental illness.
Reconstructive Surgery Access
Advocated for and supported the establishment of Louisiana's first stand-alone DIEP flap surgery center, expanding reconstructive-surgery access for breast cancer survivors.
Biomarker Testing Mandate
Passed a Louisiana mandate (2023 Act 324, amended by 2024 Act 160) requiring insurance coverage of biomarker testing — enabling earlier, more accurate diagnosis for cancer and other conditions.
Long-Term Personal Care Services
Helped secure approval of expanded long-term personal-care services, widening access to specialized in-home care for seniors living with epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.
Newborn Screening Expansion
Advocated for adding Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I), and Pompe disease to Louisiana's Newborn Screening Panel, effective January 2022.
Community Reintegration
Facilitated a program transitioning individuals with serious mental illness out of state institutional care and back closer to family and community.