§995. Selection of type of treatment; reimbursement
A.
(1)Notwithstanding any provision of any policy or contract of insurance or health
benefits issued after the effective date of this Section, whenever such policy or contract
provides for payment or reimbursement for any service, and such service may be legally
performed by a chiropractor licensed in this state, such payment or reimbursement under
such policy or contract shall not be denied the chiropractor when such service is rendered by
a person so licensed. Terminology in such policy or contract deemed discriminatory against
any such person or method of practice, including but not limited to the manner of payment
or reimbursement under the policy, shall be null and void. The provisions of this Paragraph
shall not affect any provision
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§995. Selection of type of treatment; reimbursement
A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of any policy or contract of insurance or health
benefits issued after the effective date of this Section, whenever such policy or contract
provides for payment or reimbursement for any service, and such service may be legally
performed by a chiropractor licensed in this state, such payment or reimbursement under
such policy or contract shall not be denied the chiropractor when such service is rendered by
a person so licensed. Terminology in such policy or contract deemed discriminatory against
any such person or method of practice, including but not limited to the manner of payment
or reimbursement under the policy, shall be null and void. The provisions of this Paragraph
shall not affect any provision of the policy or contract regarding payment for services
provided by a non-contracted provider.
(2) The provisions of this Section shall apply to all new policies issued on or after
November 1, 1975. Any insurer who, on August 1, 1975, has health and accident policies
in force shall, upon the anniversary date of such policies, convert all existing policies to
conform to the provisions of this Section; provided, however, that all existing policies shall
be converted to conform to the provisions of this Section by August 1, 1976.
B. Any person, partnership, corporation, or other organization or the state of
Louisiana which provides or contracts to provide health and accident benefit coverage as a
self-insurer for his or its employees, stockholders, or other persons shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section. This Section shall not apply to collectively bargained union
welfare plans, other than health and accident plans.
C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all new policies issued on or after
December 1, 1984. Any insurer who on December 1, 1984, has health and accident policies
in force shall convert upon the anniversary date of such policies all existing policies to
conform to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. All existing policies shall be
converted to conform to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section no later than
December 1, 1985.