§ 44:14 — Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to

Louisiana § 44:14

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 44: Public Records and Recorders

Text

§14. Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to
department
A. Every person authorized to issue a hospital or medical expense
policy, a hospital or medical service contract, an employee welfare benefit
plan, a health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance contract of
this type in this state, including a group insurance plan, a self insurance plan,
and the Louisiana State Employees Uniform Group Benefits Program, shall
provide to the Louisiana Department of Health information on their insureds,
either in the form of a printed list, a computer printout, or electronic or data
processing tapes, pursuant to rules and regulations established by the secretary,
so that the department can determine if any of the insureds are persons who
have received services from the department and on whose behalf the
department may be entitled to receive insurance benefits. This information
shall be provided monthly and once received by the department shall be
confidential information in the same manner as other confidential information
of the department.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any insured whose
indemnity policy benefits pay less than twenty-five dollars a day in hospital or
medical benefits.

Legislative History

Acts 1986, No. 866, §2; HCR No. 211, 1988 R.S., eff. July 8, 1988.