§ 46:1822 — Forensic medical exams; reimbursement

§1822. Forensic medical exams; reimbursement
A. The board shall reimburse a healthcare provider who performs a forensic medical
exam in the amount of six hundred dollars. The board shall reimburse the healthcare facility
at which a forensic medical exam was conducted for the cost of performing the exam in the
amount of one thousand dollars.
B. In order to be reimbursed for the costs of performing a forensic medical exam, the
healthcare provider or the healthcare facility seeking reimbursement shall submit to the board
an attestation that a forensic medical exam was conducted. The attestation shall contain only
sufficient information to identify the victim, the date that the exam was performed, and the
address to which payment can be made for the healthcare provider or healthcare facility. The
board shall not require any billing documentation or medical records from the healthcare
provider or the healthcare facility as a condition of payment under the provisions of this
Section.
C. A request for reimbursement by a healthcare provider or healthcare facility for the
performance of a forensic medical exam shall not constitute reparations and therefore shall
be immediately payable and not require approval from the board as a condition of payment.
The board shall direct payment to be made to a healthcare provider or healthcare facility no
later than thirty calendar days from the date that the attestation is submitted to the board by
the healthcare provider or healthcare facility.

Legislative History

Acts 2022, No. 487, §2; Acts 2023, No. 193, §3.