§ 46:460.53 — Contract amendments; public notice

Louisiana § 46:460.53

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§460.53. Contract amendments; public notice
A. The department, prior to executing any amendment to a professional, personal,
consulting, or social services contract that provides for managed care under the Louisiana
Medical Assistance Program through the use of a managed care organization, primary care
case management, prepaid inpatient health plan, or prepaid ambulatory health plan, all as
defined in 42 CFR 438.2, shall publish on a publicly accessible page of the department's
website a copy of the entire proposed contract amendment and provide a public comment
period of no less than thirty days.
B. If the department finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or
welfare requires immediate execution of a proposed contract amendment without otherwise
publishing the proposed contract amendment as required in Subsection A of this Section, the
department may execute the proposed contract amendment upon publishing a copy of the
contract amendment and a written statement that details the reason for finding that an
imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires adoption of the executed
amendment.

Legislative History

Acts 2019, No. 319, §1.