Louisiana § RS 46:460.70 - Timely filing of claims
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§ RS 46:460.70. Timely filing of claims
In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 46:442, the department shall not limit the period within which a provider may submit a claim for payment for a covered service rendered to an enrollee to less than three hundred sixty-five days from the date the service was provided. This prohibition on limiting the claim submission period to less than three hundred sixty-five days from the date of service shall apply relative to claims submitted directly to the department and to claims submitted to all of the following entities:
(1) A managed care organization.
(2) Any of the following entities as defined in 42 CFR 438.2:
(a) A prepaid ambulatory health plan.
(b) A prepaid inpatient health plan.
(c) A primary care case manager.
Acts 2015, No. 21, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:460.70 ("Timely filing of claims") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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