Louisiana § RS 22:1826 - Payment of claims for emergency services provided by noncontracted health care providers
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:1826 — Payment of claims for emergency services provided by noncontracted health care providers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:1826. Payment of claims for emergency services provided by noncontracted health care providers
A. If a health care provider that does not contract with a health insurance issuer files a claim with a health insurance issuer for emergency services rendered, the health insurance issuer shall directly pay such a claim by a noncontracted provider in the amount as determined pursuant to the plan or policy provisions between the enrollee or insured and the health insurance issuer, less any amount representing coinsurance, copayments, deductibles, noncovered services, or any other amounts identified by the health insurance issuer pursuant to the plan or policy provisions, as an amount for which the insured or enrollee is liable. Payment of such claim by the health insurance issuer shall in no circumstances be made directly to the patient, insured, or enrollee.
B. For purposes of this Section,"health insurance issuer" means any entity that offers health insurance coverage through a policy or certificate of insurance subject to state law that regulates the business of insurance. The term shall also include a health maintenance organization, as defined and licensed pursuant to Subpart I of Part I of Chapter 2 of this Title, and nonfederal government plans subject to the provisions of Subpart B of this Part and the Office of Group Benefits.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to limited benefit health insurance policies or contracts.
Acts 2010, No. 340, §1, eff. Nov. 15, 2010.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:1826 cover?
Section RS 22:1826 ("Payment of claims for emergency services provided by noncontracted health care providers") 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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