Louisiana § RS 22:2244 - Blanket insurance program; criteria by Louisiana Department of Health; exemptions
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§ RS 22:2244. Blanket insurance program; criteria by Louisiana Department of Health; exemptions
A. Any blanket insurance program developed by the Louisiana Department of Health shall include but not be limited to the following components:
(1) The eligibility criteria for individuals, including limiting participation to a specific number of individuals who are eligible for medical assistance pursuant to a coverage program implemented pursuant to approval of the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services using authority granted under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act.
(2) The eligibility criteria for health insurance issuers that limit participation to health insurance issuers who have not been found to be financially impaired by the Department of Insurance in the preceding two years and have been selected by the Louisiana Department of Health. For purposes of this Section, the term "health insurance issuer" shall mean an insurance company, including a health maintenance organization as defined and licensed pursuant to Subpart I of Part I of Chapter 2 of this Title, R.S. 22:241 et seq.
(3) The participation criteria that may limit the number of policies or contracts of coverage that a participating health insurance issuer may issue under the program to twenty percent of the health insurance issuer's other commercial coverage that satisfies the requirements of R.S. 22:984, and 1061 through 1079.
(4) The health insurance criteria for health insurers that define the coverage that may be provided under the program. The mandatory benefits or mandatory benefit options, including the provision of "basic health care services" by health maintenance organizations, shall not be required to be included in the program created by this Section.
(5) The payment methodology for participating health insurers.
(6) The provider payment requirements for participating health insurers.
B. In addition to the exemptions provided in Subsection A of this Section, R.S. 22:993, 1000(D) and (E), and 1836 shall not apply to any Louisiana Department of Health blanket insurance program.
Acts 2004, No. 751, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:246.1 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 271, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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