Louisiana § RS 40:1217.9 - Reimbursement
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:1217.9 — Reimbursement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:1217.9. Reimbursement
A. No applicant or recipient shall be eligible to receive services provided by this Part to the extent that the applicant or recipient, or another person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient, is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the service.
B. When an application for services is made, or at any time while a person is eligible for and receiving services, the applicant or recipient, or the person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient, shall inform the medical center of any other benefit to which the applicant or recipient, or the person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient, may be entitled.
C. A recipient who has received services that are covered by some other benefit, or the person with a legal obligation to support that recipient, shall reimburse the medical center to the extent of the cost of services provided when the other benefit is received.
D. The medical center may waive the provisions of Subsection A of this Section in certain individually considered cases when the enforcement of that provision may deny services to a class of end stage renal disease patients because of conflicting state or federal laws or rules.
Acts 1995, No. 951, §1; Acts 1997, No. 557, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.89 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1217.9 ("Reimbursement") 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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