Louisiana § RS 40:2206 - Obstetrician or gynecological examination; coverage
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§ RS 40:2206. Obstetrician or gynecological examination; coverage
A.(1) Every preferred provider organization authorized under this Part shall not prevent any individual who is a recipient of health care or a beneficiary of any such preferred provider organization from selecting an empaneled obstetrician or gynecologist as a provider for routine gynecological care. This selection shall be permitted without penalty or denial of the benefits provided under the preferred provider organization.
(2) Routine gynecological care as used in this Section shall mean a minimum of two routine annual visits, provided that the second visit shall be permitted based upon medical need only, and follow-up treatment within sixty days following either visit if related to a condition diagnosed or treated during the visits, and any care related to a pregnancy. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a policy, program, or plan from requiring that an obstetrician-gynecologist treating a covered patient coordinate that care with the patient's primary care physician, if applicable.
B. Any provision in a preferred provider contract which is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state which is contrary to this Section shall, to the extent of such conflict, be void.
Acts 1995, No. 637, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 637, §§3, 4.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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