Louisiana § RS 46:2921 - Requirement for access to coverage for individuals diagnosed with a terminal condition
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 46:2921 — Requirement for access to coverage for individuals diagnosed with a terminal condition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 46:2921. Requirement for access to coverage for individuals diagnosed with a terminal condition
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, no health benefit paid directly or indirectly with state funds including but not limited to Medicaid shall deny coverage for medically necessary treatment prescribed by a physician and agreed to by a fully informed individual or, if the individual lacks legal capacity to consent, by a person who has legal authority to consent on the individual's behalf, based solely on an individual's life expectancy or the fact that the individual has been diagnosed with a terminal condition.
B. Refusing coverage for medically necessary treatment to be rendered to an individual based solely on the individual's life expectancy or the fact that the individual has been diagnosed with a terminal condition shall be a violation of this Section.
C. As used in this Section, "terminal condition" means any malignancy or chronic end-stage cardiovascular or cerebral vascular disease that is likely to result in the individual's death.
Acts 2014, No. 541, §2, eff. June 5, 2014.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 46:2921 cover?
Section RS 46:2921 ("Requirement for access to coverage for individuals diagnosed with a terminal condition") 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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