Louisiana § RS 46:460.53 - Contract amendments; public notice
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§ RS 46:460.53. Contract amendments; public notice
A. The department, prior to executing any amendment to a professional, personal, consulting, or social services contract that provides for managed care under the Louisiana Medical Assistance Program through the use of a managed care organization, primary care case management, prepaid inpatient health plan, or prepaid ambulatory health plan, all as defined in 42 CFR 438.2, shall publish on a publicly accessible page of the department's website a copy of the entire proposed contract amendment and provide a public comment period of no less than thirty days.
B. If the department finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate execution of a proposed contract amendment without otherwise publishing the proposed contract amendment as required in Subsection A of this Section, the department may execute the proposed contract amendment upon publishing a copy of the contract amendment and a written statement that details the reason for finding that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires adoption of the executed amendment.
Acts 2019, No. 319, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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