Louisiana § RS 46:979.5 - Plan outcomes; reporting requirements

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§ RS 46:979.5. Plan outcomes; reporting requirements

A.  On or before July 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the secretary of the department shall provide to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare and to the governor a written report covering the most recent one-year period which includes at a minimum all of the items required hereafter in this Section.

B.  The secretary shall make the report provided for in this Section publicly available on its Internet website.

C.  The report shall include but shall not be limited to the following items:

(1)  Evaluation of major barriers to access to health care by participants in the Louisiana First America Next Freedom and Empowerment Plan, and recommendations for policy changes to eliminate such barriers.

(2)  Summary of successful initiatives in this state for disease prevention and early diagnosis and management of chronic conditions among participants in the plan.

(3)  Such other information as the secretary deems appropriate to convey a clear and sufficiently complete assessment of the impact of the plan.

Acts 2014, No. 783, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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