RS 22:1233 Documentation
§1233. Documentation
A. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to a health insurance issuer who has documented to the satisfaction of the commissioner of insurance that inclusion of the Louisiana based transplant center will result in higher costs to the insurer and insured.
B. In reviewing any documentation provided by a health insurance issuer, the commissioner of insurance shall consider costs to the insured and family members for travel, the cost of services that will be provided by the instate transplant center that are not otherwise covered by the health plan and any differences in deductible, coinsurance, or copayment amounts. The commissioner of insurance shall consider any contractual or reinsurance costs associated with the cost of the inclusion of a transplant center located in Louisiana. The commissioner of insurance shall also consider the additional costs associated with the credentialing process, as well as additional administrative costs associated with contracting with the transplant center.
Acts 1999, No. 207, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1450.23 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:1233 redesignated as R.S. 22:1943 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.