DIGEST
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CONFERENCE COMMI TTEE REPORT DIGEST
House Bill No. 814 by Representative James
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
MEDICAID: Extends right of Medicaid recovery in cases of third party liability for injury,
illness, or death to Medicaid managed care organizations that provide covered services to
Medicaid enrollees
Report adopts Senate amendments to:
1. Make technical corrections to citation references.
Report rejects Senate amendments which would have:
1. Required the department or Medicaid managed care organization to be responsible for the
pro rata share of the attorney fees.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Present law provides that in cases of injury, illness, or death that create third party liability or
obligate third party payment of damages, the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) shall
have a cause of action against such third party to recover medical assistance payments obligated
or paid on behalf of the injured, ill, or deceased person in connection with the injury, illness, or
death. Provides for notice, pleadings, compromise, and prescription in such recovery cases.
Proposed law retains present law and extends the right of Medicaid recovery conferred by present
law upon DHH to Medicaid managed care organizations.
Proposed law defines "Medicaid managed care organization" as any private entity that contracts
with DHH to provide Medicaid benefits and services to Medicaid enrollees.
(Amends R.S. 46:446)