RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 68 (HB 816) 2016 Regular Session Talbot
Prior law required a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group health
coverage, to provide certification of the period of creditable coverage at various times,
including when an individual ceases to be covered under the plan or under a COBRA
(Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation provision, pursuant to the
federal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) law.
New law instead requires that such certification of creditable coverage be sent no more than
20 days after it is requested by an individual who ceases to be covered under the issuer's
policy or plan.
Effective May 10, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 22:1062(D)(1))