2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 64
BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 22:2462(E), relative to electronic delivery of insurance documents and
3 notices; to authorize an employer that provides group health insurance to its
4 employees to consent on behalf of its employees for use of electronic documents
5 provided certain requirements are met; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 22:2462(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง2462. Electronic delivery of insurance documents and notices
9 * * *
10 E.(1) For purposes of this Section, an employer policyholder of a group
11 health plan may consent to electronic delivery on behalf of its covered
12 employees.
13 (2) For such consent to be effective for a particular employee, the
14 covered employee must be able to effectively access documents delivered by
15 electronic means at any location that the employee is reasonably expected to
16 perform his job duties and such access must be an integral part of those duties.
17 (3) The covered employee shall also be notified of all of the following:
18 (a) The right to withdraw such consent at any time.
19 (b) The process for withdrawing such consent.
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1 (c) The right to request and the process for requesting any such
2 document in paper form.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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