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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
SB 64 Engrossed 2019 Regular Session John Smith
Present law authorizes an insurer to deliver, store, or present any notice to a party, or any
other document required by law in an insurance transaction or that is to serve as evidence
of
insurance coverage, by electronic means if those means meet the requirements of the La.
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Proposed law retains present law and further permits an employer that provides group health
insurance to its employees to consent on behalf of a covered employee to the use of
electronic documents if the employee is able to effectively access documents delivered by
electronic means at any location that the employee is reasonably expected to perform his job
duties and the ability to access the documents is an integral part of those duties.
Proposed law also requires the employee to be notified of all of the following:
(1)The right to withdraw consent at any time.
(2)The process for withdrawing consent.
(3)The right to request and the process for requesting any document in paper form.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 22:2462(E))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Insurance to the
engrossed bill:
1. Make technical changes.