RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 47 (SB 64) 2019 Regular Session John Smith
Prior law authorized 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.
New law retains prior law and further authorizes 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.
New 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))