RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 305 (SB 201) 2022 Regular Session Jackson
Prior law provided that a district public defender and his employees may participate in any
group health insurance program that the parish governing authority offers to its employees
and officials.
New law retains prior law and allows attorney contractors to participate in any group health
insurance program that the parish governing authority offers to its employees and officials.
Prior law provided that any district public defender office that chooses to participate in the
group health insurance program is responsible for the employer portion of the health
insurance premium, unless paid for by the parish governing authority through a separate
intergovernmental or cooperative endeavor agreement.
New law retains prior law and adds a third option for premium payment by the parish
governing authority of a contract with the attorney contractor of the district public defender.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 33:5151(C)(1) and (2))