SLS 22RS-533 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 276
BY SENATOR TALBOT
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE. Provides the original intent of the Louisiana Legislature
authorized contracts between health insurers and healthcare providers allowed for benefits
to be available to its affiliates. (8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1007(K) and to enact R.S. 22:1007(L), relative to health
3 insurers contracts with healthcare providers; to provide the legislature's original
4 intent was to allow contracts between health insurers and healthcare providers and
5 the health insurer may make benefits available to its affiliates; to provide this
6 practice is not an antitrust violation; to provide a retroactive date of August 1, 2016;
7 and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 22:1007(K) is hereby amended and R.S. 22:1007(L) is hereby enacted
10 to read as follows:
11 ยง1007. Requirements of provider contracts; communications
12 * * *
13 K. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the activity and
14 practice authorized in Subsection (J)(2) of this Section shall not be considered
15 or decreed to be an antitrust violation or injury and is consistent with the
16 original intent of the legislature. This Section shall be retroactive to August 1,
17 2016.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 276
SLS 22RS-533 ORIGINAL
1 K. L. Any contract provision, written policy, or written procedure in violation
2 of this Section shall be deemed to be unenforceable and null and void.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Beth O'Quin.
DIGEST
SB 276 Original 2022 Regular Session Talbot
Present law permits health insurers to allow affiliated health plans to access provider
contracts.
Proposed law provides the activity and practice authorized in present law is not considered
or decreed an antitrust violation or injury and is consistent with the original intent of the
legislature. Requires proposed law is retroactive to August 1, 2016.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 22:1007(K); adds R.S. 22:1007(L))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.