La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § III-713

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-713 - Payment of Surcharges: Self-Insureds

A. Not less than 60 days prior to the termination of enrollment of a health care provider, the executive director shall cause each self-insured health care provider enrolled with the fund and each self-insured health care provider having been approved for enrollment with the fund, to receive a statement of surcharges due the fund by the health care provider for enrollment with the fund during the succeeding enrollment year.

B. Annual surcharges for initial PCF coverage for self-insured health care providers for enrollment and qualification with the fund shall be due and payable to the board on or before the date of initial PCF coverage. Surcharges due the board by self-insured health care providers for enrollment with the fund for an enrollment year shall be due and payable to the board on or before 30 days following the expiration of the prior enrollment period. Remittance of surcharges to the board shall be made in such form and accompanied by records in such form or on such forms as may be prescribed by the executive director so as to provide for proper accounting of remitted surcharges and the identity and class of health care provider remitting surcharges.

C. If the instrument used to pay the surcharge is returned to the board by the payor institution and/or payment hereon is denied for any reason, the health care provider shall be notified thereof by the board. If the surcharge and any insufficient funds (NSF) charge incurred by the board is not paid in full by certified check, cashier's check, money order, or cash equivalent funds received by the board within 10 calendar days of the provider's receipt of said notice, then the provider's coverage with the fund shall be terminated as of the end of the previous enrollment period.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § III-713

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Patients' Compensation Fund Oversight Board, LR 18:176 (February 1992), amended LR 20:432 (April 1994), LR 23:69 (January 1997), amended by the Division of Administration, Patients' Compensation Fund Oversight Board, LR 36:2559 (November 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.44(D)(3).