La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § III-1923
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section III-1923 - Ancillary Cost; MileageA. The fund will reimburse a patient (or the patient's family or care givers) entitled to future medical care and related benefits under §1923 for actual out-of-pocket ancillary costs of medical treatment and/or care to the patient including, but not limited to, the actual costs of over-the-counter medicines and patient aids, the reasonable costs of hotel/motel accommodations and meals associated with physician appointments or treatment, when such costs are made necessary by the health care provider's malpractice.B.1. Vehicle Not Provided by the Fund. The fund will reimburse a patient (or the patient's family or care givers) entitled to future medical care and related benefits under §1923 for actual mileage to and from physician appointments or treatment at a rate not to exceed $0.24 per mile or the current mileage rate allowance under applicable state guidelines.2. Vehicle Provided by the Fund a. Fund Reimbursement. Notwithstanding Paragraph B.1 or §1921 C, above, when the fund has furnished the vehicle to a patient, the fund will reimburse that patient (or that patient's family or care givers) who is entitled to future medical care and related benefits under §1923, for actual mileage to and from physician appointments or other testing or treatment, at a rate equal to 50 percent of the then applicable mileage rate.b. Fund Credit for Non-Covered Usage. When the vehicle has been provided by the fund and the fund is required to reimburse for medically-related usage, the fund shall, however, be entitled to a credit, at the same mileage rate, for any use of the vehicle which is not eligible for reimbursement.C. The level of expense reimbursement pursuant to §1923 shall not exceed the maximum allowable expenses under applicable state guidelines set forth in the Travel Regulations, P.P.M. 49, Louisiana Register, Vol. 16, Number 7, p. 582 or, in the case of reimbursement under Paragraph B.2 above, 50 percent of that amount.D. Patients shall provide actual receipts or signed statements verifying the reasonable mileage for odometer readings to receive reimbursements pursuant to §1923 Expenses for hotel /motel accommodations and meals associated with physician appointments or treatment shall not be reimbursed without prior approval by the fund. In addition, all such reimbursements shall be made in accordance with State Travel Regulations in force at the time of the travel.La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § III-1923
Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Patients' Compensation Fund Oversight Board, LR 19:1568 (December 1993), amended LR 27:1889 (November 2001), amended by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Patients' Compensation Fund Oversight Board, LR 38:2547 (October 2012).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.44(D)(3).