La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § III-112

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

Section III-112 - Statewide Vendor Requests for Enhancements/Changes to Products

A. Requests for enhancements to existing statewide vendor products, policies or service plans must be submitted to OSUP for review and approval by April 1 and October 1 annually.

1. Enhancements to policies occur when:

a. a vendor requests to broaden an existing, solicited policy's benefits/coverage;

b. a vendor requests the existing, solicited policy to be replaced by the enhanced policy;

c. the vendor stops soliciting the existing policy;

d. current policyholders may choose to keep the existing policy or convert to the enhanced policy; and

e. new policyholders must purchase the enhanced policy.

2. OSUP and the EPBC will review the request and notify the vendor of approval or denial by June 1 and December 1 annually.

a. If approved, OSUP will include in the approval notification the procedures for implementing the enhancement for July 1 and January 1 annually.

b. If denied, OSUP will add the vendor to the file of vendors for new applications. (See §106 for new application process).

B. Notification of policy changes must be submitted to OSUP by July 1 annually.

1. Changes, including but not limited to, rate changes, co-payment changes and reduction in benefits occur when:

a. a vendor requests an existing, solicited policy to be changed;

b. current policyholders must choose to either accept the changed policy or terminate the policy; and

c. new policyholders must purchase the changed policy.

2. OSUP will review the information submitted and notify the vendor by September 30 annually and provide procedures for implementing the policy change for January 1 annually.

3. Policy changes not submitted to OSUP will not be allowed.

C. Requests that do not meet an enhancement or a change classification, will be reviewed by OSUP to determine what procedures the request will follow.

D. Requests for exceptions to this policy shall be justified, documented and submitted in writing to OSUP for consideration.

E. OSUP will coordinate procedures with vendors on all policy changes that are mandated by law.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § III-112

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Uniform Payroll, LR 26:1027 (May 2000), amended LR 32:87 (January 2006), LR 38:798 (March 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 42:455.