La. Public Officers and Employees § 42:812

Current with changes from the 2024 First and Second Extraordinary Sessions

Section 42:812 - Transparency in prior authorizations

A. Beginning January 1, 2023:

(1) The office shall require every health plan offered through the office to furnish in writing or provide electronically, within one business day of a written or oral request by a healthcare provider, the medical criteria and any other requirements that must be satisfied in order for a particular healthcare service, procedure, or prescription drug to be prior authorized by the health plan.

(2) Upon the denial of a prior authorization by a health plan offered through the office, the office shall require the health plan to provide with the written notification of the denial either a copy of the applicable law, regulation, policy, procedure, or medical criterion or guideline that was used by the health plan in the determination to deny the prior authorization or instructions on how to access such law, regulation, policy, procedure, or medical criterion or guideline on the website of the health plan that is publicly accessible.

B. The office may adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary for the implementation of this Section.

La. Public Officers and Employees § 42:812

Acts 2022, No. 696, §1, eff. July 1, 2022.

Added by Acts 2022, No. 696,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.