Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 32 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Part I - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - Uniform Provisions-Plan Administration
Section I-513 - Subrogation and Reimbursement

A. Upon payment of any eligible benefits covered under an OGB plan of benefits, OGB shall succeed and be subrogated to all rights of recovery of the plan participant or his/her heirs or assigns for whose benefit payment is made and he/she shall execute and deliver instruments and papers and do whatever is necessary to secure such rights and shall do nothing to prejudice such rights.

B. OGB has an automatic lien against and shall be entitled, to the extent of any payment made to a plan participant, to 100 percent of the proceeds of any settlement or judgment that may result from the exercise of any rights of recovery of a plan participant against any person or entity legally responsible for the disease, illness, accident, or injury for which said payment was made.

C. To this end, plan participants agree to immediately notify OGB or its agent of any action taken to attempt to collect any sums against any person or entity responsible for the disease, illness, accident, or injury.

D. These subrogation and reimbursement rights also apply, but are not limited to, when a plan participant recovers under an uninsured or underinsured motorist plan, homeowner's plan, renter's plan, medical malpractice plan, worker's compensation plan or any general liability plan.

E. Under these subrogation and reimbursement rights, OGB has a right of first recovery to the extent of any judgment, settlement, or any payment made to the plan participant, his/her heirs or assigns. These rights apply whether such recovery is designated as payment for pain and suffering, medical benefits, or other specified damages, even if he/she is not made whole (i.e., fully compensated for his/her injuries).