Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 37 - INSURANCE Part
Part XIII - Regulations
Chapter 53 - Regulation 62-Managed Care Contracting Requirements
Section XIII-5313 - General Provisions

A. No health care provider contract entered into by a managed care organization shall include any provision or requirement that directly, or indirectly acts to transfer the organization's certificate of authority. A managed care organization shall not be relieved from performance of all required obligations under Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 by any contract or agreement with a health care provider.

B. Managed care organizations shall assure that all contracts issued on or after July 1, 1998 are in full compliance with the requirements of this regulation. All other contracts shall be brought into compliance upon renewal, amendment, or revision, but in no event later than December 31, 1999.

C. Qualifying rural hospitals and their practicing physicians shall be subject to the same administrative procedures and remedies as any other complainant who files a valid complaint with the Department of Insurance. Managed care organizations found to be violating the requirements of this regulation shall be considered to be engaging in unfair trade practices as defined under §1214(12) All administrative remedies for any aggrieved party shall be governed by the provisions of Part XXIX of Chapter 1, of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 comprised of §1351-1367