Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part I - Administration
Subpart 9 - Recovery
Chapter 83 - Third Party Liability
Subchapter C - Newborn Notification
Section I-8327 - Hospital Requirements

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-8327

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

A. A hospital shall complete the Third Party Liability (TPL) Notification of Newborn Child(ren)form to report the birth and health insurance status of a qualifying newborn child either delivered in their facility, delivered under their care, or transferred to their facility after birth. The notification shall only be completed when the hospital reasonably believes that the following entities would consider the child to be a qualified newborn and insurance coverage is available to said child(ren):

1. the health insurance issuer that has issued a policy of health insurance under which the newborn child may be entitled to coverage; and

2. the Department of Health and Hospitals.

B. The TPL Notification of Newborn Child(ren) form shall be completed by the hospital and submitted to any and all applicable health insurance issuers within seven days of the birth of a newborn child. Delivery of the notification form may be established via the U.S. Mail, FAX, or e-mail.

C. The TPL Notification of Newborn Child(ren) form shall be sent to the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, Third Party Liability/Medicaid Recovery within seven days of the birth of the child.

D. This notification shall not be altered, in any respect, by the hospital and shall be in addition to any other notification, process or procedure followed by the hospital. The notification shall not be done in lieu of any other required notice, process or procedure established in any other rule, manual, or policy.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

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