Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1880.1 – Provider-based entity disclosure
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1880.1
- insured: means a person who is enrolled in or insured by a health insurance issuer for health insurance coverage. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1872
If a facility meets the definition of a provider-based entity, as defined by 42 C.F.R. § 413.65, and the facility is located off of the main hospital campus, the facility shall publicly post a notice to every patient disclosing the following:
(1) That the enrollee or insured is receiving services in a hospital-based outpatient facility where the facility provides the use of the facility, medical, or technical equipment, supplies, staff, and services.
(2) That depending on the enrollee’s or insured’s health insurance benefit plan and the actual services furnished by the facility, the patient may receive a facility charge billed separately from the physician that covers the fees for the use of the facility, medical, or technical equipment, supplies, staff, and services.
Acts 2018, No. 288, §1, eff. May 18, 2018.