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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:638

  • Adjusted risk-based capital report: means a risk-based capital report which has been adjusted by the commissioner in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:631
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:631
  • Corrective order: means an order issued by the commissioner specifying corrective actions which the commissioner has determined are required. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:631
  • Health organization: means a health maintenance organization licensed under Subpart I of Part I of this Chapter, a limited health service organization which bears risk, dental or vision plan which bears risk, hospital, medical and dental indemnity or service corporation which bears risk, provider-sponsored organization which bears risk, or other risk-bearing managed care organization licensed under this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:631
  • Risk-based capital plan: means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:631

Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, the health organization shall have the right to demand a hearing in accordance with Chapter 12 of this Title, La. Rev. Stat. 22:2191 et seq.  The events include:

(1)  Notification to a health organization by the commissioner of an adjusted risk-based capital report.

(2)  Notification to a health organization by the commissioner that both of the following apply:

(a)  The health organization’s risk-based capital plan or revised risk-based capital plan is unsatisfactory.

(b)  Notification constitutes a regulatory-action level event with respect to the health organization.

(3)  Notification to a health organization by the commissioner that the health organization has failed to adhere to its risk-based capital plan or revised risk-based capital plan and that the failure has a substantial adverse effect on the ability of the health organization to eliminate the company-action level event with respect to the health organization in accordance with its risk-based capital plan or revised risk-based capital plan.

(4)  Notification to a health organization by the commissioner of a corrective order with respect to the health organization.

Acts 2003, No. 1106, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2003; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:2036.8 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 317, §1; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.

NOTE:  Former La. Rev. Stat. 22:638 redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:886 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.