Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 24, § 603.1. Mandated health insurance benefits; impact reports

A. Every bill, joint resolution and simple or concurrent resolution which will require health insurers, health maintenance organizations, or preferred provider organizations to offer mandated benefits or mandated options to its insureds, enrollees, or subscribers shall have attached to it prior to its consideration by any committee of either house of the legislature, unless the committee otherwise decides, an impact report which shall include a reliable estimate of the negative or positive fiscal effect of such measure, including both its costs and savings. An impact report shall not constitute a part of the law proposed by the measure to which it is attached.

C. The impact report shall be factual, brief, and concise, and shall provide an estimate in dollars of the immediate and long-range fiscal effect of the measure. If no dollar estimate is possible, the impact report shall set forth the reasons therefor. An impact report shall not contain reference to the merits of the measure.

D. As used in this Section, “health insurer” shall include any entity which issues a hospital, health, or medical expense insurance policy, hospital or medical service contract, employee welfare benefit plan, health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance contract of this type, including a group insurance plan and a self-insurance plan.