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R.S. 22:1011

Employer-provided health plan; limitation to specific pharmacies prohibited; penalty ACTIVE

A. No employer who provides pharmacy services including prescription drugs to any employee or retiree of such employer, as part of any health insurance or health maintenance program, shall knowingly:

(1) Require the employee or retiree to obtain prescription drugs from a mail order pharmacy as a condition of obtaining payment for such drugs; or

(2) Impose upon an employee or retiree who does not utilize a designated mail order pharmacy a copayment fee or other condition not imposed upon employees or retirees who utilize the designated mail order pharmacy.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any policies, contracts, programs, or plans which are provided by an employer to its employees pursuant to any agreement, whether or not in the form of a binding collective bargaining agreement.

C. Any person violating the provisions of this Section, upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

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  • enactment Acts 1988, No. 481, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:1011 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-22-1011,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:1011},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-22/section-1011},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}