R.S. 22:2439

Binding nature of external review decision ACTIVE

A. A standard or an expedited external review decision shall be binding on the health insurance issuer except to the extent the health insurance issuer has other remedies available under applicable federal or state law.

B. A standard or an expedited external review decision shall be binding on the covered person except to the extent the covered person has other remedies available under applicable federal or state law.

C. A covered person or his authorized representative may not file a subsequent request for a standard or expedited external review involving the same adverse determination or final adverse determination for which the covered person has already received a standard or expedited external review decision pursuant to this Part.

D. For any decision by an independent review organization in favor of the covered person, a health insurance issuer may only subsequently deny coverage of the services that were the subject of review if it is determined that the covered person was ineligible for coverage due to nonpayment of premiums or for suspected fraud or material misrepresentation of fact.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2013, No. 326, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015
  • amendment Acts 2022, No. 81, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023

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Cite R.S. 22:2439

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:2439 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-22-2439,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:2439},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-22/section-2439},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}