As a requirement for authorization to do business in this state pursuant to R.S. 22:244, all health maintenance organizations shall provide coverage for expenses incurred by any enrollee who is deaf or hard of hearing for services performed by a qualified interpreter/transliterator, other than a family member of the enrollee, when such services are used by the enrollee in connection with medical treatment or diagnostic consultations performed by a healthcare provider.
R.S. 22:245 active rs title
Interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing; expenses; requirement ACTIVE
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- enactment Acts 1997, No. 1313, §1
- amendment Acts 1997, No. 1324, §1
- amendment Acts 2017, No. 146, §5