The object and purpose of the ambulance service district and the governing body created under the provisions of this Part shall be to enhance reimbursement and financial stability of ambulance providers. The Louisiana Department of Health, hereafter referred to as the “department”, may submit waivers or state plan amendments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to secure federal financial participation in relation to any such payments or reimbursement. Payments shall be made only in accordance with an approved waiver or state plan amendment. The department and the statewide ambulance district may enter into an agreement, in accordance with state and federal law, to develop funding methodologies in a way that is consistent with the legislative intent set forth herein. The methodology shall be created with the intent to maximize, to the fullest extent possible, the return to the providers located within the jurisdiction of the local governing body which subsidized the delivery of services. Any licensed provider of ambulance services shall be eligible to participate in the district. Participation is on a strictly voluntary basis.

            Acts 2010, No. 887, §1, eff. July 2, 2010; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1236.24 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.