No insurer doing business in this state who issues an individual or a group policy of hospitalization or major medical coverage to an insured who is a volunteer fireman shall charge a higher premium rate for the insured based solely on the insured’s activities as a volunteer fireman, unless the individual or group policy is required to pay benefits for occupational disease or injury, or both.

Acts 1984, No. 444, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:225 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

NOTE:  Former La. Rev. Stat. 22:1010 redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:708 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.