Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1122

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

            If a court of competent jurisdiction rules that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, is unconstitutional and the judgment of that court becomes final and definitive, the attorney general shall give written notification of the final and definitive ruling to the commissioner, the legislature, and the Louisiana State Law Institute. The provisions of this Subpart shall become effective ninety days after receipt by the commissioner of the written notification. However, no provision of this Subpart shall abridge or affect the provisions of insurance policies or contracts already in effect until such policies or contracts are renewed.

            Acts 2019, No. 412, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.