Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1257.3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1257.1
  • Healthcare provider: means a person, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution that provides healthcare or professional services to individuals enrolled in the Medicaid program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1257.1

            No healthcare provider shall contract with or hire a transportation company to provide NEMT services if that company does not meet local, city, and state requirements to provide nonemergency medical transportation as defined in this Part and in administrative rules of the department.

            Acts 2022, No. 638, §1.