§ 39:1527 As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless otherwise provided or unless the context clearly indicates otherwis
§ 39:1528 A. There is hereby created the office of risk management within the division of administration headed by the commissioner of administration.
§ 39:1531 Appointment of assistants and other employees
§ 39:1532 Reporting requirements
§ 39:1533 A.(1) There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Self-Insurance Fund”. The fund shall consist of all premiums paid by state agencies
§ 39:1533.2 Future Medical Care Fund
§ 39:1534 Transfer of personnel and funds
§ 39:1535 Duties and responsibilities
§ 39:1536 A.(1) The office of risk management shall assess premiums to each agency based on its actual loss experience and exposure levels for both self-insured and commercial coverage. Such a
§ 39:1536.1 Payment of premiums
§ 39:1537 Annual report
§ 39:1538 A. Claims against the state or any of its agencies to recover damages in tort for money damages against the state or its agencies for injury or loss of property, personal injury, or
§ 39:1538.1 Certain unclaimed property; presumption of abandonment
§ 39:1539 A. Medical malpractice judgments and settlements payable by the state pursuant to Part IV of Subchapter E of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be fund
§ 39:1540 A. Every contract entered into by the state for the purchase of insurance or for obtaining services relating to the operation of the insurance program shall be awarded by either comp
§ 39:1541 Professional, consulting, and personal service contracts
§ 39:1542 Worker’s compensation
§ 39:1543 A. There is hereby created within the office of risk management a unit of risk analysis and loss prevention. It shall be the objective of this agency to assist all state agencies in
§ 39:1544 Department responsibilities
§ 39:1545 Public officer bonds; notarial bonds
§ 39:1546 A. The state shall become self-insured for coverage of damages resulting from the establishment, design, construction, existence, ownership, maintenance, use, extension, improvement, repai
§ 39:1547 Return to work program

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 39 > Subtitle III > Chapter 16-A - Insurance

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Claims: refers to only those claims covered by the Self-Insurance Fund in accordance with this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1527
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of administration or his duly authorized designee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1527
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State agencies: means the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch of state government and the officers and employees thereof, but does not include parish officials set forth in Article VI, Sections 5(G) and 7(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana or their respective officers, deputies, employees, or appointees. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1527
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.