§971.1.  Regulation of health insurers

A.  In addition to any other authority granted by this Title, the Department of Insurance is hereby authorized to regulate the coordination of medical, surgical, and hospital benefits of a self-insurance plan with such benefits of any other insurance plan.  For purposes of this Subsection, a self-insurance plan shall be defined as any plan by a person, partnership, corporation or other organization, or the state of Louisiana, other than a domestic or foreign insurance company which has qualified with the Department of Insurance, which provides or contracts to provide coverage as a self-insurer for his or its employees, stockholders, or any other persons.  This Subsection shall not apply to:  (1) the Office of Group Benefits; or (2) any plan of a labor organization or fraternal organization to the extent that it provides benefits to its members or the immediate family of its members, which benefits are supplemental to an employer-sponsored benefit plan.

B.(1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any entity issuing or providing coverage in this state for health care services, whether the coverage is by direct payment of or reimbursement for expenses incurred for such services, or otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner of insurance, unless the entity shows that, while providing the coverage, it is subject to the jurisdiction of another department or agency of the state, or any political subdivision of this state, or of the federal government.

(2)  An entity providing or issuing coverage for health care services in this state as described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another department or agency of this state, any political subdivision of this state, or the federal government by submitting to the commissioner of insurance the appropriate certificate, license, or other document or documentary evidence issued by such other governmental entity that authorizes or qualifies it to issue or provide such coverage.

(3)  Proof of jurisdiction by such other governmental agency shall be submitted to the commissioner of insurance prior to the issuance or provision in this state of any coverage as described in this Subsection.  The commissioner of insurance may take any action as may be authorized in this Title to enforce the provisions of this Subsection.

(4)  Any entity that fails to show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of any other governmental entity as described in this Subsection shall be subject to all appropriate provisions of this Title and shall submit to an examination by the commissioner of insurance to determine its organization and solvency and whether it is in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Title.

Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.