SUBPART C. LOUISIANA HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS' RIGHT TO KNOW
§1173.1. Findings; legislative intent
A. The legislature hereby finds all of the following:
(1) As a result of rising healthcare costs, the shortage of health professionals and
healthcare services in many areas of the state, and the concerns expressed by consumers,
healthcare providers, third-party payers, and others involved with making informed decisions
regarding healthcare services, treatment, and coverage, there is a need to have access to
provider specific healthcare cost, quality, and outcome data on healthcare facilities,
healthcare providers, and health plans as well as continued access to global patterns and
trends in the availability, use, and charges for healthcare services and the associated health
circumstances.
(2) Due to the rapidly expanding availability of and access to patient sensitive
healthcare data, it is necessary to establish safeguards which ensure the level of protection
of patient encounter data that Louisiana citizens deserve, and which protect the privacy of
health information comprising data sets that are reported and disseminated to improve the
population health of this state.
B. It is the intent of the legislature to improve transparency in prices and care quality
measures by providing for the creation and maintenance of a useful and comprehensive
health service information database that can be publicly accessed in a manner that ensures
protection of individuals' confidential health information and respects providers of care.
Acts 1997, No. 622, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 410, §1; Acts 2008, No.
537, §1, eff. June 30, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 790, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.111
by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2015, No. 338, §1.