PART IV. HEALTH SERVICES FOR CATASTROPHICALLY ILL CHILDREN
§1077.1. Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Pediatric" means children and youth eligible and certified for Medicaid
coverage, Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, or coverage under a
Louisiana Medicaid waiver program or Louisiana Medicaid managed care program.
(2) "Unique provider of health services for catastrophically ill children" means an
institution designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center
focused solely on pediatrics and that is a children's hospital dedicated to caring for children
with catastrophic illness and conducting basic and advanced research into catastrophic
childhood diseases such as cancers, acquired and inherited immunodeficiencies, and genetic
disorders.
Acts 2009, No. 419, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.311 by HCR 84 of 2015
R.S.