RS 17:1978 Payor of last resort; nonsubstitution; reduction of other benefits - Louisiana Statutes

§1978.  Payor of last resort; nonsubstitution; reduction of other benefits

A.  Funds provided under this Part may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services that would have been paid for from another public or private source, including any medical program administered by the Secretary of Defense, but for the enactment of this Part, except that whenever considered necessary to prevent the delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services by the infant or toddler or family in a timely fashion, funds provided under this Part may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agency that has ultimate responsibility for the payment.

B.  Nothing in this Part shall be construed to permit Louisiana to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under Title V of the Social Security Act, relating to maternal and child health, or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, relating to Medicaid for infants and toddlers with special needs,  within the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1989, No. 377, §1, eff. June 29, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 1228, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 109, §1, eff. May 5, 1998.