2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 22:235 — Plan of operation

§235.  Plan of operation

A.  The board shall submit to the commissioner a plan of operation for the plan and any amendments thereto necessary or suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the plan.  The commissioner shall approve the plan of operation provided such is determined to be suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the plan.

B.  The plan of operation shall become effective upon approval in writing by the commissioner.  If the board fails to submit a suitable plan of operation within ninety days after its appointment or at any time thereafter fails to submit suitable amendments to the plan, the commissioner shall adopt and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations, in accordance with the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act, as are necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section.  Such rules and regulations shall continue in force until modified by the commissioner or superseded by a plan submitted by the board and approved by the commissioner.

C.  In its plan of operation the board shall:

(1)  Establish procedures for the handling and accounting of assets and monies of the plan.

(2)  Establish procedures for the payment of expenses incurred by an administering insurer in the performance of its services.

(3)  Establish procedures for the reporting and remittance of charges assessed under R.S. 22:239 to provide for claims paid under the benefits plan and for administrative expenses incurred for the operation of the plan.

(4)  Develop and implement a program to publicize the existence of the benefits plan, the eligibility requirements, and procedures for enrollment of members, and to maintain public awareness of the benefits plan.

(5)  Establish such other procedures for the operation of the plan to effectuate the purposes of this Part as the board in its discretion deems necessary and proper.

Acts 1990, No. 131, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 1999, No. 163, §1.