2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch
RS 36:694 - Office of health insurance; functions

§694. Office of health insurance; functions

There is hereby created an office of health insurance in the Department of Insurance. The office shall be under the direction of the deputy commissioner for health insurance. The duties and functions of the office of health insurance and the deputy commissioner for health insurance shall be responsible for development and administration of health insurance pilot programs as established by the legislature, research and development of rules and regulations to implement health insurance reform legislation, research and development of health insurance reform measures that broaden the availability of health insurance coverage in the state, liaison activities for the Department of Insurance with other state and national agencies for policy on health insurance, preparation of proposed health insurance reform legislation by the department, general research and implementation issues concerning health insurance policy, and additional duties and functions as assigned by the commissioner.1

Acts 1995, No. 341, §1; Acts 1999, No. 885, §2, eff. June 30, 1999.

1The language of the third sentence of this Section is as it appears in the enrolled bill (Acts 1999, No. 885, §2).