2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 - Insurance
RS 22:1018 - Choice in obtaining health insurance coverage
§1018. Choice in obtaining health insurance coverage
A. It is hereby declared that the public policy of this state, consistent with our constitutionally recognized and inalienable right of liberty, is that every person within this state is and shall be free from governmental intrusion in choosing or declining to choose any mode of securing health insurance coverage without penalty or threat of penalty.
B. No resident of this state, regardless of whether he has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer, or a plan sponsored by the state or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual health insurance coverage. The state shall not impose a penalty or fee on any resident of the state for failure to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage.
C. No provision in this Section shall be interpreted or held to supercede any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, P.L. 111-148 or any other federal law.
Acts 2010, No. 952, §1.
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