RS 22:841: Policy provisions

No insurer which takes advantage of the provisions of R.S. 22:839 shall provide in any of its policies that the insured, or his dependents, covered under any policy issued by it shall be hospitalized in any particular kind or type of hospital or that any hospital which has furnished the hospitalization service or other benefits must be a member of or meet the requirements of any hospital or medical association or society. However, the policy may require that the hospital or other institution in which the benefits are furnished shall maintain adequate records of the diagnosis and treatment of the insured.