RS 40:2231: Definitions

For the purposes of this Part:

(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) "Enrollee" means any Medicaid recipient or indigent, uninsured, or underinsured person enrolled in a qualified plan for the provision of health care services whose enrollment costs are paid wholly or in part by the state under a federal waiver to the Medicaid program.

(3) "Qualified plan" means a basic benefits plan that may be established under a health maintenance organization, health insurance organization, or managed care organization that contracts with the state to provide or coordinate the provision of health care services to an enrollee.