{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-22-1060.7","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 22:1060.7","heading":"Prescription medication for pain","body":"A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when a licensed physician prescribes a nonopioid medication for the treatment of chronic pain, it shall be unlawful for a health insurance issuer to deny coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug.\nB. When an opioid prescription is deemed medically necessary and prescribed by a licensed physician, it shall be unlawful for an insurer to deny a prescribed medication and attempt to substitute an alternative medication that requires any of the following:\n(1) An increased number of pills per prescription.\n(2) A higher Drug Enforcement Administration schedule medication than the one prescribed.\n(3) The substitution of an immediate or extended release medication that does not have defined abuse deterrent properties for a prescription of a medication that does have defined abuse deterrent properties.","path":["SUBPART C-1. PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS§1863. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1108751","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:17Z","sha256":"db2bc6b8505eefb77d6b123d6330f51a96e59987ec74305e402ceae2a9ccd3d5","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-22-1060.6","next":"us-la/rs-22-1060.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}