{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-1077.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:1077.1","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n(1) \"Pediatric\" means children and youth eligible and certified for Medicaid coverage, Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, or coverage under a Louisiana Medicaid waiver program or Louisiana Medicaid managed care program.\n(2) \"Unique provider of health services for catastrophically ill children\" means an institution designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center focused solely on pediatrics and that is a children's hospital dedicated to caring for children with catastrophic illness and conducting basic and advanced research into catastrophic childhood diseases such as cancers, acquired and inherited immunodeficiencies, and genetic disorders.","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","PART IV. HEALTH SERVICES FOR CATASTROPHICALLY ILL CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=965039","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:40Z","sha256":"18d5cccfdefe9c998ee5682de9d2b4b79a1f4c4e74eb89b67d3a353fe4da4434","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-1075.6","next":"us-la/rs-40-1077.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}