§1217.7. Selection of service providers
A. The medical center shall establish criteria and procedures to select service providers to furnish kidney health care services under the program.
B. The medical center shall provide a hearing procedure to resolve any conflicts between the medical center and a service provider.
C. The medical center may not terminate a contract with a service provider while a hearing is pending but may withhold payments while the hearing is pending. If the final determination is in favor of the service provider, the medical center shall pay the withheld payment and resume the contract payments.
D. The provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section shall not apply if a contract:
(1) Is canceled because the services are restricted to conform to budgetary limitations that require the medical center to adopt service priorities regarding types of services to be furnished or classes of eligible individuals.
(2) Expires according to its terms.
Acts 1995, No. 951, §1; Acts 1997, No. 557, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.87 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.