RS 40:1217.7
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RS 40:1217.7
§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.