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2014 Op. La. Att'y Gen. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.sag/sagla2014 and id is 1 raw text is: February 26, 2014 OPINION 14-0001 Mr. Douglas L. Stokes 46-A Fees and Costs Assistant District Attorney La. R.S. 15:824 2nd Judicial District Absent a contractual agreement, La. R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(c) does Jackson, Bienville and Claiborne Parishes not authorize reimbursement of emergency medical expenses P.O. Box 459 for inmates committed to the Department of Public Safety and Jonesboro, LA 71251 Corrections at the Medicaid rate. Dear Mr. Stokes: Our office received your request for an opinion as to whether La. R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(c) authorizes reimbursement of emergency medical expenses for inmates committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Department) at the Medicaid rate. La. R.S.15:824(B)(1)(c) governs reimbursement of extraordinary medical expenses of inmates committed to the Department and states in pertinent part, as follows: In addition, the department shall reimburse the cost of extraordinary medical expenses incurred in emergency circumstances when the health of the inmate requires the use of the closest services available. The department shall not be liable to pay to a health care provider for health care services provided to a prisoner in an amount greater than the lesser of the actual amount billed by the health care provider, one hundred ten percent of the Medicare rate of compensation, or the health care provider's actual costs, unless the rate of compensation for such health care services is subject to a contractual agreement entered into between the department and the health care provider. According to the provisions of La. R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(c), the Department shall not be liable for an amount greater than the lesser of the actual amount billed by the health care provider, one hundred ten percent of the Medicare rate of compensation, or the health care provider's actual costs, unless the parties contracted for reimbursement at a different rate. According to the information in your request, in the past the Department reimbursed Jackson Parish Ambulance Service District for the transport of inmates at the Medicare

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