Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB408: WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the workers' compensation reimbursement schedule. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Status: Signed into law, June 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1034.2(B), (C), and (F), 1201(E), 1203(B), 1203.2, and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(12) and to enact R.S. 23:1021(14), 1142(F) and Subpart K of Part 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 23:1200.18 through 1200.26, relative to workers' compensation; to establish an All Workers' Compensation Medical Claims Database; to provide for duties of the Louisiana Works, office of workers' compensation administration; to provide for mandatory reporting of medical and pharmacy claims data; to provide for rulemaking…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1034.2(B), (C), and (F), 1201(E), 1203(B), 1203.2, and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(12) and to enact R.S. 23:1021(14), 1142(F) and Subpart K of Part 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 23:1200.18 through 1200.26, relative to workers' compensation; to establish an All Workers' Compensation Medical Claims Database; to provide for duties of the Louisiana Works, office of workers' compensation administration; to provide for mandatory reporting of medical and pharmacy claims data; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for confidentiality and data protections; to provide for public record exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 23:1034.2(B), (C), and (F), 1201(E), and 1203(B) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 23: 1021(14) and 1142(F) are hereby enacted to read as follows: §1021. Terms defined As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-205 ORIGINAL SB NO. following terms shall be given the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: * * * (14) "By …