LSMS | 2024 | Year In Review

CENTURY CLUB

PRIOR AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION GOES INTO EFFECT! The LSMS requested and successfully passed 2 key pieces of Prior Authorization/Utilization Management legislation in the 2023 Regular Legislative Session. This legislation went into effect on Jan 1, 2024. ACT 312 by Rep. Thomas Pressly (now Senator) focused specifically on utilization management standards, reasonable uniform time frames, an enhanced peer-to-peer review process and a guarantee of payment. ACT 333 by Sen. Jeremy Stine focused on transparency, requiring health plans to annually

To learn more about the special Century Club benefits, contact Kristen Broussard at kbroussard@lsms.org

z Acadiana Family Physicians z Acadiana Renal Physicians z Acadiana Women’s Health Group z Acadian ENT z Access Radiology - Lake Charles z Affinity Health Group z Alexandria Neurosurgical Center z Alexandria Women’s Center z Azar Instruments z Baldone Reima Dermatology z Baton Rouge Radiology Group z Baton Rouge Vascular Specialty Center z Cardiovascular Institute of the South z Center for Orthopaedics z Center for Women’s Health z Children’s Clinic of Southwest Louisiana z Colon & Rectal Associates z Culicchia Neurological Clinic z Dermatology & Skin Surgery z Dermatology Associates of Southwest Louisiana z Dermatology Clinic & Cosmetic Center z Diagnostic Imaging Associates z Freedman Memorial

Cardiology Clinic z Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System z Gastro Group & Endocenter z Gulf Coast Orthopedics z Gulf South Eye Associates z Houma Radiology Associates z Imperial Health z Internal Medicine Clinic of Tangipahoa, LLC z Jefferson Radiology Associates z Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic z Lafayette Dermatology & Cosmetic Center z Lake Charles Anesthesiology z Louisiana Ear, Nose, Throat & Sinus z Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates z Mid-Louisiana Anesthesia Consultants z Mid LA Surgical Specialist, APMC z New Orleans Nephrology Associates z Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists z Northlake Gastroenterology Associates z NW LA Nephrology

z LSUHealth Ochsner

Monroe Medical Center z Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana z Pediatric Surgery of Louisiana z Radiology Consultants z Regional Urology z Renal Associates z Retina Associates z Rhodes Pediatric Clinic z Soine Dermatology z South Louisiana Medical Associates z Southern Urology z Spine Institute of Louisiana z Swartzenburg, Lafranca, Guidry, Chapman, Magee & Bourgeois z The Baton Rouge Clinic AMC z The Eye Clinic z The Family Clinic of Crowley z The Family Doctors z The Pathology Laboratory z Shreveport Eye Clinic, AMC z The Skin Surgery Centre z The Women’s Clinic z Total Radiology Solutions z Vascular Specialty Center, LLC z West Jefferson Emergency Physicians Group

report certain prior authorization metrics to the Department of Insurance. Please contact Maria Bowen at govaffairs@lsms.org if you continue to have existing and/or new issues related to prior authorization.

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LSMS: YEAR IN REVIEW | 2024

LSMS: YEAR IN REVIEW | 2024

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