Legal Opinion
Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co. v. Rapides Healthcare System
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2006No. 04-31114PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Section 40:2010 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes requires insurance companies to honor all assignments of benefit claims made by patients to hospitals. This case asks us to decide whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 preempts the assignment statute to the extent that it applies to fully insured ERISA plans. We hold that Louisiana’s assignment statute is not preempted.
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The relevant facts in this case are undisputed. Section 40:210 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (the “assignment statute”) provides, in relevant part:
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- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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