RS 1250.11 - Monitoring for adequacy and quality of services
A. The department shall maintain reliable data in a form that permits ongoing monitoring of trending factors that may affect the sufficiency of rates. Such factors may include, without limitation, trends in cost of living and other economic indexes, wage rates, and changes in regulatory and policy requirements affecting provider costs.
B. The department may require reasonable, periodic financial reports from providers as needed to ensure the availability of reliable cost data. The department shall consult and collaborate with providers to develop reasonable financial reporting requirements.
Acts 2019, No. 381, §1.