Senate Bill No. 113, introduced by Senator Abraham, amends the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program by enacting R.S. 40:1248.3(C). The bill stipulates that if Calcasieu Parish does not authorize a local hospital assessment payment by June 1, 2026, any municipality within the parish with a population exceeding 60,000 will have the authority to implement such a payment. The assessment payments will be limited to institutional providers located within the municipality's jurisdictional boundaries.

Additionally, the bill establishes that for compliance purposes, the participating municipality will be treated as a parish, meaning that all requirements applicable to a parish and its governing body will also apply to the municipality and its governing body. The bill is set to take effect upon the governor's signature or after the expiration of the time for bills to become law without the governor's signature.