Senate Bill No. by Senator Abraham enacts a new provision under R.S. 40:1248.3(C) concerning the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program specifically for Calcasieu Parish. The bill authorizes assessment payments for local hospitals and stipulates that if Calcasieu Parish does not authorize such payments by June 1, 2026, municipalities within the parish that have populations exceeding sixty thousand will have the authority to do so. The assessment payments will be limited to institutional providers located within the municipality's jurisdiction.

Additionally, the bill establishes that for compliance purposes, these municipalities will be treated as if they were parishes, meaning that all regulations applicable to parishes and their governing bodies will also apply to these municipalities and their governing bodies. The act will take effect upon the governor's signature or, if not signed, after the designated period for bills to become law without signature.