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Governor Signs New Law Requiring Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

On June 8, Governor Edwards signed into law Act 210. This Act amends LSA – R.S. 23:302 and requires an employer to allow an employee one day’s leave of absence from work in order to obtain genetic testing when “medically necessary”, or as a preventative cancer screening.

Right about now you should be thinking, “OK, when is this type of screening ‘medically necessary?’” I am glad you asked. The Act provides that “medically necessary” generally means those healthcare services that are in accordance with generally accepted evidence-based medical standards or that are considered by most physicians or independent licensed practitioners within the community of their respective professional organizations to be the standard of care. I would suggest that a physician’s recommendation that the employee undergo the testing will suffice.

Services that are experimental (not approved by the FDA), investigational, or cosmetic will not qualify as “medically necessary” unless coverage for early screening and detection is provided for in Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22.

Employees are supposed to provide at least 15 days’ notice prior to the leave and schedule the leave so as to avoid unduly disrupting the employer’s operations.

This leave is unpaid, but an employer must allow an employee to use accrued paid leave if the employee chooses to do so. The Act does NOT address whether or not an employer can require an employee to use accrued paid leave.

The Act applies to all employers who employ twenty or more employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including both public and private employers. Educational and religious institutions and non-profits are excluded.

The Act requires employers to post a notice to be provided by the LWC and will become effective on August 1, 2023. So, keep your eyes out for the notice.

Governor Signs New Law Requiring Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

On June 8, Governor Edwards signed into law Act 210. This Act amends LSA – R.S. 23:302 and requires an employer to allow an employee one day’s leave of absence from work in order to obtain genetic testing when “medically necessary”, or as a preventative cancer screening.

Right about now you should be thinking, “OK, when is this type of screening ‘medically necessary?’” I am glad you asked. The Act provides that “medically necessary” generally means those healthcare services that are in accordance with generally accepted evidence-based medical standards or that are considered by most physicians or independent licensed practitioners within the community of their respective professional organizations to be the standard of care. I would suggest that a physician’s recommendation that the employee undergo the testing will suffice.

Services that are experimental (not approved by the FDA), investigational, or cosmetic will not qualify as “medically necessary” unless coverage for early screening and detection is provided for in Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22.

Employees are supposed to provide at least 15 days’ notice prior to the leave and schedule the leave so as to avoid unduly disrupting the employer’s operations.

This leave is unpaid, but an employer must allow an employee to use accrued paid leave if the employee chooses to do so. The Act does NOT address whether or not an employer can require an employee to use accrued paid leave.

The Act applies to all employers who employ twenty or more employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including both public and private employers. Educational and religious institutions and non-profits are excluded.

The Act requires employers to post a notice to be provided by the LWC and will become effective on August 1, 2023. So, keep your eyes out for the notice.

Governor Signs New Law Requiring Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

On June 8, Governor Edwards signed into law Act 210. This Act amends LSA – R.S. 23:302 and requires an employer to allow an employee one day’s leave of absence from work in order to obtain genetic testing when “medically necessary”, or as a preventative cancer screening.

Right about now you should be thinking, “OK, when is this type of screening ‘medically necessary?’” I am glad you asked. The Act provides that “medically necessary” generally means those healthcare services that are in accordance with generally accepted evidence-based medical standards or that are considered by most physicians or independent licensed practitioners within the community of their respective professional organizations to be the standard of care. I would suggest that a physician’s recommendation that the employee undergo the testing will suffice.

Services that are experimental (not approved by the FDA), investigational, or cosmetic will not qualify as “medically necessary” unless coverage for early screening and detection is provided for in Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22.

Employees are supposed to provide at least 15 days’ notice prior to the leave and schedule the leave so as to avoid unduly disrupting the employer’s operations.

This leave is unpaid, but an employer must allow an employee to use accrued paid leave if the employee chooses to do so. The Act does NOT address whether or not an employer can require an employee to use accrued paid leave.

The Act applies to all employers who employ twenty or more employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including both public and private employers. Educational and religious institutions and non-profits are excluded.

The Act requires employers to post a notice to be provided by the LWC and will become effective on August 1, 2023. So, keep your eyes out for the notice.

Governor Signs New Law Requiring Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

On June 8, Governor Edwards signed into law Act 210. This Act amends LSA – R.S. 23:302 and requires an employer to allow an employee one day’s leave of absence from work in order to obtain genetic testing when “medically necessary”, or as a preventative cancer screening.

Right about now you should be thinking, “OK, when is this type of screening ‘medically necessary?’” I am glad you asked. The Act provides that “medically necessary” generally means those healthcare services that are in accordance with generally accepted evidence-based medical standards or that are considered by most physicians or independent licensed practitioners within the community of their respective professional organizations to be the standard of care. I would suggest that a physician’s recommendation that the employee undergo the testing will suffice.

Services that are experimental (not approved by the FDA), investigational, or cosmetic will not qualify as “medically necessary” unless coverage for early screening and detection is provided for in Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22.

Employees are supposed to provide at least 15 days’ notice prior to the leave and schedule the leave so as to avoid unduly disrupting the employer’s operations.

This leave is unpaid, but an employer must allow an employee to use accrued paid leave if the employee chooses to do so. The Act does NOT address whether or not an employer can require an employee to use accrued paid leave.

The Act applies to all employers who employ twenty or more employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including both public and private employers. Educational and religious institutions and non-profits are excluded.

The Act requires employers to post a notice to be provided by the LWC and will become effective on August 1, 2023. So, keep your eyes out for the notice.

Governor Signs New Law Requiring Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

On June 8, Governor Edwards signed into law Act 210. This Act amends LSA – R.S. 23:302 and requires an employer to allow an employee one day’s leave of absence from work in order to obtain genetic testing when “medically necessary”, or as a preventative cancer screening.

Right about now you should be thinking, “OK, when is this type of screening ‘medically necessary?’” I am glad you asked. The Act provides that “medically necessary” generally means those healthcare services that are in accordance with generally accepted evidence-based medical standards or that are considered by most physicians or independent licensed practitioners within the community of their respective professional organizations to be the standard of care. I would suggest that a physician’s recommendation that the employee undergo the testing will suffice.

Services that are experimental (not approved by the FDA), investigational, or cosmetic will not qualify as “medically necessary” unless coverage for early screening and detection is provided for in Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22.

Employees are supposed to provide at least 15 days’ notice prior to the leave and schedule the leave so as to avoid unduly disrupting the employer’s operations.

This leave is unpaid, but an employer must allow an employee to use accrued paid leave if the employee chooses to do so. The Act does NOT address whether or not an employer can require an employee to use accrued paid leave.

The Act applies to all employers who employ twenty or more employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including both public and private employers. Educational and religious institutions and non-profits are excluded.

The Act requires employers to post a notice to be provided by the LWC and will become effective on August 1, 2023. So, keep your eyes out for the notice.

Governor Signs New Law Requiring Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

On June 8, Governor Edwards signed into law Act 210. This Act amends LSA – R.S. 23:302 and requires an employer to allow an employee one day’s leave of absence from work in order to obtain genetic testing when “medically necessary”, or as a preventative cancer screening.

Right about now you should be thinking, “OK, when is this type of screening ‘medically necessary?’” I am glad you asked. The Act provides that “medically necessary” generally means those healthcare services that are in accordance with generally accepted evidence-based medical standards or that are considered by most physicians or independent licensed practitioners within the community of their respective professional organizations to be the standard of care. I would suggest that a physician’s recommendation that the employee undergo the testing will suffice.

Services that are experimental (not approved by the FDA), investigational, or cosmetic will not qualify as “medically necessary” unless coverage for early screening and detection is provided for in Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22.

Employees are supposed to provide at least 15 days’ notice prior to the leave and schedule the leave so as to avoid unduly disrupting the employer’s operations.

This leave is unpaid, but an employer must allow an employee to use accrued paid leave if the employee chooses to do so. The Act does NOT address whether or not an employer can require an employee to use accrued paid leave.

The Act applies to all employers who employ twenty or more employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including both public and private employers. Educational and religious institutions and non-profits are excluded.

The Act requires employers to post a notice to be provided by the LWC and will become effective on August 1, 2023. So, keep your eyes out for the notice.