La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § VII-987

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-987 - Waivers

A. Prior to the approval of a claim, applications and the identity of eligible applicants and their related military personnel shall be confidential unless expressly waived by the eligible applicant in writing. The filing of an appeal before the fund committee or the board shall be considered a waiver of the identity of eligible applicants and their related military personnel or veterans.

B. Once a claim is approved, the identity of the eligible applicant, related activated military personnel or honorably discharged military personnel, and any person filing the application on behalf of the eligible applicant, and the amount approved shall be public record.

C. Applications, the identity of applicants and their related military personnel or honorably discharged military personnel, and all records of the board, the fund committee and the third party administrator related thereto, shall be available prior to any approval of the application, to necessary parties including but not limited to, the legislative auditor, the legislative oversight committee for rules and annual reports, and such other parties as necessary for prudent administration of the Military Family Assistance Program and verification of elements of the application.

D. The board, the fund committee, and the third party administrator are expressly authorized to make public data concerning the number of applications received, the amount of claims approved, the geographic areas of the state from which such applications are received and approved, the number of disapproved applications, and the amount of funds in the Military Family Assistance Fund.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § VII-987

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Department of Veterans Affairs, LR 37:1611 (June 2011), Amended LR 451592 (11/1/2019), Amended LR 50502 (4/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:121 et seq.