# Louisiana — State drug price transparency reporting thresholds, triggers, and penalties for pharmaceutical manufacturers

For Louisiana, new drug wac threshold is $100; price increase % trigger is 50% for a 30-day supply; reporting deadline is notification via email; implementing agency is commissioner of insurance; statute is LA. Stat. Ann. § 22:1657.1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Louisiana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **New drug WAC threshold:** $100 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Price increase % trigger:** 50% for a 30-day supply
- **Reporting deadline:** notification via email
- **Implementing agency:** commissioner of insurance _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** LA. Stat. Ann. § 22:1657.1

## What the source says

> <https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1108782#:~:text=Louisiana%20Laws%20-%20Louisiana%20State%20Legislature&text=A.,a%20condition%20of%20maintaining%20licensure.#:~:text=Louisiana%20Laws%20-%20Louisiana%20State%20Legislature&text=A.,a%20condition%20of%20maintaining%20licensure.> LA. Stat. Ann. &sect; 22:1657.1 requires drug manufacturers to notify the commissioner of insurance if one of their drugs with a WAC 1 of $100 or more has undergone a WAC increase of 50% or more for a 30-day supply.

## Source

- https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/06/alerts-lifesciences-state-drug-transparency-laws

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
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