Christus Health Plan Louisiana

CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN LOUISIANA IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF ADVANCING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS, THE CONGREGATION OF SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, THE CONGREGATION OF SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (SAN ANTONIO), AND THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH WHICH OPERATE AND ARE CONTROLLED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ETHICAL AND MORAL TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND PROMOTING EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT, COOPERATIVE PLANNING AND THE SHARING OF RESOURCES AMONG SUCH HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES. CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN LOUISIANA ARRANGES AND PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION ("managed care enrollees"). WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CORPORATION'S MISSION SHALL BE TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH, SHALL OPERATE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTRINES, RESOLUTIONS, DECREES AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS AND THE ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTIVES FOR CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES AS PROMULGATED AND AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS. IT IS ALSO A PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION TO AID, LEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO, AND TO INVEST AND/OR DISPOSE OF FUNDS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES OF CHRISTUS, THE SYSTEM, THE CORPORATION, THE SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS AND THE LOCAL ENTITIES.