La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1104
Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, hereafter referred to as the "board", consisting of eleven members who shall be residents of the state of Louisiana. Each term shall be for four years. Seven appointments to the board, including one consumer from the public at large, shall be made by the governor from a list of qualified candidates submitted by the executive board of the Louisiana Counseling Association. The consumer member may also apply directly to the office of the governor. Four appointments to the board shall be made by the governor from a list of qualified candidates submitted by the executive board of the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity.

B.(1)(a) The membership of the board shall consist of three licensed professional counselors, three educators who are licensed professional counselors and whose function is the training of mental health counselors in accredited programs, four licensed marriage and family therapists, and one consumer from the public at large. The professional membership of the board shall be licensed under this Chapter. The board shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as this Chapter prescribes and confers upon it. No member of the board shall be liable in any civil action for any act performed in good faith in the execution of his duties under this Chapter.

(b)(i) The consumer member shall be appointed from the state at large and appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following qualifications:

(aa) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least one year immediately prior to appointment.

(bb) Has attained the age of majority.

(cc) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S. 36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in R.S. 36:259(A).

(dd) Has never been convicted of a felony.

(ee) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare profession.

(ii) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not participate in the grading of individual examinations.

(2)(a) The board shall establish a Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee, which shall consist of the four licensed marriage and family therapist board members appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the executive board of the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

(b) The functions of the advisory committee shall be established by rules and regulations developed by the advisory committee, promulgated by the board, and approved jointly by the House and Senate Health and Welfare Committees.

(c) The functions and duties of the advisory board may include but are not limited to the following:

(i) Develop rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as it may deem necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter for promulgation and implementation by the board.

(ii) Examine and qualify all applicants for licensure as marriage and family therapists and recommend to the board each successful applicant for licensure, attesting to his professional qualifications to be a marriage and family therapist.

(iii) Develop for the board application forms for licensure pursuant to this Chapter.

(iv) Maintain complete records of all meetings, proceedings, and hearings conducted by the advisory committee.

C. No board member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms. Any board member may be removed by the governor or majority vote of the board, after notice and hearing, for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or moral turpitude. Any vacancy occurring in board membership for the three licensed professional counselors, three counselor educators, or one member of the public at large, other than by expiration of term, shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term by the governor within thirty days from a list of qualified candidates supplied by the executive board of the Louisiana Counseling Association. Any vacancy occurring in board membership for the four licensed marriage and family therapists, other than by expiration of term, shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term by the governor within thirty days from a list of qualified candidates supplied by the executive board of the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

D. Each board member shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual travel, incidental, and clerical expenses incurred while engaged on official board business.

E. Each board member shall take the constitutional oath of office for state officials before any officer authorized to administer oaths in this state.

F. This board shall be financially self-sufficient. It shall receive no state funds through appropriation or otherwise and shall not expend any such state funds. No state funds shall be expended or committed to expenditure for the group benefits program or any other health insurance or employee benefit program, for any retirement system, for any salary, per diem payment, travel or expenses, office supplies and materials, rent, purchase of any product or service, or for any other purpose.

Acts 1987, No. 892, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 225, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1301, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1195, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1139, §§1 and 2; Acts 2010, No. 613, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2110 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2110
Sanitarian trainees; permits
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to issue sanitarian trainee permits to applicants who have met the minimum educational requirements of R.S. 37:2111 but who either do not possess the required year of experience and training in environmental sanitation or environmental health or have not yet passed the written and oral examinations before the board. Such permits shall not be issued for a period in excess of two years, and provided, further, the board may by rule require sanitarian trainees to work only under the supervision and direction of licensed sanitarians.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 371, §10; Acts 2009, No. 28, §1, eff. June 15, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1232
Nonresident pharmacy
Status: in_force

A. A pharmacy located outside this state which does business in this state within the meaning of this Chapter shall hold a current pharmacy permit as provided in this Chapter. The pharmacy shall be designated a "nonresident pharmacy" and the permit shall be designated a "nonresident pharmacy permit".

B. A nonresident pharmacy granted a nonresident pharmacy permit by the board shall disclose to the board the location, names, and titles of all principal corporate officers, as well as the owner's managing officer and pharmacist-in-charge. A report containing this information shall be made to the board with each renewal application and within thirty business days after any change of office, corporate officer, or within ten business days of the departure of the prior owner's managing officer or pharmacist-in-charge.

C. The nonresident pharmacy shall maintain at all times authorization to conduct the pharmacy in compliance with the laws of the state in which it is a resident. As a prerequisite to seeking a permit from the board, the nonresident pharmacy shall submit a copy of the most recent inspection report resulting from an inspection conducted by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which it is located, as well as any other state pharmacy licensing agency or any agent thereof, and any inspection reports produced by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Thereafter, the nonresident pharmacy granted a permit shall submit to the board a copy of any subsequent inspection report on the pharmacy conducted by the regulatory or licensing body of the state in which it is located, or by any other state pharmacy licensing agency, or any agent thereof, or by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. In addition to or in lieu of an inspection by the regulatory or licensing body of the state in which it is a resident, or any agent thereof, the nonresident pharmacy shall be subject to an inspection by the board. When the board conducts an inspection of a nonresident pharmacy, the board shall recover its expenses from the nonresident pharmacy in addition to the applicable permit fee authorized by this Chapter.

D. A nonresident pharmacy granted a nonresident pharmacy permit by the board shall maintain records of any controlled substances or dangerous drugs or devices dispensed to patients in this state so that the records are readily retrievable from the records of other drugs dispensed.

E. Records for all prescriptions and products delivered into the state shall be readily retrievable from the other prescription records of the nonresident pharmacy and shall be in compliance with all federal laws and with regulations as may be required by this state.

Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2006, No. 164, §1; Acts 2013, No. 282, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1367
License required; residential, journeyman, and master plumber; medical gas piping installer; medical gas and vacuum systems verifier; water supply protection specialist endorsement; gas fitter and master gas fitter; local examination preempted
Status: in_force

A.(1) No natural person shall engage in doing the work of a residential plumber limited unless the person possesses a residential plumber limited license or renewal thereof issued by the board. At the direction of a master plumber, a residential plumber limited may independently install, alter, repair, and maintain plumbing in one- and two-family dwellings without the supervision of a journeyman plumber.

(2) No natural person shall engage in doing the work of a journeyman plumber unless the person possesses a license or renewal thereof issued by the board. A journeyman plumber may engage in the art of plumbing only when the journeyman plumber is under the employment of a master plumber licensed by this board. Any journeyman plumber that repaired plumbing independently and without the supervision of a master plumber prior to January 1, 2024, may continue to operate in such a manner for a period of five years and shall within that five-year period pass the master plumber examination to obtain a master plumber license. Apprentices may engage in the art of plumbing only when they are under the direct, constant, on-the-job supervision of a licensed journeyman plumber. Direct, constant, on-the-job supervision means that a licensed journeyman plumber will supervise apprentices as governed by Louisiana Works.

B. No natural person shall engage in the work of a master plumber unless he possesses a master plumber's license or renewal thereof issued by the board. A master plumber shall not engage in the work of a journeyman plumber unless he currently possesses or previously possessed a journeyman plumber's license issued by the board. A person issued a master plumber's license shall designate to the board, as required by the regulations of the board, an employing entity, which may be a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship. A licensed master plumber shall notify the board of any change of employment status with an employing entity. A master plumber shall designate no more than one employing entity at any time.

C. No employing entity shall hold itself out as engaging in the business or art of plumbing unless it employs a master plumber. For purposes of this Section, employment of a master plumber means employment on a regular paid basis for actual services performed supervising journeyman plumbers.

D. The board shall adopt regulations to implement this Section.

E. This Section shall preempt municipal or other local regulatory examination authority over master plumbers, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any home rule charter. Municipal or other local regulatory authorities may assess and collect locally adopted fees and charges relative to plumbing work as defined in R.S. 37:1377 performed in their respective jurisdictions, but only to persons licensed under R.S. 37:1368.

F. No natural person shall engage in doing the work of a medical gas piping installer unless he possesses a license or renewal thereof issued by the board.

G. No natural person shall engage in the work of a water supply protection specialist unless he possesses a license or renewal thereof issued by the board as a journeyman plumber or master plumber and also possesses a special endorsement issued by the board pertaining to his work as a water supply protection specialist.

H. No natural person shall engage in doing the work of a medical gas and vacuum systems verifier unless he possesses a license or renewal thereof issued by the board. Inspection and verification work performed by such person shall be conducted in person and at the physical site of the medical gas and vacuum systems subject to his verification.

I.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any person or firm who is not licensed by the State Plumbing Board, but who is properly licensed for municipal and public works utility construction pursuant to the requirements of the State Licensing Board for Contractors, may perform main-line utility construction on private property or undedicated rights-of-way or servitudes, limited to the following:

(a) Gravity sanitary sewer collection lines six inches and larger, including manholes, main lines, wyes, and tees.

(b) Sewer force mains four inches and larger.

(c) Water mains four inches and larger, including fire hydrants, valves, and fittings.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not pertain to gas mains within the boundary lines of any private property, nor shall they pertain to any service lines.

J.(1) No person shall engage in performing the work of a gas fitter or master gas fitter unless he possesses a license or renewal thereof issued by the board.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to work performed by persons on their own residences.

Acts 1990, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 43, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 824, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1020, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 815, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 561, §1; Acts 2016, No. 297, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 515, §1; Acts 2023, No. 152, §1; Acts 2024, No. 721, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2801 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2801
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(2) "Licensed chiropractor" means persons licensed under the provisions of this Chapter.

(3)(a) "Practice of chiropractic" means holding one's self out to the public as a chiropractor and as being engaged in the business of, or the actual engagement in, the diagnosing of conditions associated with the functional integrity of the spine and treating by adjustment, manipulation, and the use of the physical and other properties of heat, light, water, electricity, sound, massage, therapeutic exercise, mobilization, mechanical devices such as mechanical traction and mechanical massage, and other physical rehabilitation measures for the purpose of correcting interference with normal nerve transmission and expression. A chiropractor may also make recommendations relative to personal hygiene and proper nutritional practices for the rehabilitation of the patient. A chiropractor may also order such diagnostic tests as are necessary for determining conditions associated with the functional integrity of the spine.

(b)(i) While chiropractors may not directly perform or administer computerized axial tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and nuclear magnetic imaging, nothing shall be construed to prohibit a chiropractor from ordering such diagnostic procedures when deemed necessary by the practitioner. However, the authority to order such diagnostic tests shall not be construed so as to mandate coverage for such tests ordered by a chiropractor under any health care plan or policy of insurance, to require such coverage under any such plan or policy, or to circumvent any requirement or preauthorization for covered services by a primary care physician or precertification by an insurer or administrator of a plan or policy in accordance with the terms of a health care plan or policy.

(ii) In the exercise of the authority to order diagnostic tests provided in this Paragraph, a chiropractor shall not order such tests or solicit an insurer or health care plan provider for coverage arrangements for such tests for the primary purpose of financial gain.

(c) The practice of chiropractic does not include the right to prescribe, dispense, or administer medicine or drugs, or to engage in the practice of major or minor surgery, obstetrics, X-ray therapy, radium therapy, or nuclear medicine. For purposes of this Chapter, the terms "medicine" and "drugs" shall not include orthotic devices, vitamin, mineral, and nutritional supplements, therapeutic devices, postural modification equipment, exercise equipment, or homeopathic remedies. Any chiropractor applying to practice acupuncture shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 37:1358.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 390, §1; Acts 1986, No. 77, §1; Acts 1991, No. 1047, §§1 and 3; Acts 1997, No. 990, §1; Acts 1999, No. 648, §1; Acts 2018, No. 589, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2558 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2558
Fees
Status: in_force

A. The board shall collect fees from each applicant for a certificate as provided by this Section. The board shall have power to require a reinstatement fee for suspended or revoked delinquent certificates, a reciprocal fee for certification without examination, and an annual renewal fee for all certificates and to collect therefor a fee of such amount as may be fixed by the board according to the following schedule:

(1) The fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate shall not exceed one hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to one year, two hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to two years, or two hundred fifty dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of two or more years and shall be in addition to the payment of all delinquent renewal fees.

(2) The fee for issuance of a reciprocal certificate without examination shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

(3) The fee for annual renewal of a certificate shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars.

(4) The fee for issuance of a new certificate to a reporter admitted to practice as a certified court reporter, or C.C.R., shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

B. The regular examination fee shall be fixed by the board. If the board should find an applicant ineligible for examination, it shall refund eighty percent of the fee paid by said applicant. In no other event shall any refund be made.

C. Any fees fixed by the board shall be subject to legislative oversight review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. The failure, neglect, or refusal of any regularly certified shorthand or general reporter registered under this Chapter to pay in advance the annual renewal fee shall result in the suspension of the reporter's right to the benefits under the Chapter, which suspension shall not be terminated until all delinquent fees have been paid.

Acts 1970, No. 456, §1; Acts 1983, No. 612, §1; Acts 1986, No. 365, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 940, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 816, §1; Acts 2010, No. 700, §1; Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.

{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 365, §4.}
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:622 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 622
Fees
Status: in_force

The board shall, by rule, establish a reasonable fee schedule for the issuance or renewal of any license or permit, for administration of examinations for licensure, or for any other administrative function provided for in this Chapter. Such fee schedule may be modified from time to time as deemed necessary by the board. The fees shall be established and payable by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1990, No. 454, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1521
Examinations
Status: in_force

A. The board shall hold at least one examination during each year and may hold such additional examinations as it deems necessary. The executive director shall give public notice of the time and place and deadline for application for such examination at least one hundred and twenty days in advance of the date set for the examination. Any person desiring to take an examination shall make application by the deadline established and published by the board for each examination date.

B. The preparation, administration, and grading of examinations shall be governed by rules prescribed by the board. Examinations shall be designed to test the examinee's knowledge of and proficiency in the subjects and techniques commonly taught in veterinary schools as well as knowledge of this Chapter and any rules promulgated by the board or by other regulatory agencies as required by rules prescribed by the board. To pass the examination, the examinee must demonstrate scientific, practical, and regulatory knowledge sufficient to prove himself a competent person to practice veterinary medicine in the judgment of the board. All examinees shall be tested by a written examination supplemented by such oral interviews and practical demonstrations as the board may deem necessary. The board may design or administer its own examination or it may adopt and use any and all examinations designed for the purpose of determining the fitness of a person to hold a license to practice veterinary medicine.

C. Within thirty days after each examination the executive director shall notify each examinee of the result of his examination. After compliance with the provisions of R.S. 37:1520, the board shall issue licenses to the persons successfully completing the examination. The executive director shall record the new licensees. Any person failing an examination shall be eligible to take any subsequent examination on payment of the application fee.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1985, No. 316, §1; Acts 1986, No. 856, §1; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 154
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, business entity, or individual, who shall practice, or offer to practice, architecture in this state without being certified in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his own the certificate of registration or the seal of another, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board, or to any member thereof, in obtaining a certificate of registration, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any other registrant or certificate holder of like or different name, or any person who shall attempt to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration, or any person, applicant, registrant, or certificate holder who shall violate any of the provisions of this Chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. An individual who violates any part of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than three hundred dollars, nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed three months, or both. Any person, other than an individual, who violates any provision of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifteen hundred dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars. Each day the violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

B. It shall be the duty of the attorney general, all district attorneys, and all duly constituted officers of the law of this state, or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and to prosecute any persons violating the provisions of this Chapter. The attorney general, or his assistant, shall act as legal advisor to the board if requested by the board and render such legal assistance as may be deemed necessary by the board in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter; however, this shall not relieve the local prosecuting officers of any duty to prosecute a violation of this Chapter.

C.(1)(a) The board shall ensure enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. The board may investigate any complaint relating to a violation of this Chapter and, depending upon the result of its investigation, the board may, after notice and hearing and by a majority vote of its entire membership authorized to participate in the proceeding, issue an order prohibiting the person from committing a violation of this Chapter or fine any such person for any violations of this Chapter, or both. The fine shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars per violation in the case of an individual or five thousand dollars per violation in the case of a person other than an individual.

(b) The time and place for said hearing shall be fixed by the board and a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing, shall be personally served, on or mailed by certified mail, to the last known address of such person at least thirty days before the date fixed for hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the accused shall have the right to appear in person, or by counsel, or both, to cross examine witnesses in his or its defense, and to produce evidence and witnesses in his or its defense.

(d) If the accused person or business entity fails or refuses to appear, the board may proceed to hear and determine the validity of the charges.

(2) Any person who violates any order of the board issued under this Chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not in excess of fifteen hundred dollars per violation, in the case of an individual, or five thousand dollars per violation, in the case of a person other than an individual. If the penalty imposed is not paid within sixty days after the order becomes final, then the order shall constitute a judgment and shall be filed and execution issued upon in the same manner as a judgment of a court of record. Any civil penalty imposed by the board under this Section may, at its discretion, be suspended in whole or in part.

(3) All funds derived from fines as provided in this Subsection shall be deposited in the state general fund.

(4) Any person aggrieved by any action of the board in assessing a fine under this Subsection may appeal such action pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. In the alternative, after completion of any investigation by the board concerning a violation of this Chapter by a nonregistrant, the board may present its findings to the district attorney in whose district the violation occurred and shall aid in any criminal prosecution for a violation, or the board may, if it deems necessary, initiate any civil proceeding for a violation of this Chapter directly and in its own name in any district court. This action may be instituted by any member, officer, attorney, or agent of the board.

E. In addition to any other fine or penalty imposed under this Chapter, the board may assess all reasonable costs incurred in connection with a disciplinary proceeding, including investigator fees, stenographer fees, and attorney fees, and court costs against any person found to have violated any order of the board.

Acts 1983, No. 472, §1; Acts 1991, No. 418, §1; Acts 1997, No. 363, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 602
Investigation; notice and hearing
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a written complaint with the board charging any registrant with violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, the executive director of the board shall fix a time and place for hearing and shall send a copy, by certified mail or hand delivery, of the charges together with a notice of the time and place for hearing to the individual at least twenty calendar days prior to the date set for the hearing. The notice shall be sent to the last known address of the individual, as it appears in the records of the board, or to the address of the facility where the violation is alleged to have occurred.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1025 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1025
Qualifications of applicants to the drug administration course
Status: in_force

A. Each person accepted to participate in the drug administration course shall be:

(1) A citizen of the United States, a United States national, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency in the United States.

(2) Employed in a facility operated by the office for citizens with developmental disabilities, in a community home for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services, or in an intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities, or be a person who provides in-home Medicaid home- and community-based services.

(3) At least eighteen years of age.

(4) Able to read, write, and comprehend the English language.

(5) Free of communicable diseases and in suitable physical and emotional health to administer medications safely.

(6) Without a known record or history of drug abuse or record of conviction of a felony.

B. There will be no discrimination in selection of medication attendants for reason of race, color, creed, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin.

Acts 1976, No. 558, §1; Acts 1977, No 684, §10; Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §6; Acts 1995, No. 668, §1; Acts 2006, No. 163, §4; Acts 2013, No. 105, §1, eff. June 5, 2013; Acts 2019, No. 45, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1441 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1441
Return of license or registration upon transfer or termination
Status: in_force

A. When the sponsorship of an associate broker or salesperson is terminated for any reason, the terminating party shall submit a form attesting to the termination to the commission, within five calendar days of such termination.

(1) Upon submission of a form indicating the termination of sponsorship, the license of an associate broker or salesperson shall no longer be in force or effect, and the associate broker or salesperson shall be prohibited from conducting real estate activities, as defined in this Chapter, until such time as the associate broker or salesperson obtains a new sponsoring broker.

(2) An associate broker or salesperson, whose sponsorship has been terminated, shall be entitled to a license transfer upon submission of a form indicating the transfer to a new broker to the commission and payment of the required fee.

B.(1) When the affiliation of a timeshare sales registrant with a registered developer is terminated for any reason, the developer shall notify the commission in writing within five days of such termination.

(2) Any timeshare sales registrant, whose affiliation with a registered developer has been terminated, shall notify the commission, in writing prior to beginning an affiliation with another registered developer.

(3) When an affiliate timeshare sales registrant is terminated by a registered timeshare developer, such sales registration shall no longer be in force or effect, until such time that the commission receives a written notice that the timeshare sales registrant is affiliated with a new developer and the prescribed fees have been remitted.

C. When the association between a designated qualifying broker and a partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other legal entity, foreign or domestic, is terminated for any reason, the following actions shall be taken:

(1) The terminating party shall submit a copy of the letter or resignation or termination to the commission, within five calendar days of such termination.

(2) The outgoing qualifying broker shall notify all sponsored licensees within five calendar days of the termination, including the effective date, by certified or registered mail.

(3) Neither the licensed partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other legal entity, foreign or domestic, nor any licensee sponsored by the terminated qualifying broker, shall engage in any real estate activity requiring a license until a new qualifying broker has been designated by the partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other legal entity, foreign or domestic, and the designation has been reflected in the files of the commission.

(4) Upon termination of a qualifying broker's association with a partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other legal entity, foreign or domestic, such entity shall designate a new qualifying broker and shall notify the commission by submission of a form indicating the designation of such broker within five calendar days of the termination.

(5) Upon designation of a new qualifying broker, the outgoing qualifying broker shall provide custody of the licenses of all sponsored licensees to the new designated qualifying broker.

(6) All sponsored licensees of the partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other legal entity, foreign or domestic, shall be informed of the change in the designation of a qualifying broker, including the effective date, by certified or registered mail, not later than five calendar days following the effective date of the designation.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1. Acts 1986, No. 839, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2582 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2582
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Financial Planning and Management Service" means the planning and management of the financial affairs of an individual, and distribution of money to the creditors thereof, or acting as the agent of an individual in the distribution of his income to his creditors, whether or not the person so acting receives a fee or charge for such services. Any person, partnership, association or corporation so engaged shall be deemed to be rendering "financial planning and management service".

This term shall not be deemed to include the following when engaged in the regular course of their respective business and professions:

(a) Attorneys at law;

(b) Banks, fiduciaries, financing and lending institutions as duly authorized and admitted to transact business in the State of Louisiana and performing credit and financial adjusting service in the regular course of their principal business;

(c) Title insurers and abstract companies, while doing an escrow business;

(d) Employees of licensees under this Chapter;

(e) Judicial officers or others acting pursuant to court order;

(f) Nonprofit organizations giving debt management service;

(g) Employers for their employees;

(h) Associations for their members.

(2) "Director" means director of the Division of Occupational Standards.

(3) "Individual" means the person or persons for whom the credit of financial adjusting service is performed.

(4) "Person" means any individual, firm partnership, association or corporation.

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to permit persons engaged in the planning and management of the financial affairs of an individual as defined in this Chapter and required to secure a license under this Chapter to engage in the practice of law.

Acts 1970, No. 423, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1301
Nonprofit hospitals; discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

A. The following words, as used in this Section, shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Governing body" means the group or the individual ultimately responsible for a hospital's general policies with respect to staff membership and professional privileges and shall include, but not limited to, a board of trustees, a board of directors, a board of governors, a board of managers, a medical board, a director or any other official of a hospital with comparable responsibilities.

(2) "Hospital" means an institution for the care and treatment of the sick and injured, equipped with the technical facilities, medical, nursing and other professional and technical personnel necessary for diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering from sickness or injury which requires bed care.

(3) "Medical group practice" means the practice of medicine by physicians, employees or as partners or in groups regardless of the manner in which the fees are paid for services rendered by such physicians.

(4) "Physician" means any person holding a valid certificate to practice medicine issued pursuant to R.S. 37:1274.

(5) "Podiatric physician" means any person holding a valid certificate to practice podiatry issued pursuant to R.S. 37:616.

B. It shall be unlawful for the governing body of a nonprofit hospital which receives local, state, or federal funds to discriminate in granting staff membership to physicians or podiatric physicians; it shall likewise be unlawful to discriminate against any such physician or podiatric physician solely because of his participation in medical group practice subject to Subsection D of this Section and provided that the hospital already has the necessary facilities for the surgical procedure for which application has been made. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the governing body of any nonprofit hospital to grant staff membership to any applicant, provided that each such applicant is considered on an individual basis regarding his qualifications, and further provided that the applicant is not discriminated against on the sole basis of being a podiatric physician.

C. It shall be unlawful for the governing body of a non-profit hospital to make the granting or denial of staff membership or professional privilege in the hospital depend solely upon certification, fellowship or membership in a specialty body or medical society.

D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the governing body of any nonprofit hospital from granting or denying staff membership on basis of individual character, competence, experience and judgment of the physician or podiatric physician seeking staff membership or from requiring the character recommendation of not more than three members of the staff for which membership is sought as a prerequisite to consideration for staff membership.

Acts 1964, No. 444, §§1 to 4. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 684, §15; Acts 1980, No. 421, §1; Acts 1982, No. 347, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2716 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2716
Fees
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall establish a reasonable fee schedule for examinations, applications, reexaminations, renewal, or reissuance of any license, certificate, or registration, or for any other administrative function provided for in this Chapter; and the receipts from the payment of such fees shall be used to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Such fee schedule may be modified from time to time as deemed necessary by the board. The fees shall be established and payable by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2) The board is authorized to increase the fees in the fee schedule to not more than the following amounts:

(a) One hundred dollars per application for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker; seventy-five dollars per application for licensure as a licensed master's social worker; seventy-five dollars per application for certification as a certified social worker; and fifty dollars per application for registration as a registered social worker.

(b) Fifty dollars per reexamination.

(c) One hundred dollars per renewal of any license, certificate, or registration.

(d) Fifty dollars per reissuance of any license, certificate, or registration.

B. The fees established under the provisions of this Section shall be paid to the board. The board shall retain all fees and other monies received by it. Funds may be expended by the board without appropriation for cost of administration and other expenses. Additionally, funds may be used for the establishment and operation of continuing education programs relating to the practice of social work and supervision of social work practice. Any funds remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained by the board for expenditure in succeeding years and no part shall revert to the state general fund.

C. Criminal record checks are required prior to issuance of license, certificate, or registration. Costs associated with criminal record checks are the responsibility of the applicant. The results of the criminal history record information search must be obtained, reviewed, and considered acceptable by the board prior to issuance of license, certificate, or registration.

D. No fee shall be refunded.

Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1983, No. 484, §1; Acts 1990, No. 458, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94, §1, eff. May 10, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2021, No. 215, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:594 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 594
Application for school certificate of registration; change of location; change of ownership
Status: in_force

A. No school of cosmetology shall operate within this state without a certificate of registration.

B. At least thirty days prior to the board meeting, any person desiring to operate a cosmetology school shall:

(1) Notify the board in writing of his intent to open a new school and identify the maximum number of students to be enrolled at any time and the proposed location of the school. The applicant shall provide a description of any proposed improvements to be made to the site, including the approximate square footage.

(2) Pay the fee for the initial school premises inspection set forth in R.S. 37:599.

(3) Receive an inspection report from the board indicating that the floor space is adequate.

(4) Receive approval of the location by the board.

(5) Submit a detailed floor plan certified by an architect or engineer drawn to scale, including the arrangement of classrooms, placement of equipment, electrical outlets, ventilation equipment, plumbing and lighting, the locations of all outside entrances and exits, and the square footage for each area.

(6) Submit a copy of the lease, if the space is to be leased.

(7) Submit approval from the local fire safety inspector indicating that fire safety requirements have been met.

(8) Submit a copy of the proposed curriculum and a daily schedule for the course of study.

(9) Submit a notarized statement from each registered teacher to be employed, verifying his agreement to teach if the school receives its certificate of registration.

(10) For all schools which charge tuition, submit proof of financial responsibility to such extent as may be determined by the board or a surety bond executed by a company authorized to do business in Louisiana in the amount of thirty thousand dollars in favor of the state of Louisiana. Such bond shall be used for the benefit of any students who cannot complete the curriculum due to the closure of the school, to the extent of the amount of the tuition paid. The board may, at any time during the operation of a registered school, require additional data to be submitted in order to satisfy the board of the school's financial responsibility.

(11) Submit a new school application, properly executed, together with the fee set forth in R.S. 37:599.

(12) Submit a final inspection fee as set forth in R.S. 37:599.

C. Any licensed school shall notify the board in writing of the intent to relocate the school and give the proposed location and a description of any proposed improvements to be made to the site, including the approximate square footage. Upon approval of the location, the school shall comply with the requirements set forth in Paragraphs (B)(2) through (7) of this Section and submit a change of address notice fee in accordance with R.S. 37:599.

D. Any licensed school shall notify the board in writing of the intent to transfer ownership by lease or otherwise and shall comply with the requirements set forth in Paragraphs (B)(8) through (10) of this Section and submit a change of ownership notice fee in accordance with R.S. 37:599.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 728, §1; Acts 2016, No. 271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3387.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3387.2
Registered addiction counselor; scope of practice
Status: in_force

A.(1) The practice of registered addiction counseling within the meaning and intent of this Chapter shall consist of the rendering of professional guidance to individuals suffering from an addictive disorder to assist them in gaining an understanding of the nature of their disorder and developing and maintaining a responsible lifestyle.

(2)(a) The registered addiction counselor may not practice independently.

(b) The registered addiction counselor shall work only under the supervision of a licensed addiction counselor or other qualified mental health professional.

(c) The registered addiction counselor shall register his supervisory licensed addiction counselor or other qualified mental health professional with the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority.

(d) Supervisory contact between the registered addiction counselor and the supervisory licensed addiction counselor or qualified mental health professional shall be regular and documented, and shall be provided to the board.

(3) The registered addiction counselor may not render a diagnostic impression.

(4) The scope of practice, in addition to any other applicable provision of this Chapter, shall include making supervised referrals to appropriate professionals, providing supervised counseling to family members, and, as appropriate, to others affected by the individual's addictive disorder, and the utilization of KSA and core functions.

B. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules which govern registered addiction counselors in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

C. Any person seeking to be recognized by the board as a registered addiction counselor shall submit an application to the board on a form and in a manner as the board shall prescribe. The initial application form shall be accompanied by an initial application fee as provided for in this Chapter.

D. Upon investigation of the application, the board shall, not less than forty-five days prior to any examination, notify each candidate that the application is satisfactory and accepted or unsatisfactory and rejected. If an application is rejected, the notice shall state the reason for such rejection.

E. The board shall recognize as a registered addiction counselor each candidate who:

(1) Is a legal resident of the United States and at least twenty-one years of age on the date the application is received.

(2) Is not in violation of any ethical standards subscribed to by the board.

(3) Is not now and has not been a substance abuser or compulsive gambler during the previous two years from the date the application is received.

(4) Has not been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony. However, the board may, in its discretion, waive this requirement upon review of the individual's circumstances. Each candidate shall sign a form prescribed by the board authorizing the board to obtain a criminal history or to conduct a criminal background check.

(5)(a) Demonstrates professional competence by passing a written examination.

(b) The board shall determine the scope and administration of the examination.

(c) The board may provide for circumstances under which a candidate who fails the examination, but who meets all other requirements, may retake the examination.

(d) The board shall make reasonable accommodations for those candidates who demonstrate a special need or disability.

(6) Documents the completion of ethics training as prescribed by the board.

(7) Signs a form of professional and ethical accountability and responsibility as prescribed by the board.

(8) Documents the completion of supervised clinical hours under such conditions as shall be determined by the board. The board may require that such supervision be conducted by a certified clinical supervisor.

(9) Provides three letters of recommendation as prescribed by the board.

F. The board may prescribe such other qualifications and requirements for registered addiction counselors as may be appropriate for the protection of the public or the enhancement of professional services provided pursuant to the authority of this Chapter.

Acts 2004, No. 803, §3, eff. July 8, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 427, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2020, No. 328, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3173 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3173
State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers; creation; qualifications; appointment
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers within the office of the governor consisting of seven members appointed by the governor from a list of names of qualified candidates submitted by the board as follows:

(a) Six members shall be registered interior designers.

(b) One member selected from the public at-large.

(2) Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

B. Each member shall hold the following qualifications:

(1) Each registered interior designer member shall:

(a) Be an interior designer registered in the state whose registration is in good standing.

(b) Be a resident of the state.

(c) Possess a National Council for Interior Design Qualification certificate.

(d) Have provided interior design services as a registered interior designer for at least five years prior to appointment to the board.

(2) The public member shall represent the health, safety, and welfare of consumers of the state and shall:

(a) Be a resident of the state.

(b) Not be an immediate family member as defined in the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., of any registered interior designer.

C. The term of each member of the board shall be for a period of four years or until a member's successor has been appointed and taken office.

D. Each vacancy shall be filled in the manner of original appointment.

E. Prior to entering upon the discharge of his duties, each member of the board shall subscribe to and file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath of office.

F. The board shall select annually from among its members a chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary.

G. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no action shall be taken without at least four votes in accord.

Acts 1990, No. 846, §1; Acts 1995, No. 496, §1; Acts 1997, No. 877, §1; Acts 1999, No. 426, §1; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 343, §1, eff. June 18, 2004; Acts 2024, No. 169, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2409 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2409
Qualifications for license; physical therapists
Status: in_force

To qualify for a license as a physical therapist, an applicant shall:

(1) Be at least twenty-one years of age.

(2) Be a citizen of the United States or have obtained legal authority to work in the United States, and have proper documentation evidencing this fact.

(3) Be of good moral character.

(4) Have paid all fees required by this Chapter.

(5) Have graduated from a school of physical therapy, which school, at the time of such graduation, was approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education or the board.

(6) Pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board as provided for in R.S. 37:2414.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 68, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 674, §1; Acts 1992, No. 731, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2714 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2714
Continuing education and license, certificate, and registration renewal
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall have authority to establish and promulgate continuing education requirements which are to be fulfilled prior to the renewal of any license, certificate, or registration issued under this Chapter.

(2) Twenty clock hours of continuing education in programs approved by the board shall be obtained prior to each renewal date, including three hours of ethics every two years. In addition, for renewal of a licensed clinical social work license, no less than ten clock hours of the continuing education requirement shall be clinical content including diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Failure to fulfill these requirements shall cause the license, certificate, or registration to lapse, and any application for renewal will be declined until the continuing education requirements have been met.

(3) Documentation in a form acceptable to the board, demonstrating compliance with the continuing education requirements, shall accompany the application for the renewal of the license, certificate, or registration.

B. In addition to the continuing education requirements set out in Subsection A of this Section, each license, certificate, provisional certificate, or registration issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be renewed annually except as otherwise provided. On or before July first of each year, the board shall send notice for renewal of a license, certificate, or registration to each person to whom a license, certificate, or registration was issued or renewed during the current year. Such person shall complete the renewal application and pay the renewal fee as is required by the board before August thirty-first of the year in which the notice was received. Upon receipt of any application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and update the license, certificate, or registration for the current year, beginning September first and expiring August thirty-first.

C. If any person fails to renew his or her license, certificate, or registration by August thirty-first, such license, certificate, or registration shall lapse. Any application for renewal shall be declined until the continuing education requirements have been met. If a social worker fails to renew by August thirty-first of each year, at the licensed, certified, or registered level, he shall not practice social work. Renewal of a license, certificate, or registration which has lapsed for six months or less may be effected upon submission to the board of a renewal application accompanied by a fee which shall be twice the amount of the normal renewal fee specified by the board. If a license, certificate, or registration is allowed to lapse for six months or longer, the applicant for the license, certificate, or registration shall be considered a new applicant subject to appropriate provisions of this Chapter including the reinstatement provisions of this Section.

D. If any license, certificate, or registration is lapsed for at least six months but not more than sixty months, the applicant for the license, certificate, or registration shall submit proof of completion of twenty hours of approved social work continuing education and pass the board exam on the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act and rules, standards, and procedures prior to reinstatement. Continuing education requirements for LCSW applicants shall include at least ten hours of clinical content and three hours of ethics training. Continuing education requirements for LMSW and RSW applicants shall include at least three hours of ethics training.

E. If any license, certificate, or registration is lapsed for more than sixty months, the applicant for license, certificate, or registration shall submit proof of completion of forty hours of approved social work continuing education and pass the board exam on the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act and the rules, standards, and procedures prior to reinstatement. Continuing education requirements for LCSW applicants shall include at least twenty hours of clinical content and three hours of ethics training. Continuing education requirements for LMSW and RSW applicants shall include at least three hours of ethics training.

F. The board shall have the authority to grant continuing education waivers for declared emergencies. In response to a disaster or emergency declared by the governor of the state of Louisiana, continuing education units required for renewal of a license may be waived by the board.

G. The board shall have the authority to grant continuing education extensions for extenuating circumstances. In response to an extenuating circumstance, the time frame mandated to complete continuing education units required for renewal of a license may be extended by the board.

Acts 1990, No. 785, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2021, No. 215, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:380 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 380
Rules of operation of shops and schools
Status: in_force

The following requirements of operation shall be observed:

(1) Water. All barber shops, schools, or colleges shall be supplied with an adequate potable supply of both hot and cold running water. Water shall be supplied by the city system; if there is no city supply, water shall be supplied from a tank or similar gravity pressure container.

(2) Flow of blood. Alum or any other material used to stop the flow of blood shall be used only in liquid or powdered form. The use of the common styptic pencil and lump alum is prohibited.

(3) Headrest. The headrest of every barber chair shall be protected with fresh clean paper before it is used for any person.

(4) Shop conditions. The floor and walls of all barber shops and schools shall be kept clean. Hair shall be swept from the floor. All towels and paper jars shall be kept clean and sanitary. All barber shops shall be well-screened and supplied with sanitary drinking facilities.

(5) Instruments. All tools and instruments such as razors, tweezers, contact cup, or pad of vibrating or massage machine, combs and shears, or other tools or instruments used in a barber shop, school, or college shall be sterilized and shall be kept in a sanitary cabinet with a solution approved by the state health officer.

(a) All clippers, both hand and electric, shall be sterilized and kept thoroughly clean at all times.

(b) Hair brushes in barber shops are prohibited except those with perforated backs used in giving shampoos, and these shall be kept clean and sanitary and in sanitary cabinets at all times when not in use.

(c) If a neck duster is used in the barber shop, each barber shall have two or more neck dusters that shall be sterilized each day in a solution approved by the state health officer. They shall at all times be kept clean and sanitary and in the cabinet sterilizer when not in use. Sterilization shall be accomplished after each use and before the tool or instrument is reused except where otherwise provided.

(6) Dipping. Dipping towels, shaving mugs, and other objects as determined by the board into water containers is prohibited.

(7) Towels. No towel that has been used on a patron shall be used on another patron until it has been laundered. This shall apply to every kind of towel or washcloth. Whenever haircloth is used in cutting the hair, shampooing, or other barbering, a newly laundered towel or other protection shall be placed around the neck so as to prevent the haircloth from touching the skin.

(8) Disinfecting. Before serving each customer, each barber shall disinfect his hands thoroughly by immersing them in a disinfecting solution approved by the state health officer.

(9) Sterilization. All tools or instruments used in a barber shop, school, or college shall be sterilized by immersion in any recognized disinfecting solution such as five percent solution of carbolic acid, ten percent solution of creosol or by being immersed in a disinfecting solution and then placed in an air-tight sterilized cabinet in which there is a tray filled with a fume disinfectant that penetrates and sterilizes.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1449.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1449.1
Duty of real estate licensees to use purchase agreement forms
Status: in_force

A. A licensee representing either the buyer or seller of residential real property shall complete the purchase agreement form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission in making an offer to purchase or sell residential real property. No person shall alter the purchase agreement form; however, addendums or amendments to the purchase agreement form may be utilized.

B. The promulgation of this form shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act no later than July 1, 2007.

C.(1) As used in this Section, the term "purchase agreement form" shall mean a document in a form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission as a written agreement for the sale or purchase of residential real property.

(2) As used in this Section, the term "residential real property" means real property consisting of one or not more than four residential dwelling units, which are buildings or structures each of which are occupied or intended for occupancy as single family residences.

D. The provisions of this Section shall apply to the sale of residential real property on or after January 1, 2008.

Acts 2006, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1880 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1880
Retention of purchases
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for an antique dealer to sell, exchange, barter, or remove from his place of business any cemetery artifact or used building component that has been bought, exchanged, or deposited with him by a seller for a period of thirty days from the date of the antique dealer's acquisition.

Acts 1999, No. 218, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1184, §1, eff. July 3, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3140 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3140
Statement in proces verbal of manner, time, and place of making advertisement
Status: in_force

In all auction sales made by sheriffs, auctioneers, or others authorized to sell at public auction that are required by law to be preceded by advertisement, the officer making the sale in his proces verbal or act of sale shall state the manner, time, and place of making the advertisements. This statement shall be proof of the manner, time, and place of making the advertisement.

Acts 1986, No. 564, §6, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1063.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1063.1
Authorization to compel evaluation
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

(1) "Evaluation" means a diagnostic assessment for impairment by a board-approved addictionist.

(2) "Impaired" or "impairment" means a condition that causes an infringement on the ability of a person to practice, or assist in the practice of, optometry sufficient to pose a danger to the public. Impairment may be caused by, but is not limited to, alcoholism, substance abuse or addiction, mental illness, or physical illness.

(3) "Licensee" means an applicant for or a person renewing any license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in or assist in the practice of optometry.

B. In determining whether or not an impairment exists, the board, upon reasonable suspicion of such impairment, shall have the authority to compel a licensee to submit to an evaluation, by such persons as the board may designate either in the course of an investigation or a disciplinary proceeding.

C. Reasonable suspicion of impairment shall be presumed based upon preliminary evidence that the licensee is impaired based on specific objective and articulable facts and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts in light of experience. For purposes of this Section, facts and inferences may be based upon, but not limited to any of the following:

(1) Observable phenomena while practicing or assisting in the practice of optometry such as direct observation of alcohol or drug use or abuse or of the physical symptoms or manifestations of being impaired due to alcohol or other drug use.

(2) Abnormal conduct or erratic behavior while at work or a significant deterioration in work performance.

(3) A report of alcohol or other drug use provided by a reliable and credible source.

(4) Evidence that a licensee has received a positive result from any drug or alcohol test during the individual's employment with an employer.

(5) Evidence that a licensee has tampered with any drug or alcohol test during the individual's employment with an employer.

(6) Evidence that a licensee has illegally manufactured, sold, distributed, solicited, possessed, used, or transferred drugs.

D. Information submitted pursuant to this Section shall be confidential and not subject to discovery by or release to any person or entity. The licensee shall submit to the board a release of information authorizing the board to obtain a report of such evaluation.

E. A licensee shall be offered, at reasonable intervals, an opportunity to demonstrate that such person can resume the competent practice or assistance in the practice of optometry with reasonable skill and safety to patients.

F. For the purpose of this Section, a licensee shall be deemed to have consented to submit to an evaluation when directed in writing by the board and further to have waived all objections to the admissibility of the testimony of the person conducting any evaluation at any proceeding or hearing before the board on the grounds that such testimony or evaluation constitutes a privileged communication.

G. In any proceeding by the board pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the record of such board proceedings involving the evaluation shall not be used in any other administrative or judicial proceeding outside of the board's jurisdiction.

H. When the board directs a licensee to submit to an evaluation, the time from the date of the board's directive until the submission to the board of the report of the evaluation shall not be included in the computation of the time limit for any hearing that may occur in the matter.

Acts 2006, No. 596, §1; Acts 2009, No. 289, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2844 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2844
Examination and certification fee
Status: in_force

(a) The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his fitness to receive a polygraphist's certificate is twenty-five dollars, which is not to be credited as payment against the certificate.

(b) The fee to be paid for an original polygraphist's certificate is a minimum fee of fifty dollars, or a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars as set forth by the board.

(c) The fee to be paid for an internship certificate is fifty dollars.

(d) The fee to be paid for the issuance of a duplicate polygraphist's certificate is ten dollars.

(e) The fee to be paid for a polygraphist's renewal certificate is a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars, or a fee not to exceed fifty dollars, as set forth by the board.

(f) The fee to be paid for the extension or renewal of an internship certificate is a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars, or a fee not to exceed fifty dollars, as set forth by the board.

(g) The fee to be paid for a duplicate internship certificate is ten dollars.

(h) The fee to be paid for an original polygraphist's certificate by an out-of-state polygraphist shall not be less than fifty dollars but no greater than one hundred dollars, as set forth by the board, or an amount not to exceed the licensing or certification fee charged by the state or territory in which the out-of-state polygraphist is licensed or certified, whichever is greater.

(i) The fee to be paid for a polygraphist's renewal certificate by an out-of-state polygraphist shall not be less than twenty-five dollars but no greater than fifty dollars, as set forth by the board, or an amount not to exceed the renewal fee charged by the state or territory in which the out-of-state polygraphist is licensed or certified, whichever is greater.

(j) The fees required by this Chapter may be paid by the government agency employing the polygraphist.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1; Acts 2001, No. 647, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2832 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2832
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Chapter to regulate all persons who purport to be able to detect deception or to verify the truth of statements through the use of polygraph instrumentation and this Chapter shall be liberally construed to provide a system of certification for persons who use polygraph instrumentation, as herein described.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:606 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 606
Unlicensed persons; cease and desist orders; injunctive relief
Status: in_force

A. The board shall have jurisdiction over all uncertified and unpermitted persons and facilities relative to the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

B. In addition to the administrative penalties provided for in this Chapter, the board acting through its executive director may issue an order to any person or facility engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting cosmetology directing such person or facility to cease and desist from such activity, conduct, or practice.

C. If the person or entity to whom the board directs a cease and desist order does not cease and desist the prohibited activity, conduct, or practice within two days of receipt of such order by certified mail or hand delivery, the executive director may seek a writ of injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue enjoining such person from engaging in the activity, conduct, or practice. The injunction shall not be subject to being released upon bond.

D. In the suit for an injunction, the board may demand of the defendant a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars, as well as reasonable attorney fees and court costs. The judgment for penalty, attorney fees, and costs may be rendered in the same judgment as the injunction.

E. Barbers or facilities licensed by the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners shall not be prohibited from performing any work authorized by Chapter 5 of this Title, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2951.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2951.1
Removing barriers to work
Status: in_force

A. For any person who is in default or delinquent in the payments of his or her student loan, the repayment of any student loan shall not be grounds for denying an application for, or an application for the renewal of, or suspension of, any license, permit, or certificate required by the state of Louisiana or a political subdivision, or for the granting of a conditional license, permit, or certificate required by the state of Louisiana or a political subdivision, or any department, office, agency, or board of such entities, in order to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession.

B. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Default" means the failure to repay a loan according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note.

(2) "Delinquent" means having failed to make loan payments when they are due.

(3) "License" means any license, permit, certificate, registration, or other means required to engage in an occupation that is granted or issued by the state, its agencies, or political subdivisions responsible by law for the licensing of persons or occupations before a person may pursue, practice, or engage in any occupation.

(4) "Student loan" means a federally guaranteed or state-guaranteed loan for the purposes of postsecondary education.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to authorize nonpayment, or to delay repayment, of a student loan.

Acts 2019, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1359
Annual report by board to legislature
Status: in_force

The board shall report annually to the legislature concerning the status of acupuncture practice in the state.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2156.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2156.4
Residential roofing
Status: in_force

A. On and after January 1, 2026, any person who advertises, solicits, undertakes, attempts, offers, or submits a price, bid, quote or estimate to construct, supervise, direct, oversee, or perform any construction, modification, repair, or maintenance of any portion of a roofing system on a residential structure for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more shall hold the classification of Residential Roofing or Residential Construction.

B. A residential roofing contractor shall pass the residential roofing trade examination and meet all other licensure requirements of a residential contractor.

C. Residential roofing is a subclassification of residential construction.

Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3291 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3291
Unlawful commissions
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly commit any of the following acts:

(1) Provide contract security services without possessing a valid license.

(2) Employ any individual to perform the duties that are regulated by this Chapter, who is not the holder of a valid registration card.

(3) Publish any advertisement, letterhead, circular, statement, or phrase of any sort which suggests that the licensee is an official police agency or any other agency, instrumentality, or division of this state or any of its political subdivisions, or of the federal government.

(4) Issue any badge or shield not in conformance with R.S. 37:3290.

(5) Designate an individual as other than one defined in R.S. 37:3272 to circumvent the requirements of this Chapter.

(6) Knowingly make any false statement or material omission in any application filed with the board.

(7) Falsely represent that a person is the holder of a valid license or registration; or

(8) Violate any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the board.

(9) Provide security for any obvious criminal conduct.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly commit any of the following:

(1) Provide or perform security services without a valid registration card.

(2) Fail to return immediately on demand or within twenty-four hours of termination of employment a firearm issued by an employer.

(3) Carry a firearm in the performance of his duties without a valid registration card.

(4) Fail to return immediately on demand or within seven days of termination of employment any uniform, badge, or other item of equipment issued to the security officer by an employer.

(5) Make any statement which would reasonably cause another person to believe that the security officer functions as a sworn peace officer or other official of this state, or of any of its political subdivisions, or an agency of the federal government.

(6) Fail to comply with the regulations issued by the board, or with any other requirements under the provisions of this Chapter.

(7) Divulge to anyone, other than his employer, or to such persons as his employer may direct, or as may be required by law, any information acquired during such employment that may compromise the security of any premises or assignment to which he shall have been assigned by such employer.

(8) Fail to return to the employer or the board a registration card as required by the provisions of this Chapter.

(9) Possess a license or registration card issued to another person.

(10) Use any uniform, badge, or shield not in conformance with this Chapter.

(11) Provide security for any obvious criminal conduct.

(12) Engage the services of any private security business which does not possess a valid license issued by this board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, when such person has received via certified mail or personal service official written notice from the board that the private security business does not possess a valid license to operate pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 552, §1; Act 1991, No. 315, §1; Acts 2006, No. 206, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3478 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3478
Unlawful participation; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall participate or engage in the business of distribution as defined by this Chapter without a license issued therefor and compliance with other requirements as provided for in this Chapter.

B. No person shall use in connection with his name the term "distributor" or "wholesale distributor", or otherwise assume or use such term or advertise in any manner intending to convey the impression that he is a distributor or wholesale distributor as defined by this Chapter, unless such person has been duly licensed under the provisions of this Chapter.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or both.

Acts 1988, No. 852, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1152, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2008, No. 597, §1; Acts 2015, No. 443, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3554 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3554
Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy; creation, membership, qualifications, terms, vacancies, officers, meetings, reimbursement, liability
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. It shall be composed of seven members appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation. Five of the members shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted to the governor by professional massage therapy and bodywork associations. From the list of association nominees, three of the persons appointed shall be licensed massage therapists. Two consumer members shall be appointed from the list of nominees, both of whom shall be consumers who have never been nor are currently a licensed massage therapist in the state. The consumer members may also apply directly to the office of the governor. Two additional licensed massage therapists shall be appointed to the board from a general list of names which are submitted for consideration by other interested sources or individuals.

(2) The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity.

(3)(a) All massage therapists appointed to the board by the governor shall be licensed and in good standing under this Chapter. The massage therapist appointees shall have practiced massage therapy for at least three years.

(b)(i) The consumer members shall be selected from the state at large. The consumer members of the board shall possess all of the following qualifications:

(aa) Are citizens of the United States and have been residents of Louisiana for at least one year immediately prior to appointment.

(bb) Have attained the age of majority.

(cc) Have never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S. 36:259(A), nor shall either member have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in R.S. 36:259(A).

(dd) Have never been convicted of a felony.

(ee) Do not have and have never had a material financial interest in the healthcare profession.

(ii) The consumer members shall be full voting members of the board with all rights and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer members shall not participate in the grading of individual examinations.

B. All members of the board shall serve two-year terms. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms.

C. A vacancy on the board occurring prior to expiration of a term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the term.

D. The board shall meet at least twice each year. Additional board meetings may be held at the call of the chairman or upon the written request of any three members of the board.

E. Each year, the board shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer from its membership and shall maintain records of the attendance of its members at board meetings.

F. Each member of the board shall serve with compensation, not to exceed fifty dollars per day consisting of at least three hours of board business, including travel time. Board members shall be reimbursed for travel and related expenses incurred, not to exceed those expenses authorized for reimbursement by the Louisiana Department of Health, for each day that the member engages in board business.

G. No member of the board shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the execution of his duties as a board member.

Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 387, §1; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3415.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3415.14
Record keeping
Status: in_force

Each appraisal management company seeking to be licensed in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis that it maintains a detailed record for five years of each real estate appraisal service request that it receives including the fee paid by the lenders to all appraisers for all real estate appraisal services and the names of all appraisers or entities that perform all real estate appraisal services for the appraisal management company.

Acts 2009, No. 502, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1362
Term of office
Status: in_force

The members of the board shall serve for six years and shall remain serving after their term expires until their successors are appointed by the governor.

Acts 1990, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2025, No. 438, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1806
Inspection; license; reprimand, suspension, revocation, surrender
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may, upon written notice, reprimand the licensee or suspend, or revoke any license. The notice required by this Subsection shall state the contemplated action, and the grounds therefor and shall be forwarded by registered United States mail directed to the licensee at the address set forth on the license or at such other address as the licensee may designate in writing to the commissioner.

B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, prior to the commissioner's taking any action pursuant to this Section the licensee shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to be heard in a proceeding conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The commissioner shall provide written notice by certified or registered mail to the licensee of any intent on the part of the commissioner to take any action pursuant to this Section. The licensee shall, within fifteen days of receipt of such written notice, file with the commissioner a request for a hearing. If no such request is filed within the stated fifteen-day period, the commissioner may take immediate action pursuant to this Section without further notice. Such hearings may be private if the commissioner, in his sole discretion, so determines, after considering the interests of the person afforded the hearing and the need to protect the public interest. If a public hearing is held and any confidential records of the office of financial institutions are produced by discovery or introduced into evidence at the hearing, such records shall not become public, and may be disseminated to third parties only upon compliance with the provisions of R.S. 9:3518.1. The provisions of R.S. 9:3518.1 shall also apply to any request by a third party for any record in the custody or control of the office of financial institutions relating to the supervision and regulation of any entity licensed by the office of financial institutions pursuant to this Part. At his discretion, the commissioner may designate any natural person or body of persons to conduct hearings or perform any duties required by this Section and Part on his behalf.

C. After investigation, the commissioner shall take one of the following actions:

(1) Dismiss the complaint or action against the licensee and so notify the licensee in writing.

(2) Issue a private reprimand as specified by rule.

(3) Issue a public reprimand as specified by rule.

(4) Enter into voluntary consent or compliance agreement.

(5) Suspend the license as set forth in Subsection D.

(6) Revoke the license as set forth in Subsection E.

D. If the commissioner finds that the extent of the violation mandates a greater penalty than a reprimand and a less severe penalty than revocation of a license, he may suspend the license for no more than one hundred eighty days.

E. If the commissioner finds that one or more of the following exists he may revoke the license:

(1) The licensee has willfully violated any provision of this Part, or any rule, regulation, or direction lawfully made by the commissioner under and within the authority of this Part.

(2) Any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed at the time of the original application for a license, would have warranted the commissioner in refusing its issuance.

(3) Any applicant has made any material misrepresentation to the commissioner in applying for a license which would have justified the commissioner in refusing the license.

(4) The licensee has conspired with a person to circumvent or violate the requirements of this Part.

F. In those instances where a license is revoked, the commissioner may issue a new license to a person if no fact or condition then exists which would have justified the commissioner's refusing originally to issue a license and the commissioner is convinced that the applicant will operate the pawnshop in conformity with the provisions of this Part.

G. Any licensee may surrender a license by delivering it to the commissioner with written notice of its surrender. This surrender shall not affect the civil or criminal liability of the licensee for violations committed prior to surrendering the license.

H. No suspension, revocation, or surrender of a license shall impair or affect the obligation of any preexisting lawful contract between the licensee and any pledgor. Any pawn transaction made without benefit of a license is void.

Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 366, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3397 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3397
License and registration classifications; criteria
Status: in_force

A.(1) There are three classes of licenses for real estate appraisers:

(a) Licensed residential appraiser.

(b) Certified residential appraiser.

(c) Certified general appraiser.

(2) The license classes enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall conform in all respects with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, P.L. 101-73, and any subsequent amendments and regulations issued pursuant thereto.

B. There are two classes of registrations for real estate appraisers:

(1) Trainee appraiser.

(2) Supervisory appraiser.

C.(1) A supervisory appraiser and a trainee appraiser shall each maintain an appraisal experience log and shall be independently obligated to ensure the appraisal experience log is accurate, current, and complies with the provisions of this Chapter. At a minimum, the appraisal log shall include the following:

(a) Type of property.

(b) Date of report.

(c) Address of appraised property.

(d) Description of work performed by the trainee appraiser and scope of the review and supervision of the supervisory appraiser.

(e) Number of actual work hours by the trainee appraiser on the assignment.

(f) The signature and state certification number of the supervisory appraiser. Separate appraisal logs shall be maintained for each supervisory appraiser if applicable.

(2) Prior to applying for registration with the board, a trainee appraiser or supervisory appraiser shall meet the minimum qualifications required under this Chapter and the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria including but not limited to satisfactory completion or submission of the following:

(a) A course that complies, at a minimum, with the specifications of course content established by the AQB, including submission of an official course completion certificate to the board. The course shall be oriented toward the requirements and responsibilities of supervisory and trainee appraisers.

(b) The registration form that is prescribed by the board.

(3) The trainee appraiser shall be entitled to obtain copies of appraisal reports that he prepared in full or in part. The supervisory appraiser shall keep copies of the trainee appraisal reports prepared by the trainee appraiser for a period of at least five years.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2006, No. 389, §1; Acts 2012, No. 429, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 213, §§1, 2; Acts 2016, No. 259, §1; Acts 2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 217
Liability of attorney to client for neglect; costs
Status: in_force

If a nonsuit is entered, owing to the absence or neglect of the attorney without a reasonable excuse, the costs shall be paid by the attorney and he shall be liable to pay all the damages which his client suffers by being nonsuited or by any other neglect of the attorney, recoverable in a summary way, on motion after giving the accused notice.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.53 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.53
Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

The board shall have and exercise with respect to medical psychologists all powers and duties granted to it by R.S. 37:1261 et seq. relative to physicians. In addition, the board shall have the authority to:

(1) Establish and publish standards of medical psychology practice in accordance with those developed and accepted by the profession.

(2) Approve, deny, revoke, suspend, renew, and reinstate licensure or certification of duly qualified applicants.

(3) Adopt, promulgate, revise, and enforce orders, rules, and regulations for initial licensure, renewal, and certificates of advanced practice as the board may deem necessary to ensure the competency of applicants, the protection of the public, and the proper administration of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(4) Conduct hearings on charges calling for the denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license or certificate.

Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2803
Organization of board; quorum; meetings; records; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. Within fourteen days after the appointment of all its initial members the board shall hold a meeting for the purpose of organization and shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president and a secretary-treasurer, each of whom shall serve a term of one year or until the successor of each is elected. Thereafter, the board shall annually and in like manner elect its officers.

B. The regular meetings of the board shall be held at least twice in each year for the purpose of examining applicants and at any other time the board deems necessary, at a time and place designated by the president. Special meetings may be called by the president upon giving at least seventy-two hours notice, sent by registered or certified mail to the post office address of each member of the board and of persons who previously have indicated that they have business before the board.

C. A majority of the total membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and an affirmative vote by the majority of the total membership shall be required to grant, suspend, or revoke a certificate or license to practice chiropractic.

D. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for certificates or licenses, which shall contain the name and location of the institution which granted the applicant a diploma, the date granted, and information as to whether a license has been granted or refused. The record and register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein.

E. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern its actions and to provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 268, §1; Acts 1989, No. 679, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:786.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 786.1
Stay of board decision
Status: in_force

A. Absent agreement of counsel for all parties, no stay of enforcement of a decision issued under R.S. 37:780, or for a violation of R.S. 37:788, during the pendency of an appeal under R.S. 37:786 shall be granted unless the civil district court for the parish of Orleans finds that the applicant has established:

(1) That the issuance of the stay does not threaten harm to other interested parties, including the board, and persons for whom the applicant may render dental or dental hygiene services.

(2) That the issuance of the stay does not constitute a threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of the state.

B. No stay shall be granted ex parte. The court shall schedule a hearing on the request for a stay order within ten days from filing. The decision shall be rendered within five days after the conclusion of the hearing.

C. No judicial order staying or enjoining the effectiveness or enforcement of a final decision or order of the board in an adjudication proceeding, whether issued pursuant to R.S. 49:978.1(C) or otherwise, shall be effective, or be issued to be effective, longer than:

(1) One hundred twenty days from the date on which the board's decision or order was rendered; or

(2) The date on which the court enters judgment in a proceeding for judicial review of the board's decision or order pursuant to R.S. 49:978.1, whichever occurs first.

Acts 1987, No. 782, §1, eff. July 17, 1987; Acts 1995, No. 920, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1358, §1; Acts 2012, No. 491, §1, eff. June 5, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1553 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1553
Application
Status: in_force

In order to obtain a certificate of approval as a certified euthanasia technician the applicant shall comply with the following provisions:

(1) The applicant shall submit an application to the board.

(2) The applicant shall submit evidence of the applicant's good moral character.

(3) The applicant shall submit evidence that he has no felony record involving controlled dangerous substances.

(4) The applicant shall submit evidence that he:

(a) Has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent.

(b) Has successfully completed a board-approved program in animal euthanasia, which shall include instruction in the proper methods of humanely euthanizing animals by injecting legal drugs in accordance with rules adopted by the board, in proper security precautions, in proper recordkeeping, and in related skills.

(5) The applicant shall pay the fee established by the board.

(6) The applicant shall submit any other information and proof that the board may require by rule.

Acts 1987, No. 225, §1; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2446.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2446.1
Continuing education requirement
Status: in_force

A. The board shall require all licensees applying for reinstatement or renewal of licenses to have completed twelve hours of continuing education per year in courses approved by the board, which may consist of a maximum of four hours obtained through internet or correspondence courses, in order to renew their license on January first of the following year. Each licensee shall submit documentation from any recognized professional or educational institution to the board as proof that each licensee has been exposed to new developments in the practice which have occurred since the prior issuance or renewal of such license.

B. Among those subjects which shall be approved by the board as categories of study toward completion of the annual requirement of continuing education are:

(1) Procedures in the selection and fitting of hearing aids.

(2) Advances in pre- and post-fitting management of patient.

(3) Advances in transducer and amplifier technology and functions to improve patient performance.

(4) Advances in earmold design and functions contributing to improved patient performance.

(5) Trends in office and business management procedures for dispensing of hearing aids.

(6) State and federal regulations affecting dispensing of hearing aids.

(7) Allied professional disciplines relating to the deaf or hard of hearing and hearing aid devices may be approved by the board.

C. Any person receiving a license by endorsement or examination on July first or later in that year shall not be required to have the twelve hours of continuing education until December thirty-first of the following year.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 273, §1. Acts 1989, No. 752, §1 Acts 2005, No. 261, §1; Acts 2011, No. 93, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §7; Acts 2019, No. 79, §1; Acts 2021, No. 82, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2802 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2802
Board of chiropractic examiners
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health and is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. The board shall be composed of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Six members shall be chiropractors licensed under the provisions of this Chapter, who have been continuously engaged in the practice of chiropractic in this state for at least five years, and one member shall be a consumer.

(2) The consumer member of the board shall be selected from the state at large and shall possess all of the following qualifications:

(a) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least one year immediately prior to appointment.

(b) Has attained the age of majority.

(c) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S. 36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in R.S. 36:259(A).

(d) Has never been convicted of a felony.

(e) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare profession.

(3) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not participate in the grading of individual examinations.

(4) The term of each board member shall be four years from the date of his appointment.

B. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the board, except by expiration of the term, shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided in Subsection A of this Section.

C. The governor may remove any member for misconduct, incompetence or neglect of duty, after he has given the member a written statement of the charges against him and has afforded him an opportunity to be heard.

D. The governor shall issue each member a certificate of appointment. Within thirty days after the date of his appointment and before commencing the discharge of his duties, each member shall subscribe to the oath for public officials, which shall be deposited with the secretary of state as provided by law.

E. Each member of the board shall receive compensation fixed by the board at not more than fifty dollars per day for each day in attendance upon its sessions. Each member of the board shall be reimbursed for his actual travel, clerical and incidental expenses necessarily incurred while engaged in the discharge of his official duties. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the monies credited to the board as provided by R.S. 37:2809(B).

F. A board member's seat shall be recognized as vacant after the member is absent from three consecutive official board meetings without reason if recommended to the governor by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board to consider the removal of such absent board member from the board.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 268, §1; Acts 1977, No. 684, §29; Acts 1986, No. 231, §1; Acts 2001, No. 375, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2023, No. 280, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3171 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3171
Statement of purpose
Status: in_force

The intent of the legislature in licensing and regulating interior designers is to exercise the police power of the state to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state by limiting the practice of interior design to interior designers who have the design education and training required by this Chapter or to persons who are otherwise exempted from the provisions of this Chapter by establishing a board to set rules and criteria for licensing to protect the public from those not competent, and by prescribing penalties for violations.

Acts 1990, No. 846, §1; Acts 1995, No. 496, §1; Acts 1997, No. 877, §1; Acts 1999, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.59 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.59
Designation of license
Status: in_force

A. A license or certificate issued under this Part shall designate the licensee's status with respect to advanced practice.

B. Any individual who is issued a license as a medical psychologist under the provisions of this Part may use the words "medical psychologist" or "psychologist" or may use the letters "MP" in connection with his name to denote licensure.

Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3200 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3200
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners.

(2) "Fusion technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner applies radiation while operating fusion technology imaging equipment or uses radioactive materials on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes upon prescription of a licensed practitioner.

(3) "Fusion technology" means the operation of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging equipment or any other hybrid imaging equipment identified and recognized by the board.

(4) "License" means a certificate issued by the board authorizing the licensee to use radioactive materials or equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(5) "Licensed practitioner" means a person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, or osteopathy in this state, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice in this state.

(6) "Nuclear medicine technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner uses radioactive materials on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes upon prescription of a licensed practitioner.

(7) "Radiation therapy technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner applies radiation to humans for therapeutic purposes upon prescription of a licensed practitioner.

(8) "Radiographer" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner applies radiation to humans for diagnostic purposes upon prescription of a licensed practitioner.

(9) "Radiologic technologist" means any person who is a radiographer, a radiation therapy technologist, a fusion technologist, or a nuclear medicine technologist licensed under this Chapter who under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner applies radiation to humans upon prescription of a licensed practitioner.

(10) "Radiologic technology" means the use of a radioactive substance or equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes upon prescription of a licensed practitioner.

(11) "Radiological physicist" means a person who is certified by the American Board of Radiology in radiological physics or one of the subspecialties of radiological physics or who is eligible for such certification.

(12) "Radiologist" means a physician certified by the American Board of Radiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the British Royal College of Radiology, or certified as a radiologist by the Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Acts 1984, No. 485, §1; Acts 2001, No. 640, §1; Acts 2010, No. 75, §1; Acts 2014, No. 250, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 102
Review of claims against certified public accountants or firms
Status: in_force

A. All claims against certified public accountants or firms, other than claims validly agreed for submission to a lawfully binding arbitration procedure, shall be reviewed by a public accountant review panel established pursuant to R.S. 37:109.

B. Review of a claim by a public accountant review panel shall not take place unless, within the time limitations provided for in R.S. 9:5604, a claimant files with the society a written request for review of the claim and pays to the society a one hundred dollar filing fee to defray the society's administrative costs incurred in performing the duties imposed on it by this Part. The request for review shall set forth the name, surname, and domicile of all claimants and all defendants, shall contain a short, clear, and concise statement of the material facts that give rise to or constitute the claim, and shall designate both a mailing and a physical address for receipt of all notifications concerning the claim.

C. The request for review of the claim under this Section shall be deemed filed on the date it is received, stamped, and certified by the society or on the date of its mailing if it is mailed to the society by certified or registered mail. The society may return unfiled, or refuse to accept, any request for review not accompanied by the filing fee.

Acts 1997, No. 747, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1731
Gratuitous service at scene of emergency; emergency care at hospitals; limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A.(1) A physician, surgeon, or physician assistant licensed under the provisions of Chapter 15 of this Title, his professional medical corporation chartered under the provisions of R.S. 12:901 et seq., or his limited liability company, or a nurse licensed under the provisions of Chapter 11 of this Title who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care or services at the scene of an emergency, to a person in need thereof shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering such care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved in said emergency, unless the damage or injury was caused by willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

(2)(a) A physician, on-call physician, or surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon, or his professional medical or dental corporation or limited liability company or nurse, licensed or qualified as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, or an intern, or resident of a public or private hospital or other medical healthcare facility licensed in this state, who in good faith responds to an imminent life-threatening situation or emergency within the hospital or facility and whose actual duty in the hospital or facility did not require a response to an emergency situation shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in rendering the emergency care or service or from failure to provide or arrange for further medical care or treatment of the person involved, unless the damage or injury was caused by willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

(b) The limitation of liability provided in Subparagraph (2)(a) of this Subsection shall not apply when, prior to the advent of the imminent life-threatening situation or emergency, the physician or surgeon or his professional medical corporation or limited liability company was a contemporaneously attending or consulting physician or surgeon to the person involved or when the nurse was a contemporaneously attending nurse to the person involved.

(c) An on-call physician or oral and maxillofacial surgeon who gratuitously attends, assists, or treats a patient who comes into an emergency room or department, including any appropriate standard of care treatment necessitated by the patient's emergent condition, shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in rendering the emergency care or service to a patient, with whom there has been no prior physician-patient relationship or from failure to provide or arrange for further medical care or treatment to such patient unless the damage or injury was caused by willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

(d) For purposes of this Subsection, "on-call physician" means a physician, or oral and maxillofacial surgeon or his professional medical or dental corporation or limited liability company, who is not primarily employed or contracted by the hospital or other licensed medical healthcare facility to treat emergency room or department patients, but whose actual duties may include treating emergency room or department patients due to the requirements of 42 CFR 489.24 or R.S. 40:2113.4 to respond to the emergency room or department on an on-call basis and as a condition of the privilege or ability to practice his profession within the hospital or facility.

B. Any physician, surgeon, or member of the medical profession who is not licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana but who holds a valid license to practice medicine in any other state of the United States who gratuitously renders care or services at the scene of an emergency as herein provided shall not be charged with violation of the Louisiana Medical Practice Act.

C. No veterinarian licensed under the provisions of Chapter 18 of this Title, who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care or services or assistance at the scene of an emergency to an animal or animals in need thereof, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by such person in rendering the care or services or assistance, or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further veterinary medical treatment or care for the animal involved in the said emergency.

D. No dentist licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9 of this Title, who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care or services at the scene of an emergency, except in a licensed dentist office or public or private hospital, to a person or persons in need thereof shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by such person in rendering the care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further dental care or treatment or care for the person involved in the emergency.

E.(1) No emergency medical technician who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care or services at the scene of an emergency to a person or persons in need thereof shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering the care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved in the emergency.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "emergency medical technician" means a certified first responder as defined in R.S. 40:1231(10) and a certified emergency medical technician as defined in R.S. 40:1231(3), (4), or (5).

Acts 1964, No. 46, §1; Acts 1989, No. 347, §1; Acts 1990, No. 148, §1; Acts 1993, No. 618, §1; Acts 1997, No. 316, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1105, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 1033, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1456 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1456
Notice of charges; hearing; censure, suspension, or revocation of license, registration, or certificate; criminal action
Status: in_force

A.(1) Before censuring, suspending, or revoking any license or registration, or certification, or imposing continuing education requirements, the Louisiana Real Estate Commission shall, except for the reasons set forth in R.S. 37:1463(G), notify in writing the licensee or person registered or certified of any charges made, at least twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing, and shall afford him an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. Notice shall be satisfied by mailing a copy of the charges by certified mail to the licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's address on file with the commission or by commission personnel hand delivering a copy of the charges to the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder.

(2) The written notice may be served either personally on a broker or salesperson or the registered agent for a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, or sent by registered or certified mail to the last known business address of the licensee or registered agent.

(3) If the licensee is an associate broker or a salesperson, the commission also shall inform the sponsoring broker of the specific charges against the associate broker or salesperson by sending notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the broker's last known business address.

(4) If the licensee is a corporate, partnership, or limited liability broker, the commission shall inform the designated qualifying broker and the registered agent of the specific charges against the licensee by sending notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the last known business address of the qualifying broker or the registered agent.

(5) If the licensee is a designated qualifying broker for one or more licensed corporations, limited liability companies, or partnerships, the commission shall inform each corporation, limited liability company, or partnership represented by the broker of the specific charges against the broker by sending notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the registered agent for each corporation, limited liability company, or partnership represented by the broker.

(6) The commission shall have the power to subpoena and issue subpoenas duces tecum and to bring before it any person in this state, or take testimony by deposition, in the same manner prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in the courts of this state, or to require production of any records relevant to an inquiry or hearing by the commission. Any final decision or determination of the commission shall be reviewable by the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in the parish of East Baton Rouge.

B.(1) The hearing on the charges shall be at a time and place prescribed by the commission and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) The commission may make findings of fact and shall deliver or mail such findings to the licensee charged with an offense under the provisions of this Part. Any finding of fact by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be conclusive.

(3) The Nineteenth Judicial District Court of the state may review questions of law involved in any final decision of the commission. Any application for review made by an aggrieved party shall be filed within thirty days after the final decision of the commission.

(4) If the court finds that the Louisiana Real Estate Commission has regularly pursued its authority and has not acted arbitrarily, it shall affirm the decision, order, or ruling of the commission. If a petition to review the final decision of the commission is filed, the case shall be specifically fixed for trial within thirty days from the filing of an answer by the commission.

C. Administrative proceedings under this Chapter before the commission are not exclusive remedies. Criminal action under the terms of this Chapter may be simultaneously instituted and maintained against the accused for any violation of this Chapter. The commission may also separately or simultaneously bring and carry on an action by injunction to restrain a licensed or unlicensed individual from further violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, during the pendency of the criminal proceeding or proceedings before the commission and against any unlawful practice thereafter.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 1983, No. 552, §2; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1; Acts 1999, No. 452, §2; Acts 2003, No. 713, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3442
Statement of purposes
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the policy of this state that activities of those persons who render service to the public in the rehabilitation counseling area and use the title "licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor" should be regulated for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare. Therefore, it is the purpose of this Chapter to provide for the regulation of the practice of rehabilitation counseling in the state and to provide for the regulation of the use of the title "licensed professional rehabilitation counselor".

Acts 1988, No. 555, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1804 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1804
Prohibited practices
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker shall not:

(1) Accept a pledge from any natural person under the age of eighteen.

(2) Make any agreement requiring the personal liability of the pledgor in connection with a pawn transaction.

(3) Accept any waiver, in writing or otherwise, of any right or protection accorded a pledgor under the provisions of this Part.

(4) Knowingly accept a stolen thing into pawn.

(5) Rent or lease a pawned thing to any person before the next business day following the maturity date.

(6) Fail to exercise reasonable care to protect pledged things from loss or damage.

(7) Enter into any pawn transaction which has a maturity date of less than that which is permitted in R.S. 37:1800.

(8) Falsify, obliterate, destroy, or remove from the place of business records, books, or accounts relating to the pawnbroker's pawn transactions before the expiration of two years.

(9) Fail to return the pledged things or replace lost pledged things to a pledgor upon payment of the full amount due the pawnbroker, unless the pledged things have been taken into custody by a court or law enforcement officer. For the purposes of this Paragraph only, the term "lost pledged things" means pledged things that have disappeared, been destroyed, or were stolen while in the care, custody, and control of the pawnbroker and which results in the pledged things being unavailable for return to the pledgor. The pawnbroker's liability to the pledgor for lost pledged things shall be limited to the replacement of or the replacement value of the lost pledged thing.

(10) Violate any federal, state, or local law, ordinance, regulation, or guideline.

Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1062, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 361, §1; Acts 2003, No. 500, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3156
Violations; operation without certification
Status: in_force

A. On or after four years following the effective date of this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate a solid waste disposal facility which has been classified by the board unless the board duly certifies the competency of the operator under the provisions of this Chapter. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform the duties of an operator, as defined herein, without being duly certified under the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Certificates shall be prominently displayed at the operators facility. Failure to do so shall be a violation of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 543, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2418 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2418
Authority to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
Status: in_force

A. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed in Louisiana is authorized to practice physical therapy as defined in this Chapter. A physical therapist is responsible for managing all aspects of the physical therapy care of each patient.

B.(1) Without prescription or referral, a physical therapist may perform an initial evaluation or consultation of a screening nature to determine the need for physical therapy and may perform physical therapy or other services provided in Subsection C of this Section.

(2)(a) For the treatment of a condition within the scope of physical therapy, other than under the circumstances provided for in Subsection C of this Section, a physical therapist may implement physical therapy treatment with or without a prescription or referral of a person licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic if the physical therapist meets one of the following criteria:

(i) The physical therapist has a doctorate degree in physical therapy from an accredited institution.

(ii) The physical therapist has five years of licensed clinical practice experience.

(b) If, after thirty calendar days of implementing physical therapy treatment pursuant to this Paragraph, the patient has not made measurable or functional improvement, the physical therapist shall refer the patient to an appropriate healthcare provider. The board shall take appropriate disciplinary action against any physical therapist who fails to refer a patient pursuant to this Paragraph.

(3) No physical therapist shall render a medical diagnosis of a disease.

(4)(a) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to have any effect on the provisions of R.S. 23:1121 or 1203.1.

(b) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to have any effect on the monetary limit provided for in R.S. 23:1142.

C. Physical therapy services may be performed without a prescription or referral under any of the following circumstances:

(1) To a child with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the child's plan of care.

(2) To a patient of a home health care agency pursuant to the patient's plan of care.

(3) To a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's plan of care.

(4) Related to conditioning or to providing education or activities in a wellness setting for the purpose of injury prevention, reduction of stress, or promotion of fitness.

(5) To an individual for a previously diagnosed condition or conditions for which physical therapy services are appropriate after informing the health care provider rendering the diagnosis. The diagnosis shall have been made within the previous ninety days. The physical therapist shall provide the health care provider who rendered such diagnosis with a plan of care for physical therapy services within the first fifteen days of physical therapy intervention.

D. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to create liability of any kind for the health care provider rendering the diagnosis pursuant to Paragraph (C)(5) of this Section for a condition, illness, or injury that manifested itself after such diagnosis or for any alleged damages as a result of physical therapy services performed without a prescription or referral from a person licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic.

E. Physical therapy services performed without a prescription or referral from a person licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic shall not be construed to mandate coverage for physical therapy services under any health care plan, insurance policy, or workers' compensation plan or circumvent any requirement for preauthorization of services in accordance with any health care plan, insurance policy, or workers' compensation plan.

F.(1) A person licensed pursuant to this Chapter as a physical therapist assistant shall perform treatments only under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The duties assigned to the physical therapist assistant shall be commensurate with the physical therapist assistant's education, training, and experience.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, the supervision requirements of a physical therapist assistant shall only be the following:

(a) It is the responsibility of each physical therapist to determine the number of physical therapy supportive personnel he can supervise safely; however, in no case shall the number of individuals supervised by a physical therapist exceed six individuals.

(b) A supervising physical therapist is responsible for and shall participate in the patient's care.

(c) A supervising physical therapist shall be readily accessible by telecommunication and available to the patient by the next scheduled treatment session upon request of the patient or physical therapist assistant.

(d) A physical therapist assistant's duties shall not include interpretation or implementation of referrals or prescriptions, performance of evaluations, or the determination or major modification of treatment programs.

(e) A supervising physical therapist shall treat and reassess the patient at least every twelfth treatment day or every thirty days and for his final treatment session, when feasible.

(3) A physical therapist assistant shall in no way hold himself out to be a physical therapist and shall make known to patients his title as a licensed physical therapist assistant.

(4) Notwithstanding any rule or regulation to the contrary, for the purposes of supervision of physical therapist assistants by a physical therapist, a nursing home as defined by R.S. 40:2009.2(1) shall not be defined as a place of residence or as a home health setting. Any rule or regulation to the contrary shall be null and void. Supervision requirements for a physical therapist assistant performing treatments in a nursing home shall be consistent regardless of whether the patient is in a skilled or non-skilled nursing bed.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 667, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 398, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 139, §1; Acts 2016, No. 396, §1, eff. June 6, 2016; Acts 2025, No. 65, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3179.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3179.2
Seals; display of registration number
Status: in_force

A. The board shall prescribe, by rule, distinctively different seals to be used by registered interior designers holding valid certificates of registration.

B. Each interior designer shall obtain a seal as prescribed by the board. Any drawing, plan, specification, or report prepared or issued by the interior designer and being filed for public record shall bear the signature, registration number, and seal of the interior designer who prepared or approved the document and the date on which they were sealed. The signature, date, and seal shall be evidence of the authenticity of the document.

C. No interior designer shall affix, or permit to be affixed, his registration number, his seal or signature to any plan, specification, drawing, or other document which depicts work which he is not competent or licensed to perform.

D. No interior designer shall affix his signature, registration number, or seal to any plan, specification, or other document which was not prepared by him or under his responsible supervising control or by another interior designer and reviewed, approved, or modified and adopted by him as his own work according to rules adopted by the board.

E. Studies, drawings, specifications, and other related documents prepared by an interior designer in providing interior design services shall be of a sufficiently high standard to clearly and accurately indicate all essential parts of the work to which they refer.

F. When the certificate of registration of an interior designer has been revoked or suspended by the board, the interior designer shall surrender his seal to the secretary of the board within a period of thirty days after the revocation or suspension has become effective. If the certificate of registration of the interior designer has been suspended for a period of time, his seal shall be returned to him upon expiration of the suspension period.

G. Any interior designer who advertises his services through any medium, including but not limited to advertising in newspapers, magazines or on television, and to stationery and business cards, shall indicate in such advertisement his name, business addresses, registration number and such other reasonable information as may be required by rule.

Acts 1995, No. 496, §1; Acts 1997, No. 877, §1; Acts 1999, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1437.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1437.1
Timeshare registration
Status: in_force

A. Any person or entity desiring to engage directly in the business of selling timeshare interests must register with the commission.

B.(1) The application for registration shall be in such form as may be required by the commission and in accordance with R.S. 9:1131.9.

(2) The commission shall approve or deny such applications for registration within forty-five days from receipt of the application by the commission.

(3) When an applicant has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or theft or has been convicted of a felony that the commission finds is directly related to real estate activity pursuant to R.S. 37:2950, the conviction may in itself be sufficient grounds for refusal of a timeshare interest sales registration.

(4) When an applicant has made a false statement of material fact on his application, such false statement may in itself be sufficient grounds for refusal of a timeshare interest sales registration.

(5) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a registration, or real estate license, or the previous revocation of a real estate license or registration in Louisiana or any other jurisdiction, shall be grounds for refusal to grant a timeshare interest sales registration.

(6) A timeshare registration shall not be issued to any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years. A timeshare interest sales registration shall not be issued to any person who is not a high school graduate or the holder of a certificate of high school equivalency.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a licensed real estate broker or salesperson or to employees of a timeshare developer registered under this Section.

D. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a timeshare developer may not avoid liability to timeshare purchasers for the acts of timeshare interest salespersons or real estate licensees on the basis that the timeshare interest salesperson or real estate licensee is merely an independent contractor.

E. Every nondeveloper timeshare sales registrant shall file and maintain with the Louisiana Real Estate Commission a bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state in the amount of ten thousand dollars. This bond shall be in favor of the state for the use, benefit, and indemnity of any person who suffers any damage or loss as a result of the sale registrant's unfair or deceptive practice or other violation of law in connection with the sale offer or solicitation to sell of a timeshare interest.

F. Except for the provisions contained in R.S. 9:1131.12, the changes and additions effected by Act No. 999 of the 1985 Regular Session of the Legislature shall not apply to any timeshare project approved to operate by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission on or before June 1, 1985, if all of the following conditions have been met:

(1) Protection under the federal bankruptcy law has not been filed.

(2) The developer has not been suspended by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

(3) The project has been actively and consistently marketed as a timeshare project, if approved prior to July 20, 1984.

G. Any timeshare interest salesperson or seller of a timeshare interest shall comply with the provisions of the Louisiana Real Estate License Law and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, including licensure, unless otherwise exempt.

(1) The Louisiana Real Estate License Law shall not apply to a timeshare developer registered under this Section, acting as sole owner or sole lessor of real estate solely owned or solely leased by the developer, a registered affiliated entity, or a registered wholly-owned subsidiary of the developer.

(2) The Louisiana Real Estate License Law shall not apply to an existing timeshare owner who refers prospective purchasers, for compensation, provided that the existing timeshare owner adheres to all of the following:

(a) Refers no more than twenty prospective purchasers in any calendar year.

(b) Limits such activities to referring prospective purchasers of timeshare interests to the developer or the developer's employees or agents.

(c) Does not show, discuss terms or conditions, or otherwise participate in negotiation with regard to timeshare interests.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 552, §2; Acts 1984, No. 943, §2, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 999, §§2,4; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2003, No. 978, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1; Acts 2024, No. 644, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 999, §5.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2443
License or certificate required; display
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in the selling and fitting of hearing aids or display a sign or in any other way advertise or hold himself out as a person who engages in the selling and fitting of hearing aids unless he holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the board as provided in this Chapter, or unless he holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked certificate of endorsement pursuant to R.S. 37:2448. The license or certificate required by this Section shall be kept conspicuously posted in his office or place of business at all times. Acts 1968, No. 302, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:912 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 912
Effectiveness of Part; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. This Part shall become effective on January 1, 1996. Thereafter, no individual shall practice or offer to practice or perform the duties of a registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse unless he possesses a current license issued pursuant to this Part or is exempt from this Part.

B.(1) Any individual possessing a valid license to practice nursing as a registered nurse on January 1, 1996, shall be considered licensed as a registered nurse and shall be eligible for renewal of such license under this Part.

(2) Any individual eligible for reinstatement of a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse on January 1, 1996, shall be considered to be eligible to be licensed as a registered nurse under this Part.

(3) Any registered nurse who is recognized by the board as an advanced practitioner of nursing on January 1, 1996, shall be eligible for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse under this Part.

(4) Any individual who is eligible for reinstatement of a registered nurse license and who has been recognized as an advanced practitioner of nursing may be licensed as a registered nurse and as an advanced practice registered nurse under this Part by applying for reinstatement according to rules and regulations established by the board and applying for an advanced practice registered nurse license. Application for such license shall be made within twelve months of January 1, 1996.

(5) Those individuals eligible for licensure under this Subsection shall be eligible for renewal of such license under this Part.

Acts 1976, No. 351, §1; Acts 1995, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1465 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1465
Real estate franchises
Status: in_force

A person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, acting in the capacity of a franchisor shall not enter into a franchise agreement with a real estate broker in this state unless the franchisor has appointed a Louisiana licensed real estate broker to act as its representative in this state.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 381, §1. Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1447 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1447
Referral fees; interference with brokerage relationships
Status: in_force

A.(1) It is unlawful for any person, including but not limited to a relocation company, to directly or indirectly solicit or request a referral fee or similar payment for the referral of a buyer or seller unless the person seeking the referral fee has reasonable cause. Reasonable cause shall not exist unless:

(a) The person seeking the referral fee introduced the client to the licensee or registrant from whom the referral fee is being sought; or

(b) The person seeking the referral fee has a written contractual relationship with the licensee or registrant for a referral fee or similar payment; and

(c) The licensee or registrant has received the client referral prior to the client contracting to buy or list real estate with the licensee or registrant.

(2) The solicitation or request of a referral fee or similar payment in accordance with this Subsection shall not create a legal right to be paid such fee or payment.

B. It is unlawful to interfere with a real estate brokerage relationship. The demand for a referral fee from a licensee or registrant when reasonable cause for payment does not exist constitutes interference with a real estate brokerage relationship. A threat by a third party to reduce, withhold, or eliminate any relocation benefits in order to generate a referral fee from a licensee or registrant when reasonable cause for payment does not exist also constitutes interference with a real estate brokerage relationship. Notwithstanding the foregoing, communications between an employer or its representative and an employee concerning relocation policies and benefits shall not constitute interference with a real estate brokerage relationship.

C. It is unlawful for any person, licensed or unlicensed, to interfere with the contractual relationship between a licensee or registrant and a client by counseling a client or another licensee or registrant on how to terminate or amend an existing contractual relationship between a licensee or registrant and a client. Communicating a company's relocation policy or benefits to an employee or consumer shall not be considered a violation of this Subsection as long as the communication does not involve advice or encouragement on how to terminate or amend an existing contractual relationship between a licensee or registrant and a client.

D. A prevailing party in any action for violations of this Section may be awarded actual damages, plus reasonable attorney fees. In addition to bringing an action in court, violations of this Section may be addressed through mediation services. Such mediation services shall include but shall not be limited to mediation through real estate entities who specifically offer programs for resolving complaints involving real estate referral fees.

Acts 2001, No. 261, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2597 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2597
Injunction
Status: in_force

To engage in the financial planning and management business, render financial service, or accept individuals funds, as defined in this Chapter, without a valid existing license so to do, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. The director may, in the name of the people of the State of Louisiana, through the attorney general of the State of Louisiana or the state's attorney of any parish in the State of Louisiana, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enjoin such person, firm or corporation from engaging in said business, and any such court may, as in cases relating to injunction in the State of Louisiana, issue temporary or permanent injunctions as the circumstances shall require; and in case of the violation of any injunction issued under this section, the court, or any judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the offender for contempt of court for each violation. Such injunction proceeding shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, penalties and remedies otherwise in this Chapter provided.

Acts 1970, No. 423, §17.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3450 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3450
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall assume or use the title or designation "licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor" unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter. This provision shall become effective on January 1, 1989.

(2)(a) Except as provided in R.S. 37:3452, no person shall perform the services of a vocational rehabilitation counselor unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter.

(b) Except as provided in R.S. 37:3452, no person shall hold himself out as an expert of vocational rehabilitation services unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter.

(3) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

B. The board shall have the authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses, and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties. The attorney general of the state shall be the attorney of the board, but the board may employ other counsel. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the judicial district wherein any offense is committed to prosecute violations of this Chapter. The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to issue licenses to professional vocational rehabilitation counselors.

Acts 1988, No. 555, §1, eff. July 14, 1988 and Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 1271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2724 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2724
Qualification; certified social worker
Status: in_force

A. No individual shall be eligible for certification by the board as a certified social worker unless the individual:

(1) Is of good moral character and whose screening for criminal history pursuant to R.S. 37:2710 contains no disqualifying information.

(2) Holds a master's degree from an accredited graduate school of social work.

B.(1) The board may issue a social worker certificate to an individual who has completed all requirements for certification as a certified social worker. The individual may hold the certificate for no more than three years from the issuance of the original certificate.

(2)(a) At the end of the three-year certification period, a certified social worker who has provided CPST services pursuant to R.S. 40:2162 and who meets all the qualifications for licensure as a licensed master's social worker except for the provisions of R.S. 37:2707(A)(3) shall petition the board at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the certificate for an extension of the certification for the limited purpose of providing CPST services as defined in R.S. 40:2162.

(b) The petition to extend the certification shall include all of the following:

(i) The amount of time requested for the extended certification, which shall not exceed three years from the expiration of the initial certification.

(ii) The amount of time the petitioner has provided CPST services for a licensed and accredited provider.

(iii) A signed statement from the petitioner's licensed clinical supervisor that supports the petition and confirms the intent for the supervisor to continue providing supervision.

(iv) Any additional information requested by the board to appropriately evaluate the petition.

(c) The board shall approve any petition that meets the criteria provided in this Paragraph.

(d) The certified social worker shall be solely authorized to continue to provide CPST services for a licensed and accredited provider in accordance with R.S. 40:2162.

(e) The certified social worker shall complete the continuing education required by R.S. 37:2714 and pay the annual certification renewal fee set forth in R.S. 37:2716.

C. An individual certified as a certified social worker may engage in advanced social work practice based on the application of social work theory, knowledge, ethics, and methods to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The certified social worker practice requires the application of specialized knowledge and advanced practice skills which include prevention or intervention, or both, service or treatment planning and evaluation, case management, information and referral, counseling, employee assistance services, addiction services, advocacy, teaching, research, supervision, consultation, community organization, and the development, implementation, and administration of policies, programs, and activities. A social worker certified at the certified social worker level may practice clinical social work and psychotherapy within an agency under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker. A certified social worker may work as an employee only in an agency setting, notwithstanding the definition of "agency" as defined in R.S. 37:2703(1) or the requirement for employment in an agency setting provided in this Subsection.

Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2021, No. 215, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 431, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:879 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 879
Cremation procedures; pacemakers; cremation retorts; refusal to accept a cremation container; unauthorized persons in crematory; simultaneous cremation of the human remains of multiple persons; cremation residue; packaging and delivery of cremated human remains
Status: in_force

A. If an authorizing agent informs the funeral director and the cremation authority on the cremation authorization form of the presence of a pacemaker or other hazardous implants in the human remains, then the funeral establishment and the funeral director shall also be responsible for ensuring that all necessary steps have been taken to remove the pacemaker or other hazardous implants before delivering the human remains to the crematory.

B. Cremation retorts in licensed crematories operating in this state shall be used exclusively for the cremation of human remains.

C. The human remains shall not be received by the crematory authority for cremation until all authorization documents as required by R.S. 37:877 to cremate have been received in writing from the authorizing agent.

D. A crematory authority shall not be required to accept for cremation a cremation container or a casket from which there is evidence of leakage of the body fluids from the human remains therein.

E. No unauthorized person, as determined by the crematory authority, shall be permitted in a crematory while any human remains are in the crematory awaiting cremation, being cremated, or being removed from the cremation retort. However, nothing in this Section shall preclude attendance at the cremation, if specific practices and beliefs of religious groups dictate participation in the cremation process.

F. The simultaneous cremation of the human remains of more than one adult person within the same cremation retort is prohibited.

G. The simultaneous cremation of the human remains of one adult and one or more children shall not be performed, unless the crematory authority has received specific written authorization from all authorizing agents for the human remains to be so cremated. For those cremations performed pursuant to a written authorization as authorized by this Subsection, the written authorization shall exempt the crematory authority from all liability for commingling of the cremated human remains during the cremation process.

H. Each crematory authority shall maintain proper identification of the remains.

I. Upon completion of the cremation, all of the recoverable residue of the cremation process shall be removed from the cremation retort. All residue of the cremation process shall then be separated from anything other than bone fragments, and such bone fragments shall then be processed to reduce them to unidentifiable particles. Anything other than the unidentifiable particles shall be removed from the cremated residuals and shall be properly disposed of by the crematory authority, unless otherwise directed by the authorizing agent.

J. Cremated human remains shall be packaged according to the following provisions of this Subsection:

(1) If proper authorization has been obtained from the authorizing agent, the properly identified cremated human remains shall be placed within the temporary container or urn ordered by the authorizing agent. The temporary container or urn contents shall be packaged in clean packing materials and shall not be contaminated with any other object, unless specific authorization has been received from the authorizing agent.

(2) When a temporary container is used to return the cremated human remains, the outside of the container shall be clearly identified with the name of the deceased person whose cremated human remains are contained therein, the name of the crematory authority, and an indication the container is a temporary container.

(3) If the cremated human remains will not fit within the dimensions of a temporary container or urn, the remainder of the cremated human remains shall be returned to the authorizing agent or his representative in a separate container attached together with the first container or urn with both being marked as being together.

(4) If the cremated human remains are to be shipped, the temporary container or designated receptacle ordered by the authorizing agent shall be packed securely in a suitable, sturdy, and pressure resistant container which is not fragile and is secured properly. Cremated human remains shall be shipped by a shipper who agrees to ship cremated remains and only by a method which has an internal tracing system available and which provides a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery.

K. Cremated human remains shall be made available by the funeral establishment or the crematory authority to the person or legal entity specified on the cremation authorization form. A representative of the funeral establishment or crematory authority and the person or representative of the legal entity receiving the cremated human remains shall sign a receipt indicating the name of the deceased, the date, time, and place of the person's or representative's receipt of the cremated human remains, and any other information set out in the rules and regulations governing crematories to establish a chain of custody. A copy of the receipt shall be retained by the funeral establishment or crematory authority whose respective representative delivers the cremated human remains to the person or representative of the legal entity specified on the cremation authorization form. After this delivery, the cremated human remains may be transported in any manner in this state, with a copy of the burial-transit permit, and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2; Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1515 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1515
Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine; terms; compensation; removal
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry a board to be known as the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine which is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803.

(2) The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the governor, each appointed for a term of five years or until his successor is appointed, except that, as provided by rule, the terms of the initial and subsequent members shall be staggered terms of five years. Terms shall begin on August first and terminate on July thirtieth of the fifth year of the term. Should the signing of an appointment by the governor be delayed for any reason, the term itself shall not be changed but shall begin on August first and end on July thirtieth. The outgoing member shall remain on the board until such time as the incoming member's appointment has been effected.

(3) Whenever a vacancy occurs under this Section, the State Veterinary Medical Association shall nominate three or more qualified persons for each vacancy and forward the nominations to the governor at least thirty days before the date set for the appointment. The governor shall appoint one of the persons so nominated to fill the vacancy. Vacancies due to death, resignation, or removal shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as regular appointments.

(4) No person shall serve two consecutive five-year terms, except that a person appointed for or serving a term of less than five years may succeed himself.

B. A person shall be qualified to serve as a member of the board if he is a graduate of a veterinary school, a resident of this state, and has been licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state for the five years immediately preceding the time of his appointment. No person may serve on the board who is or was during the two years immediately preceding his appointment, a member of the faculty, trustee or advisory board of a veterinary school.

C. Each member of the board shall be paid seventy-five dollars per day for each day or substantial portion thereof while he is engaged in the work of the board, and may be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses approved by the board in connection therewith, the provisions of R.S. 39:231 notwithstanding.

D. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor after a hearing by the board to determine the cause for removal.

E. The board shall meet at least once each year at the time and place fixed by rule of the board. Other necessary meetings may be called by the president of the board by giving notice as may be required by rule. Except as may otherwise be provided, a majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Meetings shall be open to the public, except that the board may meet in closed session to prepare, approve, administer or grade examinations, or to deliberate the qualification of an applicant for license or the disposition of a proceeding to discipline a licensed veterinarian.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 684, §22; Acts 1986, No. 467, §1; Acts 1991, No. 376, §1; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1026.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1026.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) "Authorized prescriber" means a licensed physician, dentist, or other health care provider authorized by law to prescribe drugs, medications, medical devices or appliances, and health care regimens.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) "Licensed long-term care facility" means any of the following:

(a) Nursing home as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2.

(b) Adult residential care provider as defined in R.S. 40:2166.3.

(4) "Medication attendant" means a person who, pursuant to this Part, has completed a medication administration course approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, passed an examination for medication attendants approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, and received a current certification from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2804 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2804
Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

A. The board shall be the sole and exclusive authority in the state to issue a license to practice chiropractic and to administer the provisions of this Chapter. The board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for its efficient operation in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

B. The board shall have authority to examine for, grant, deny, approve, revoke, suspend, and renew the license of a chiropractor and shall review applications for licenses at least once a year. It may conduct hearings on any charges for the revocation or suspension of a license. The board may refuse to give a practical examination and deny licensure to any person who violates the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The board is authorized to grant or deny certification of proficiency to any chiropractic assistant performing chiropractic x-ray functions.

D. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with law providing for approval of educational training and other courses in x-ray function and safety for chiropractic assistants. However, the board shall not engage in the production of such courses.

E. The board shall initiate an action for the prosecution of any person who violates any provision of this Chapter and may apply to any court having jurisdiction for an injunction to restrain and enjoin any violation thereof. It shall keep a record of all proceedings relating thereto.

F. The board may employ an executive director, legal counsel, and a hearing officer as needed to carry out the provisions of this Chapter, if the fees of the counsel, the hearing officer, and the costs of all proceedings, except criminal prosecutions, are paid by the board out of the moneys credited to the board.

G. The board may establish a peer review committee and may establish and assess reasonable fees for the purpose of peer review. The board shall establish rules for peer review in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

H. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with law providing for approval of continuing education programs provided for in R.S. 37:2810. However, the board shall not engage in the production of such continuing education programs.

I. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with law providing for registration and approval of chiropractic management consultants as provided for in this Chapter.

J. The board may enter into contracts and cooperative endeavors necessary for its efficient operation if the costs associated therewith are paid for by the board out of monies credited to the board.

K.(1) The board is authorized to select, lease, build, purchase, maintain, own, expand, and sell immovable property and improvements thereon as it may deem necessary or appropriate to accomplish the provisions of this Part. Any buildings so owned or so acquired shall be used by the board to house the offices of the board and to conduct the affairs of the board. The board is hereby authorized to expend the funds of the board for the purchase of land and improvements thereon. The board is further authorized to sell the land and improvements thereon in accordance with law. Revenue derived from the sale shall be retained by the board and shall not be subject to reversion to the state general fund.

(2) The board may lease or sell portions of the land and improvements under such terms and conditions which are in accordance with law. All revenue derived from such leases or sales shall be retained by the board and shall not be subject to reversion to the state general fund.

(3) Prior to the sale authorized by this Subsection, the commissioner of administration shall review the terms of the sale to ascertain that the sale amount constitutes fair market value or greater for the property.

(4) The board shall have the authority to borrow funds with the approval of the state bond commission and to expend funds of the board for the acquisition of immovable property and improvements thereon.

L.(1) The board may require a licensee or an applicant, as a condition of licensure to:

(a) Submit a full set of fingerprints, in a form and manner prescribed by the board.

(b) Permit the board to request and obtain state and national criminal history record information on the licensee or applicant. The Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall, upon request and after receipt of fingerprint cards or other identifying information from the board, make available to the board all arrest and conviction information contained in the bureau's criminal history record and identification files, which pertain to a licensee or an applicant for licensure. In addition, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the bureau to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.

(2) The board shall treat and maintain a licensee's or an applicant's fingerprints and any criminal history record information obtained pursuant to this Subsection as confidential and shall not transmit or otherwise share such information with any other party. The board shall apply security measures consistent with the criminal justice information services division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation standards for the electronic storage of fingerprints and necessary identifying information and limit the use of records solely to the purposes authorized by this Subsection.

Acts 1974, No. 39, §1; Acts 1975, No. 268, §2. Acts 1984, No. 249, §1; Acts 1987, No. 636, §1; Acts 1989, No. 679, §1; Acts 1990, No. 241, §1; Acts 1991, No. 1047, §1; Acts 2001, No. 375, §2; Acts 2010, No. 68, §1; Acts 2012, No. 565, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1136
Active duty military personnel or his spouse
Status: in_force

Active duty military personnel, or the spouse of an active duty member of the military, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change his home state through application for licensure in the new state or through the process outlined in R.S. 37:1135.

Acts 2022, No. 341, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3513 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3513
Notification of changes
Status: in_force

The licensee shall notify the board within thirty days of any changes in its officers, directors, or material change in the information previously furnished or required to be furnished to the board, or of any occurrence which could reasonably be expected to affect the licensee's right to a license under this Chapter.

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1862 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1862
License required; application; bond; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall do business as a secondhand dealer in this state without having first obtained the occupational license required by law. Any person desiring a license as secondhand dealer shall make application in writing, specifying the street number and house number of the building where the business is to be carried on. This application shall be signed by at least three property taxpayers of the city or parish where the business is to be established certifying that the applicant is of good moral character. He shall also submit with his application a bond in favor of the city or parish, as the case may be, where the business is to be established in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars with security conditioned for the due observance of all provisions of this Part.

B. Repealed by Acts 2012, §2.

Acts 1987, No. 901, §1; Acts 2012, No. 292, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2707 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2707
Qualifications; licensed master's social worker
Status: in_force

A. No individual shall be eligible for licensure by the board as a licensed master's social worker unless the individual:

(1) Is of good moral character and whose screening for criminal history pursuant to R.S. 37:2710 contains no disqualifying information.

(2) Holds a master's degree from an accredited graduate school of social work.

(3) Has passed an examination approved by the board.

B. An individual licensed as a licensed master's social worker may engage in advanced social work practice based on the application of social work theory, knowledge, ethics, and methods to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The licensed master's social worker's practice requires the application of specialized knowledge and advanced practice skills which include prevention or intervention, or both, service or treatment planning and evaluation, case management, information and referral, counseling, employee assistance services, addiction services, advocacy, teaching, research, supervision, consultation, community organization, and the development, implementation, and administration of policies, programs, and activities. A social worker licensed at the licensed master's social worker level may practice clinical social work and psychotherapy within an agency under the supervision, in-person or virtually, of a licensed clinical social worker. A licensed master's social worker may work as an employee only in an agency setting. Notwithstanding the definition of "agency" as defined in R.S. 37:2703 or the requirement for employment in an agency setting provided in this Subsection, a licensed master's social worker shall be permitted to provide social work services on behalf of a federal, state, or local governmental agency on a contractual basis.

C - E. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 880, §2, Jan. 1, 2011.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 595, §1; Acts 2004, No. 375, §1; Acts 2007, No. 436, §1; Acts 2010, No. 880, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 457, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3474.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3474.4
Order to quarantine a legend drug or legend device
Status: in_force

A. If the board finds a reasonable probability that a distributor possesses an adulterated, misbranded, counterfeited, or recalled legend drug or legend device, the board may issue an order to quarantine the legend drug or legend device.

B. Any order issued pursuant to this Section shall subject the distributor to the order with an opportunity for hearing to be held no later than thirty days after issuance of the order on the actions required by the order. If, after the hearing, the board determines that inadequate grounds exist to support the order, the board shall vacate the order.

Acts 2008, No. 597, §1; Acts 2015, No. 443, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1964 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1964
Exemptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Dealers in coins and currency, dealers in antiques, nor to gun and knife shows or other trade and hobby shows.

(2) Persons solely engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading in, or otherwise acquiring or disposing of motor vehicles and used parts of motor vehicles, excluding tires and rims, nor wreckers or dismantlers of motor vehicles who are licensed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:783 et seq.

(3) Private residential sales commonly known as "garage sales" or "yard sales" as long as such sales take place at a residential address.

(4) Any bona fide charity possessing a valid exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(5) The operations of a company that has received a permit, registration, or other authorization from the Department of Environmental Quality for the collection, transportation, treatment, storage, processing of materials to be recycled or reused or disposal of solid waste as defined in R.S. 30:2153.

(6) Persons operating as pawnbrokers pursuant to R.S. 37:1785.

(7) The purchase of firearms for disposal from a law enforcement agency.

(8) The purchase of materials from any manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates the materials as a byproduct or recyclable waste or sells such materials in the ordinary course of its business.

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1320 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1320
License or certificate renewal; waiver of renewals while in the military
Status: in_force

A. Each license or certificate shall be renewed annually, before January first of each year, by forwarding to the board a renewal application on a form recommended by the committee and adopted by the board accompanied by a renewal fee as provided in this Part. Each licensee or certificate holder, upon making application for renewal of a license or certificate, shall submit evidence of fulfillment of continuing education requirements satisfactory to the board.

B. The committee may recommend and the board may continue licensure or certification without application for renewal for any clinical laboratory personnel licensed or certified under this Part while the individual is in the active military service of the United States or any of its allies, upon notification by the licensee or certificate holder to the committee of that fact.

Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.81 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.81
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the terms stated in this Section have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

(2) "Direct agreement" means a written agreement entered into between a direct practice and an individual direct patient, the parent or legal guardian of the direct patient, or a family of direct patients whereby the direct practice charges a direct fee as consideration for being available to provide and providing primary care services to the individual direct patient. A direct agreement shall describe the specific health care services the direct practice will provide and be terminable at will upon written notice by the direct patient.

(3) "Direct fee" means a fee charged by a direct practice as consideration for being available to provide and providing primary care services as specified in a direct agreement.

(4) "Direct patient" means a person who is party to a direct agreement and is entitled to receive primary care services under the direct agreement from the direct practice.

(5) "Direct patient-provider primary care practice" and "direct practice" means a physician, group, or entity that meets the following criteria:

(a) Is any of the following:

(i) A physician who provides primary care services through a direct agreement.

(ii) A group of physicians who provide primary care services through a direct agreement.

(iii) An entity that sponsors, employs, or is otherwise affiliated with a group of physicians who provide primary care services only through a direct agreement, which entity is wholly owned by the group of physicians or is a nonprofit corporation exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not otherwise regulated under Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Such entity shall not be prohibited from sponsoring, employing, or being otherwise affiliated with other types of health care providers not engaged in a direct practice.

(iv) "Direct patient-provider primary care practice" or "direct practice" shall not include an organization or an entity that contracts with a primary care practice for the provision of research, technological, operational, and administrative support, but such an entity or an organization does not provide a direct medical care service.

(b) Enters into direct agreements with direct patients or parents or legal guardians of direct patients.

(c) Does not accept payment for health care services provided to direct patients from any entity subject to regulation under Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(d) Does not provide, in consideration for a direct fee, services, procedures, or supplies such as prescription drugs except as provided in R.S. 37:1360.84(B), hospitalization costs, major surgery, dialysis, high level radiology, including but not limited to X-ray computed tomography, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or invasive radiology, rehabilitation services, procedures requiring general anesthesia, or similar advanced procedures, services, or supplies.

(6) "Health insurance issuer" means an entity subject to the insurance laws and regulations of this state or subject to the jurisdiction of the insurance commissioner that contracts or offers to contract or enters into an agreement to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including a sickness and accident insurance company, a health maintenance organization, a preferred provider organization, or any similar entity, or any other entity providing a plan of health insurance or health benefits.

(7) "Physician" means a natural person who is the holder of an allopathic (MD) degree or an osteopathic (DO) degree from a medical college in good standing with the board who holds a license, permit, certification, or registration issued by the board to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana.

(8) "Primary care" means routine health care services, including screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for the purpose of promotion of health, and detection and management of disease or injury.

Acts 2014, No. 867, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1793 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1793
Pawn ticket
Status: in_force

A. A pawnbroker, at the time the pawn transaction is originally entered into, shall deliver to the pledgor a memorandum or ticket which shall clearly set forth all of the following and which shall be maintained as a record for the pawnbroker for a period of two years from the date of the transaction:

(1) The pledgor's name and address.

(2) The pledgor's date of birth.

(3) The distinctive number from the pledgor's Louisiana driver's license, driver's license from another state, international driver's license, passport, military identification, or identification issued by a government agency or the United States Postal Service.

(4) The date of the pawn transaction.

(5) A clear and detailed description of the pledged things.

(6) The amount of the cash advanced, designated as the "amount financed".

(7) The maturity date of the pawn transaction.

(8) The total of the interest and pawn service charges, designated as the "finance charge".

(9) The total amount financed plus the finance charge which must be paid to redeem the pledged things on the maturity date, designated as the "total of payments".

(10) The annual percentage rate.

(11) A statement to the effect that the pledgor is not obligated to redeem the pledged things and that the pledged things shall be forfeited to the pawnbroker on the next business day after the maturity date. In the event the pawnshop is not open for business on the maturity date, then the forfeiture date shall be the day immediately following the next business day the pawnshop is open after the maturity date.

(12) The name and address of the pawn shop.

(13) A blank line for the pledgor's signature.

B. When a pledgor pays and a pawnbroker accepts all of the interest and service charges due on a pawn transaction, a new pawn transaction shall occur and a new maturity date shall be established. The new maturity date shall be extended beyond the original maturity date by a period equal to the number of monthly interest and service charge payments made. In such instances the pawnbroker may either provide the pledgor with a new pawn ticket or designate on the original pawn ticket the new maturity date.

C. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 361, §2.

Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1062, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 361, §2; Acts 2003, No. 500, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1963 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1963
License required; application; bond
Status: in_force

No person shall do business as a scrap metal recycler in this state without having first obtained the occupational license required by law. Any person desiring a license as a scrap metal recycler shall make application in writing, specifying the street number and house number of the building where the business is to be carried on. He shall also submit with his application a bond in favor of the city or parish, as the case may be, where the business is to be established in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars with security conditioned for the due observance of all provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3504 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3504
Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners; creation; qualifications; domicile; terms of office; confirmation; oath of office; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The board shall be a body corporate and may sue and be sued.

B. The board shall be composed of seven members appointed by the governor. One member shall be appointed from each of the five public service commission districts as established by law and shall be a resident of the district from which he is appointed. The governor shall appoint one licensed attorney to serve on the board from the state at large and one member from the state at large appointed from a list of names submitted by the board of directors of the Louisiana Private Investigators Association. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of Louisiana, at least twenty-one years of age and, except for the attorney appointed from the state at large, shall have been actively engaged in the private investigator business for the previous five years, earning at least ninety percent of his gross income for the year preceding his appointment from the private investigator business. No more than two board members may be employed by or affiliated with the same agency. The initial board members shall not be required to be licensed but shall obtain a license within one hundred eighty days after appointment to the board. Each subsequent member shall be a licensed private investigator.

C. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge and may meet at such other locations in the state as may be determined by the board.

D. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

E. Any vacancy on the board caused by the death, resignation, or disability of a member shall be filled by appointment by the governor. A person appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall possess the same qualifications and residency requirements as the person whose position on the board is being filled by the appointment.

F. Each member of the board shall receive a certificate or commission from the governor and before beginning his term of office shall file with the secretary of state a written oath or affirmation for faithful discharge of his official duties.

G.(1) No member of the board shall receive a per diem but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred when attending a meeting of the board or any of its committees and for the time spent on behalf of the board on official business, not to exceed ten days in any month.

(2) Each member shall be reimbursed, upon approval of the board as evidenced by voucher, for all necessary travel, incidental, and clerical expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2822
Eligibility for scholarship
Status: in_force

Any United States citizen and resident of the state of Louisiana for a period of not less than five years prior to the date of his application who is admitted to or is engaged in the study of chiropractic at a chiropractic college approved by the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners and who meets the requirements and academic standards approved by the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners for admission to a chiropractic college and who intends to practice chiropractic in the state of Louisiana shall be eligible to apply to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a scholarship in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Such application shall be in writing and in such form as the board may require. It shall contain the written statement of the applicant that he intends to practice chiropractic in the state of Louisiana, if he is selected to receive a scholarship.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 705, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1746 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1746
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

(2) "Healthcare provider" means a person licensed by this state to provide health care or professional services as a physician, dentist, registered or licensed practical nurse, certified registered nurse, anesthetist, nurse midwife, chiropractor, or podiatrist.

Acts 1991, No. 1009, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3524
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The adoption of any rule or regulation, guideline, substantive procedure, or code of conduct by the board shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act; however, such rules shall be subject to legislative oversight by the House Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee.

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2; Acts 2003, No. 183, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3565 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3565
Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered a misdemeanor and any person, including the owner or operator of a massage establishment, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

B. A person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall additionally be ineligible for licensure as a massage therapist or as a massage establishment for a period of up to five years from the date of conviction.

C.(1) A massage establishment shall have its license automatically revoked by the board if any owner, manager, or supervisor violates the provisions of this Chapter when the violation occurs either in or in connection with the operation of the massage establishment.

(2) After a revocation of a massage establishment license pursuant to this Subsection, no occupational license, permit, or massage establishment license shall be issued by a local governing authority or the board for the operation of a massage establishment at that same premises or address of the revoked licensee.

Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2025, No. 453, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1033 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1033
Required training
Status: in_force

A. In order to be authorized to perform the procedures specified in R.S. 37:1032, a direct service worker shall be employed by a licensed agency or employed as part of an authorized departmental self-directed program. If the direct service worker is employed as part of an authorized departmental self-directed program, the training he will receive shall be developed by the Louisiana Department of Health in conjunction with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. If the direct service worker is employed by a licensed agency he shall receive the following training:

(1) All training required by agency licensing laws or the rules and regulations for participating in Medicaid reimbursement or the requirements of the state or federally funded home or community-based service.

(2) In order to administer medications, at least sixteen hours of fundamentals of medication administration training including but not limited to medication administration, handling and storage of medications, side effects, and drug interactions. This training may be a part of the training required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) In order to administer noncomplex tasks, complete didactic training, and demonstration of competency in accordance with guidelines established and approved by the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

(4) Appropriate person-specific training from a registered nurse who has assessed the health status of the individual receiving services and determined that the direct service worker can perform the tasks in a safe, appropriate manner, with additional person-specific training by a registered nurse whenever the tasks to be performed or the types of medications to be administered are changed. Written documentation of training provided by the registered nurse shall be submitted to and maintained by the direct service worker's employer.

B. Any unlicensed person performing the procedures authorized by this Part shall complete the training required by this Section no later than twelve months after promulgation of the regulations required by this Part. Training specified in Subsection A of this Section shall be repeated if the registered nurse does not certify that the direct service worker has demonstrated a sufficient level of competency in the subject matter.

C. A direct service worker shall undergo an annual competency validation, specified in rules adopted by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana Department of Health, performed by a registered nurse, to determine whether the direct service worker continues to perform the authorized, person-specific tasks appropriately. Documentation of the annual competency review provided by the registered nurse shall be submitted to and maintained by the direct service worker's employing agency.

D.(1) Any licensed nurse who has properly trained and documented that a direct service worker can perform the prescribed tasks shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission of the direct service worker.

(2) A physician licensed to practice medicine by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, whether or not he developed the individual's current plan of care, including but not limited to the prescribed medication regime, who is rendering professional medical care services to the individual receiving assistance or services under the provisions of this Part shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any negligent or intentional act or omission of a direct service worker or a licensed agency.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, licensed agencies that employ direct service workers shall be liable for damages as a result of any act or omission of the direct service worker.

F. Direct service workers with a finding on the Direct Service Worker Registry of the Louisiana Department of Health shall not perform tasks pursuant to this Part.

G. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 299, §3.

H. The Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing shall meet at least annually to review data collected by the Louisiana Department of Health that is relevant to the administration of health care tasks authorized by this Part. The Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing shall use the data to evaluate the efficiency of this program and shall make joint recommendations to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and the executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing for any needed revisions.

Acts 2005, No. 451, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 552, §1; Acts 2011, No. 299, §§1, 3; Acts 2014, No. 507, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §11; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.

NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 507, §2(B), which provides that the Act shall be known as "Bailey's Law".
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1001
Contracts for nurses' education programs and for education of other technical personnel
Status: in_force

The hospitals supported by the State of Louisiana are authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with colleges, with universities and with other training agencies supported by public funds, in the State of Louisiana in the establishment and maintenance of nurses' education programs and the education of other technical personnel which may be authorized by law and for which funds have been made available for such purposes.

Acts 1950, No. 392, §1; Acts 1991, No. 818, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2814 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2814
Waiver of renewals while in the military service
Status: in_force

The board shall waive the requirements of R.S. 37:2810 for any chiropractor licensed under this Chapter while on active duty in the military service of the United States or any of its allies, upon notification by the licensee to the board.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1; Acts 2001, No. 375, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2351 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2351
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared that the creation of a state board of examiners of psychologists is necessary in order to safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare of this state, and in order to protect the people of this state against unauthorized, unqualified, and improper application of psychology.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 371, §14; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 1964, No. 347, §1; Acts 1987, No. 915, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2004, No. 11, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.

NOTE: See Acts 1987, No. 915, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:923 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 923
Appeal from board decision
Status: in_force

Any decision of the board may be appealed to the court of competent jurisdiction within thirty days after mailing of notice of the decision by certified mail.

Acts 1976, No. 351, §1; Acts 1995, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1874 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1874
Reports required
Status: in_force

A. Every antique dealer shall be required to deliver an originally signed report to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the parish in which the dealer is located, as appropriate, on a form provided by the police department or sheriff's office, within twenty-four hours of any transaction involving cemetery artifacts or used building components. This report shall be filled out in its entirety. One copy shall be given to the seller and another shall be retained by the antique dealer on the business premises for a period of at least three years and shall be made available to federal, state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies upon request.

B. These reports shall include but not be limited to the following items of information:

(1) Consecutively numbered forms.

(2) Date of transaction.

(3) Time of transaction.

(4) Name of antique dealer's clerk or agent handling the transaction.

(5) Name of seller.

(6) Race, sex, height, weight, hair color, and eye color of seller.

(7) Address and phone number of seller.

(8) Seller's date of birth.

(9) Seller's social security number.

(10) Name, address, and telephone number of seller's employer if available.

(11) Signature of seller.

(12) Dollar amount of transaction.

(13) A complete and accurate description of each item received by the antique dealer including:

(a) The type of article, whether statue, brick, signage, plaque, urn, pot, bench, chair, cross, vase, gate, fence, siding, gutter, downspout, lightning rod, chimney roof, light, chandelier, stove, tub, sink, faucet, faucet handle, toilet, bidet, shower, fan, furnace, air conditioner, water heater, sprinkling system, shelving, countertop, cabinet, built-in speaker, shutter, trim, rafter, roof tile, roofing, stud, foundation, barge board, paneling, stair, riser, banister, wiring, plumbing, hinge, door latch, door knob, medallion, mantle, flooring, carpet, tile, molding, wainscoting, paver, door, window, sill, transom, joist, mailbox, fountain, decking, planter, landscaping, or planting or any portion thereof.

(b) Description of objects, including but not limited to approximate weights, approximate dimensions, and shape.

(c) Description of materials out of which the object is constructed, whether marble, granite, cement, cedar, cypress, barge board or other type of wood, wrought iron, cast iron, bronze, copper, or wire.

(d) Description of engravings, markings, and other identifying characteristics.

(e) Any other prominent descriptive and distinguishing marks.

(f) Manufacturer, model, model number, and serial number, if discernible.

(14) A declaration signed by the antique dealer that the seller has produced valid photographic identification issued by either this state, another state, or by the United States military which bears a likeness of the seller. The report shall include the seller's identification card number and issuing entity.

(15) A declaration of ownership by the seller stating that the seller is in lawful possession of the items being offered to the antique dealer.

Acts 1999, No. 218, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1184, §1, eff. July 3, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2462 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2462
Notice and hearing on revocation or suspension
Status: in_force

Any person whose license or temporary training permit is sought to be revoked or suspended pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be given thirty days' notice, in writing, enumerating the charges and specifying a date for public hearing thereon. The hearing shall be held in the parish where the person's business is conducted. The board may issue subpoenas, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and place them under oath, in the same manner as in a district court in the parish where the hearing takes place.

Acts 1968, No. 302, §22, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.