La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2853 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2853
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter, or any person who falsely states or represents that he has been or is a certified polygraphist or trainee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the offender shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the parish jail for a term of not to exceed six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1543 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1543
Application
Status: in_force

A. In order to obtain a certificate of approval as a registered veterinary technician, the applicant shall comply with the following provisions:

(1) The applicant shall submit an application to the board at least thirty days prior to the announced date of the examination.

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

(3) The applicant shall submit evidence that he:

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

(b)(i) Has successfully completed a program in veterinary technology which is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, or

(ii) Has successfully completed a board-approved program in veterinary technology at an accredited institution of higher education and has two years actual experience working in a veterinary practice under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

(4) The application shall be sworn to and subscribed before a notary public.

(5) The applicant shall have passed any state or national examination for veterinary technology as named and required in rules prescribed by the board.

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

B. The board may adopt, amend, or repeal all rules necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Chapter. Any such rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed only in compliance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1986, No. 887, §1; Acts 1993, No. 720, §2, eff. June 21, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 73, §§1, 2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1530 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1530
Reinstatement
Status: in_force

Any person whose license is suspended or revoked may, at the discretion of the board, be relicensed or reinstated at any time without an examination by majority vote of the board on written application made to the board showing cause justifying relicensing or reinstatement.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1309 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1309
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners shall adopt rules and regulations that provide that violation of this Section or any rule adopted to promulgate this Section shall constitute grounds for suspension of the physician's license.

B. The department shall adopt rules and regulations that provide that violation of this Section or any rule adopted to enforce this Section shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the healthcare facility's license or other permit to operate. Further, the department shall publish "primary service area" descriptions in the Louisiana Register by September 1, 2006, and provide annual updates thereafter.

Acts 2006, No. 819, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3461 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3461
General provisions and short title
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Drug and Device Distributors Act".

B. In order to safeguard life and health and to promote the public welfare, any person engaged in the distribution of legend drugs or legend devices as defined in this Chapter shall be required to submit evidence of qualification to be engaged in the legend drug or legend device distribution business and shall be licensed as hereinafter provided.

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. § 37:384 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 384
Inspection of shops and schools by board
Status: in_force

Any member of this board or any employee designated for the purpose shall have access to and may enter and inspect at all reasonable hours and at any time during business hours any barber shop or barber college or place where barbering is being carried on.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1551 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1551
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide the most humane restraint, capture, and death possible for unwanted and discarded animals, including those animals which are diseased or otherwise dangerous, by providing for the training and certification of euthanasia technicians.

Acts 1987, No. 225, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1063 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1063
Authorization to obtain criminal history record information
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Applicant" means an individual who has made application to the board for the issuance or reinstatement of any license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage or assist in the practice of optometry that the board is authorized by law to issue.

(2) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information or the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(3) "Criminal history record information" means information collected by state and federal criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, bills of information, or any formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing, criminal correctional supervision, and release, but does not include intelligence for investigatory purposes, nor does it include any identification information which does not indicate involvement of the individual in the criminal justice system.

(4) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice.

(5) "Licensure" means any license, permit, certification, or registration that the board is authorized to issue.

B. In addition to any other requirements established by regulation, the board may require an applicant as a condition for eligibility for licensure:

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

(2) To permit the board to request and obtain state and national criminal history record information on the applicant.

C. In accordance with the provisions and procedures prescribed by this Section, the board may request and obtain state and national criminal history record information from the bureau and the FBI relative to any applicant for licensure whose fingerprints the board has obtained pursuant to this Section for the purpose of determining the applicant's suitability and eligibility for licensure.

D. Upon request by the board and upon the board's submission of an applicant's fingerprints, and such other identifying information as may be required, the bureau shall conduct a search of its criminal history record information relative to the applicant and report the results of its search to the board within sixty days from receipt of any request. The bureau may charge the board a processing fee pursuant to R.S. 15:587 for conducting and reporting on any such search.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 488, §1; Acts 1982, No. 677, §1; Acts 2003, No. 987, §§1 and 3; Acts 2006, No. 596, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:763 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 763
Application for or acceptance of license or permit; waiver of personal privileges; conditions for surrender of license; certification or registration
Status: in_force

A. Any person applying for or accepting a license or permit to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state shall, by applying for or accepting said license or permit, be deemed to have given his consent to submit to physical or mental examinations when so directed by the board, acting upon reasonable cause, and to waive all objections as to the admissibility or disclosure of findings, reports, or recommendations pertaining thereto on the grounds of privileged communications or other personal privileges provided for by law.

B. Any person applying for, accepting, or holding a license or permit to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state shall be deemed, notwithstanding any privilege of confidentiality, to have given his authorization and consent to the disclosure to the board, by any dentist, physician, or other health care provider and by any health care institution, of any and all dental or medical records and information pertaining to such person's diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and prognosis for any physical or mental condition, disease, illness, deficiency, or infirmity, when the board is acting upon a bona fide complaint and it has reasonable cause to believe that his fitness and ability to practice dentistry or dental hygiene with reasonable skill and safety may be impaired by mental illness or deficiency, or physical illness, including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process or the loss of motor skills, and/or excessive use or abuse of drugs, including alcohol. However, any records or information obtained by the board pursuant to this Section shall not constitute public records and shall be maintained in confidence by the board until and unless such records or information are admitted into the record of proceedings before the board pursuant to R.S. 37:780. Upon the request of the board, the licensee shall execute a written authorization to allow the board to acquire the health care records as described herein.

C. Unless the board agrees to accept the surrender of a license, permit, certification, or registration of an individual the board regulates, the individual may not surrender the license, permit, certification, nor registration lapse by operation of law while the individual is under investigation or while charges are pending. The board may set conditions on its agreement to accept surrender of a license, permit, certification or registration as it sees fit in these circumstances.

Acts 1995, No. 920, §1; Acts 1997, No. 83, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1171 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1171
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; creation
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health and is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. The board shall carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3552 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3552
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Advertise" or "advertising" means to publish, display, or disseminate promotional information and includes but is not limited to the issuance of any card, sign, or direct mail, or in any newspaper, magazine, publication, or any announcement or display via any televised, computerized, electronic, or telephone networks, magnetic signs, or media. "Advertise" shall not include the following:

(a) Telephone directory information including white pages, yellow pages, and any internet publication made by the phone directory company in which one is listed.

(b) Building signs identifying the location, unless the building sign contains promotional material.

(2) "Applicant" means an individual who applies to the board to request the initial issuance or reinstatement of any form of licensure that the board is authorized to issue according to this Chapter.

(3) "Asynchronous distance learning" means the instructor and the students in the course all engage with the course content at different times and from different locations.

(4) "Board" means the Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy.

(5) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(6) "Criminal history record information" means all state records of arrest, prosecution, conviction, and national records that shall include fingerprints of the applicant, biometrics, and other identifying information, if so requested.

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

(8) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice.

(9) "Inactive status" means the status in which a licensed massage therapist has, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, notified the board of intent to voluntarily cease activity as a massage therapist for a period of time not to exceed five years.

(10) "In-person, in-class, instructor-supervised" means students physically attend class or clinical session at the approved school location with their instructor and other classmates.

(11) "Lapsed license" means a board-issued license which has not been renewed for a period of more than two years and the holder of the license has not taken inactive status.

(12) "Licensee" means any person or business that has a professional or establishment license issued by the board.

(13) "Licensure" means any form of licensure that the board is authorized to issue in accordance with this Chapter.

(14) "Massage establishment" means any place of business that offers the practice of massage therapy and where the practice of massage therapy is conducted on the premises of the business. A place of business includes any office, clinic, facility, or other location where a person or persons engage in the practice of massage therapy. The residence of a therapist or an out call location which is not owned, rented, or leased by a massage therapist or massage establishment shall not be considered a massage establishment unless the location is advertised as the therapist's or establishment's place of business. The term "massage establishment" shall not include physician offices, physical therapy facilities, chiropractic offices, or athletic training facilities, whether or not they employ, contract with, or rent to massage therapists, or institutions of secondary or higher education when massage therapy is practiced in connection with employment related to athletic teams.

(15) "Massage therapist" means a person who engages in the practice of massage therapy for compensation.

(16) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, or other legal entity.

(17) "Practice of massage therapy" means the manipulation of soft tissue for the purpose of maintaining good health and establishing and maintaining good physical condition. The practice of massage therapy shall include advertising or offering to engage in the practice of massage therapy and holding oneself out or designating oneself to the public as a massage therapist or massage establishment. The practice of massage therapy shall include effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (percussion), compression, vibration, friction (active/passive range of motion), stretching activities as they pertain to massage therapy, Shiatsu, acupressure, reflexology, trigger point massage, and Swedish massage either by hand, forearm, elbow, foot, or with mechanical appliances for the purpose of body massage. Massage therapy may include the use of lubricants such as salts, powders, liquids, creams with the exception of prescriptive or medicinal creams, heat lamps, hot and cold stones, whirlpool, hot and cold packs, salt glow, body wraps, steam cabinet baths, and, with appropriate training, the use of nonprescriptive, off-the-shelf commercially available electromechanical devices for which they are trained which mimic or enhance the actions possible by the hands. It shall not include ultrasound, laser therapy, LED therapy, microwave, colonic therapy, injection therapy, manipulation of the joints, the use of electrical muscle stimulation, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation except microcurrent. Equivalent terms for massage therapy are massage, therapeutic massage, massage technology, body work, or any derivation of those terms. As used in this Chapter, the terms "therapy" and "therapeutic" shall not include diagnosis, the treatment of illness or disease, or any service or procedure for which a license to practice medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, or podiatry is required by law.

(18) "Professional Massage Therapy Association" means a statewide organization or statewide chapter of an organization which meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Either directly, or through the parent organization, qualifies as a tax exempt nonprofit organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(6).

(b) Within Louisiana, offers a voting membership to licensed massage therapists who practice or reside in Louisiana and who maintain their voting membership in good standing.

(c) Within Louisiana, is administered by a governing body composed of officers democratically elected by the organization's voting membership within Louisiana.

(19) "Real-time synchronous distance learning" means students attend class session virtually at the same time as the instructor and other classmates.

(20) "Writing" means a written communication transmitted either by United States mail or by electronic means such as email.

Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 645, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 420, §1; Acts 2024, No. 779, §1, eff. June 21, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:352 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 352
Operation of barber shop; advertising; barber poles
Status: in_force

A. No person shall operate a barber shop unless it is at all times under the direct supervision and management of a registered barber who is engaged in barbering full time in the same shop.

B. No person shall advertise barbering services unless the establishment and the personnel employed in such establishment are registered pursuant to this Chapter.

C. No person shall use or display a barber pole for the purpose of offering barber services to the consuming public without a barber shop registration issued pursuant to this Chapter. For purposes of this Subsection, "barber pole" means a cylinder or pole with alternating stripes of any combination, including but not limited to red and white or red, white, and blue, which run diagonally along the length of the cylinder or pole.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1; Acts 1995, No. 226, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 112
Qualifications of certified public accountant members of the review panel; selection
Status: in_force

A. Except as hereinafter disqualified, all certified public accountants, who hold and have held for ten consecutive years a license to practice public accounting in the state of Louisiana, shall be available for selection. Any certified public accountant who is a partner of, employee of, affiliated with, or has a financial relationship with either a claimant, a defendant, a person contemplated to be called as an expert witness for a claimant or defendant, or an attorney representing a claimant or defendant is disqualified from service as a member of the certified public accountant review panel. Any person having a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the panel's review of the claim is also disqualified.

B. Each party to the action shall have the right to select one certified public accountant.

C. When there are multiple claimants or defendants, there shall be only one certified public accountant selected per side. The claimant, whether single or multiple, shall have the right to select one certified public accountant, and the defendant, whether single or multiple, shall have the right to select one certified public accountant.

D. Service on a public accountant review panel shall not be mandatory. The society shall maintain a list of certified public accountants having the required qualifications who are willing to serve on public accountant review panels. The parties, however, are free to select any certified public accountant having the required qualifications who is willing to serve, whether or not he is on the list maintained by the society.

Acts 1997, No. 747, §1; Acts 2006, No. 214, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2591 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2591
Contracts, books, records and contract cancellation
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall furnish to the director, when requested, a copy of the contract entered into between the licensee and the individual. The licensee shall furnish the debtor with a copy of the written contract, which shall set forth the charges agreed upon for the services of the licensee.

An individual may cancel the contract upon thirty days written notice to the licensee in which event the licensee shall be entitled to such charges as are provided in R.S. 37:2592.

Each licensee hereunder shall maintain records and accounts which will enable any individual contracting with the licensee, at any reasonable time, to ascertain the amounts paid to creditors of the individual. A statement showing the total amount received and the total disbursements to each creditor shall be furnished by the licensee to any individual within seven days of a written request therefor by the said individual. Each licensee licensed hereunder shall issue a receipt for each cash payment made by the individual to the licensee. Each licensee shall prepare and retain in the file of each debtor a written analysis of debtor's income and expenses to substantiate that the plan of payment is feasible and practical.

Acts 1970, No. 423, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:759 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 759
Report of board
Status: in_force

The board shall report its proceedings and the items of its receipts and disbursements for the previous fiscal year to the governor before September first in each year.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 133, §4; Acts 1995, No. 920, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1358, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1058 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1058
Fees
Status: in_force

The board shall, by rule, establish a reasonable fee schedule for the issuance or renewal of any license, permit, or certificate, for administration of examinations for licensure, 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 purpose 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. However, the board may, by a majority vote, reduce the amount of or waive the collection of any such fees.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 96, §1; Acts 1969, No. 116, §1; Acts 1974, No. 446, §1; Amended by Acts 1982, No. 678, §1; Acts 2003, No. 987, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2458 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2458
Meetings of board
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers shall meet at least once each year at a place and time determined by the chairman. The board shall also meet at such other times and places as are specified by the chairman to carry out the purpose of this Chapter.

Acts 1968, No. 302, §18, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2411.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2411.2
Physical therapist assistant; military training
Status: in_force

An applicant who has completed a United States armed services program of training not accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the board may qualify for a license as a physical therapist assistant upon compliance with the provisions of R.S. 37:2411(1), (2), (3), and (5), as well as with both of the following provisions:

(1)(a) Provides satisfactory evidence of successful completion of a United States armed services program of training that is substantially equivalent to the requirements for physical therapist assistants educated in an accredited entry-level program as determined by the board.

(b) A physical therapist assistant trained in the United States armed services shall establish substantial equivalence by presenting documentation satisfactory to the board of the successful completion of all of the following:

(i) A United States armed services program of training accredited by a board-approved accrediting agency containing courses which prepared the applicant to work as a physical therapist assistant.

(ii) A credentials evaluation as directed by the board that determines that the candidate has met uniform criteria for educational requirements as further established by board rule.

(iii) Any additional education as required by the board.

(2) Meets all additional requirements established by board rule.

Acts 2017, No. 300, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3306.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3306.1
Qualifications
Status: in_force

A. A person who applies for an athletic trainer license shall possess all of the following qualifications:

(1) A certificate issued by the BOC evidencing the successful passage of the BOC Certification Examination or its successor.

(2) A degree in athletic training from a CAATE accredited program, or such comparable degree accepted by the BOC and approved by the board.

(3) Good moral character as determined by rules established by the board.

B.(1) Any person certified by the board as a certified athletic trainer on the effective date of this Subsection shall be issued a license by the board, without meeting the requirements of Subsection A of this Section, upon the submission of a renewal license application and payment of the applicable renewal fee to the board.

(2) After a period of one year from the effective date of this Subsection, no athletic trainer shall be licensed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 37:3306.1(B)(1).

Acts 2014, No. 418, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 362
Instructors; certificate of registration required
Status: in_force

No person shall act as an instructor at a barber college and no barber college or owner or operator thereof shall hire or permit any person to act as an instructor at the barber college unless he has a current and valid certificate of registration as an instructor issued by the board.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3357.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3357.4
Work permit
Status: in_force

A. The board may grant a work permit to practice respiratory therapy, effective for a period of sixty days, to either of the following:

(1) An applicant currently credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care who has filed an application for licensure with the board.

(2) A graduate of a respiratory therapy educational program who has applied for and is awaiting examination by the National Board of Respiratory Care and who has filed an application for licensure with the board.

B. A work permit may not be renewed.

Acts 2007, No. 142, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2903 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2903
Blind bidding
Status: in_force

(1) Blind bidding is hereby prohibited within the state. No bids shall be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture shall take place, and no license agreement or any of its terms shall be agreed to, for the exhibition of any motion picture within the state before the motion picture has either been trade screened within the state or before such motion picture, at the option of the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing within the state by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is soliciting bids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibit the motion picture.

(2) A distributor shall provide reasonable and uniform notice of the trade screening of any motion picture to those exhibitors within the state from whom he intends to solicit bids or with whom he intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit that motion picture.

(3) Any purported waiver of the prohibition against blind bidding in this Chapter shall be void and unenforceable.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 663, §1, eff. July 1, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1101
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act".

Acts 1987, No. 892, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 2022, No. 341, §2A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 124
Legal interest
Status: in_force

Legal interest shall accrue from the date of filing of the complaint with the society on a judgment rendered by a court in a suit to enforce a claim brought after compliance with this Part.

Acts 1997, No. 747, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2404
Board meetings; quorum; officers; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The board shall meet at least semiannually, on a date and at a time and place as it may designate, which shall include at least a meeting in January of each year to elect a chairman and secretary-treasurer from its membership. All meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or at a call of a quorum of members upon not less than ten days written notice, unless such notice is waived. The presence of any member at any such meeting of the board shall constitute a waiver of notice thereof by such member. Notice shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 42:19.

B. Any four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for any business before the board.

C. Each board or committee member shall be entitled to a per diem of one hundred fifty dollars for attendance at board meetings or other official board-approved business or activities, plus reimbursement of actual expenses reasonably necessary for attending board or committee meetings or for representing the board or participating in an official board-approved activity. Board employees shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses reasonably necessary for participating in or carrying out an official board-approved activity. Added by Acts 1966, No. 68, §1. Acts 1983, No. 555, §1; Acts 1992, No. 731, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 111
Selection of certified public accountants to serve on review panel
Status: in_force

A. The claimant shall notify the attorney chairman, if already selected, and the named defendants of his choice of a certified public accountant member of the public accountant review panel within thirty days after the date of certification of his filing by the society. The named defendant shall then have fifteen days after notification by the plaintiff of the plaintiff's choice of his certified public accountant panelist to name the defendant's certified public accountant panelist.

B. If either the plaintiff or defendant fails to make a selection of a certified public accountant panelist within the time provided, the attorney chairman shall notify by certified mail the failing party to make such selection within five days of the receipt of the notice.

C. If no selection is made within the five-day period, then the chairman shall make the selection on behalf of the failing party. The two certified public accountant review panel members selected by the parties or on their behalf shall be notified by the chairman to select the third certified public accountant panel member within fifteen days after their receipt of such notice.

D. If the two certified public accountant panel members fail to make such selection within the fifteen-day period allowed, the chairman shall then make the selection of the third panel member and thereby complete the panel.

Acts 1997, No. 747, §1; Acts 2006, No. 214, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1283
Reports by board
Status: in_force

The board shall report annually to the governor upon the condition of the practice of medicine in the state, make recommendations for the improvement of the practice, and send a record of the proceedings of the board during the year, together with the names of all physicians to whom the board issued licenses during the year.

Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 1985, No. 302, §2; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:592 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 592
Employment of cosmetologists; independent contractors
Status: in_force

A. No person licensed by the board shall permit any person in his employ or under his supervision or control to practice cosmetology or barbering who does not possess the appropriate certificate or certificates of registration issued by the appropriate licensing board.

B. A registered cosmetologist shall be deemed an employee of a salon, unless the following applies:

(1) A written agreement exists between the cosmetologist and the salon specifying the following:

(a) That the cosmetologist is an independent contractor.

(b) That the salon has no right to control the methodology used by the cosmetologist to produce a given result.

(c) The amount of rent to be paid by the cosmetologist to the salon, whether calculated at a fixed percentage of the cosmetologist's gross receipts or a flat fee.

(2) The cosmetologist possesses a booth rental permit issued by the board.

(3) The cosmetologist has paid a booth rental permit fee to the board.

C. The salon shall maintain complete records of all rental payments to the salon and all distributions to the cosmetologist.

D. No cosmetologist who has been issued a booth rental permit pursuant to R.S. 37:593 shall be recognized as an employee of a salon by the Louisiana Department of Revenue or Louisiana Works.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3077 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3077
License of instructor of electrology; qualifications; examinations; issuance of license
Status: in_force

A. The board may issue a license to any person as an instructor of electrology, subject to the restrictions provided herein and rules promulgated pursuant to this Chapter. No person shall teach or instruct electrology or its allied courses who does not hold both a valid license to practice electrology and a valid instructor's license issued by the board in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The board shall not license as an instructor of electrology any person who does not file with it a verified application therefor, accompanied by the application fee required by this Part, together with evidence verified by oath and satisfactory to the board, that the applicant:

(1) Meets all the requirements to practice electrology in this state and holds a current license to practice electrology in this state.

(2) Has practiced as a licensed electrologist for at least five years.

C. The board shall not issue an instructor's license to any person seeking initial licensure on or after August 1, 1999, who does not possess the following qualifications:

(1) Possesses the applicant qualifications required in Subsection B of this Section.

(2)(a) Has successfully completed the curriculum for instructor training in electrolysis in an instructor training program that maintains the standards established and approved by the board and is part of either an approved school of electrology or an approved apprenticeship program. Such curriculum shall be under the supervision of a licensed instructor of electrology, shall include a course of study and practice over no less than a two-month period, and shall include at least one hundred hours of teaching skills, seventy-five hours of facilitating/managing skills, and fifty hours of clinic-supervised practice teaching.

(b)(i) An instructor training program may grant credit for the one hundred hours of teaching skills and seventy-five hours of facilitating/managing skills to an individual who possesses a valid teaching certificate.

(ii) The board may provide by rule for granting credit for all or part of the one hundred hours of teaching skills, the seventy-five hours of facilitating/managing skills, or any combination thereof, for college-level courses in teaching skills and facilitating/managing skills.

(3)(a) Successfully achieves a minimum test score on an examination administered and approved by the board. The examination shall be given four times annually at such time and place and under such supervision as the board determines and specifically at such other times as in the opinion of the board the number of applicants warrants. The board shall designate the date, time, and place of examination and shall give public notice thereof and, in addition, shall notify each person who has made application for examination to the board.

(b) Within ten days after each examination, the official in charge shall deliver the question and answer papers to the board. The board shall examine and rate the answers and shall transmit an official report to each applicant for license stating the rating of the candidate in each subject and whether or not the board approves the candidate for a license. If a candidate fails one or more parts of an examination, the candidate may take the parts which he has failed in a subsequent examination upon payment of a fifteen-dollar examination fee. If after two attempts the examination is not satisfactorily completed, the candidate thereafter shall be required to repeat and take the entire examination within one year of the date of the original examination.

D. After investigation of the applicant and other evidence submitted, the board shall notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted for consideration is satisfactory and accepted, or unsatisfactory and rejected. If an application is rejected, the notice shall state the reasons for the rejection.

Acts 1999, No. 530, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 91, §1; Acts 2001, No. 792, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1910 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1910
Records of certain purchases; purchases from minors; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Every transient merchant who, at any time during the course of business buys, sells, trades in, or otherwise acquires or disposes of used or secondhand property consisting of gold, silver, copper, brass, or other precious metals, jewelry, precious stones, or objects composed of such precious metals or precious stones, shall:

(1) Keep a book in which shall be typed or legibly printed in ink at the time of each purchase, taking, or receiving of such goods, articles, or things, an accurate description in English of the goods, articles, or things received, serial numbers, name of maker, letters, or marks on the articles received or taken, the amount of money paid therefor, the time of purchasing, taking, or receiving of same, the name, residence, age, sex, color, height, weight, style of dress, and number of the driver's license of the person or persons selling or delivering the goods, articles, or things. This record shall at all times be open for inspection by any commissioned officer of the Louisiana State Police, the chief law enforcement officer of the city or town, or sheriff of the parish, in which the merchant is doing business, or any person authorized by such officer or sheriff to conduct such inspection.

(2) Make out and deliver to the chief law enforcement officer of the city or town, or sheriff of the parish, in which he is doing business, every day before the hour of twelve o'clock noon, a legible and correct copy of the entries in the book referred to in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection which were made during the previous day. The name given by the person making a sale shall be furnished to any commissioned officer of the Louisiana State Police, the chief law enforcement officer or sheriff upon request.

(3) Maintain a photograph of the person selling or delivering the merchandise or articles to the dealer. The quality of such photographs shall be sufficient readily to identify the person depicted. In lieu of the photograph of the person selling or delivering the merchandise, the merchant may obtain either a thumbprint of such person, the quality of which shall be sufficient to identify the person, or the number of the person's valid driver's license. Each photograph, thumbprint, or valid driver's license number shall be cross-referenced with the ledger entry required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and shall be preserved for at least one year.

(4) Retain in his possession the goods, articles, or things purchased by him for a period of fifteen calendar days following the purchase, during which time he shall not sell, dispose of, change, or destroy the identity of the goods, articles, or things purchased by him.

B. No transient merchant dealing in secondhand goods shall purchase gold, silver, copper, brass, aluminum other than in the form of cans, or other precious metals, jewelry, precious stones, or objects composed of such precious metal or precious stones from a person under the age of eighteen. Lack of knowledge of age shall not be a defense to a violation of this Subsection.

C. A transaction between a transient merchant who is licensed under Part III of Chapter 21 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and a secondhand dealer who is licensed under Part II of Chapter 21 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be exempt from the provisions of Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:

(1) The sale or purchase of manufactured registered bullion bars, coins, or other numismatic items; or

(2) A retail tire outlet or an automobile dealer dealing in tires.

Acts 1987, No. 901, §2; Acts 1989, No. 271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1965 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1965
Change in location to be noted on license
Status: in_force

If after issuance and delivery of a license under the provisions of this Chapter any change is made in the location of the place of business designated therein, the business shall not be conducted at the new location or under such license, until the official issuing the license notes the change on the license, and the superintendent of police of the city or the sheriff of the parish in which the scrap metal recycling facility is doing business is notified in writing of the change.

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2415
Issuance of license; updating contact information
Status: in_force

A. If an applicant meets the requirements of this Chapter, the board shall issue the applicant a license to practice physical therapy.

B. Each licensee is responsible for reporting a name change and changes in business and home address, telephone numbers, and e-mail address to the board within thirty days of such change.

Acts 1983, No. 555, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:854 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 854
Continuing education; requirements; enforcement; exemptions; course approval; provider approval; recordkeeping; fees
Status: in_force

A. As a condition of renewal, each active licensee shall complete four hours per licensing period of continuing education in accordance with the provisions of Subsection D of this Section subject to the following:

(1) A maximum of eight hours of continuing education may be carried over and applied to the required hours for subsequent licensing periods, up to four hours each period for a maximum of two periods.

(2) Continuing education programs may be offered in person or though other means, including but not limited to distance learning, videotape, audiotape, teleconference, satellite seminar, webconferencing, Internet course work, correspondence course work, or any other means approved by the board.

(3) Credit shall not be given for the same course more than once during any two consecutive licensing periods.

(4) Credit of attendance may be given to a licensee who conducts a continuing education program.

(5) Credit shall be given for completion of any continuing education program upon submission of evidence of completion issued by a provider or program instructor in accordance with Subsection D of this Section.

B. The continuing education requirements of this Section shall not apply to:

(1) First-time license renewals.

(2) Licensees who are sixty-five years of age or older at the time of renewal and who have been licensed for a period of not less than ten consecutive years.

(3) Licensees who have been called to active military duty status.

(4) Inactive licensees during any licensing period in which they remain inactive; however, an inactive licensee changing status to an active licensee shall first meet the continuing education requirements.

(5) Temporary licensees.

(6) Interns.

C.(1) Any licensee who seeks credit for participation in an educational activity not provided for in Subsection D of this Section may submit a request for subsequent approval of the activity. Such application shall be in a form approved by the board and shall be submitted within thirty days of the completion of the activity.

(2) The board shall approve or reject the application within five working days of receipt and shall notify the licensee in writing of the action.

(3) An appeal of the rejection of an application may be made in writing to the board within fifteen days of notification of the rejection. The board shall rule on the appeal at the next scheduled meeting of the board.

D.(1) The continuing education program required by this Section shall be satisfied by:

(a) Courses recognized by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice or offered by the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association or the Louisiana Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.

(b) Courses approved by the board or its designee that do not meet the standards in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(2) Continuing education programs may be open and available to all licensees or closed and restricted as determined by the sponsor, approved provider, or program instructor.

(3) The number of continuing education hours for a specific program shall be determined and announced by the provider or program instructor.

(4) The board shall maintain a listing of approved continuing education programs, approved providers, and program instructors.

(5) The board may monitor, inspect, or review any board-approved continuing education activity. If a determination is made that the program as presented varied significantly from the program as approved, the board may disallow all or part of the continuing education hours granted for the activity.

E.(1) Board-approved providers and program instructors shall:

(a) Submit, within ten days of completion of the activity and on a form approved by the board, a statement attesting to the satisfactory completion of all participating licensees.

(b) Retain all records pertaining to approved continuing education programs for a period of not less than three years, which records shall be subject to examination by the board upon its request.

(2) The board shall maintain records of current hours of continuing education for each licensee, and each individual licensee shall maintain his own records of his current hours of continuing education.

(3) The board shall, as a part of the application process for license renewal, inform each licensee of the current number of hours of continuing education in the licensee's file.

F. The sponsor, provider, or program instructor conducting a continuing education program may charge a fee to each licensee attending the program.

G. Any licensee who meets all the requirements of this Chapter, with the exception of the required hours of continuing education, shall become an inactive licensee.

Acts 2012, No. 176, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 264, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1026.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1026.2
Applicability
Status: in_force

This Part shall apply only to licensed long-term care facilities as defined in R.S. 37:1026.3.

Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1865 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1865
Book to be open for inspection
Status: in_force

The book containing the record of purchase as provided for in R.S. 37:1864 and the various articles purchased and referred to therein shall at all times be open to the inspection of law enforcement officers of the Office of State Police, or the superintendent of police or sheriff of the parish or anyone designated by them of the city, town, or parish in which the second-hand dealer does business.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 809, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1209
Waiver of renewal fee when licensed fifty years; award
Status: in_force

The board, in recognition of contributions to the practice of pharmacy, shall waive the renewal fee requirement for renewal of licensure for licensed pharmacists who have been duly registered and licensed to practice in Louisiana for not less than fifty years; in lieu thereof the board shall award to such pharmacists an honorary gold-embossed certificate. Such pharmacists desiring to continue to practice pharmacy shall file the renewal application and shall meet all other requirements for active licensure.

Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2006, No. 164, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:794 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 794
Dispensing and administering controlled substances; records
Status: in_force

A. Any dentist qualified to dispense or administer controlled substances shall properly label all such controlled substances in accordance with all applicable federal laws and regulations and shall maintain prescription files on any controlled substances he sells, administers, or dispenses.

B. A record shall be kept daily showing all dispensations and administrations of all controlled substances and shall clearly identify the controlled substances dispensed or administered, the individual to whom each controlled substance was dispensed or administered, the date of the dispensation or administration, and the amount of the controlled substance dispensed or administered.

C. All licensees who dispense or administer controlled substances in their dental practice shall keep an inventory at each practice location where controlled substances are dispensed or administered. There shall be an initial inventory in accordance with 21 CFR 1304.11 on the first date he takes control of controlled substances for distribution or administration at any location. In the event a person opens a practice with no controlled substances on hand, he shall record this fact as his initial inventory. A biennial inventory shall be taken within four days of the two-year anniversary of the initial inventory.

D. The controlled substances log shall be readily retrievable immediately upon the request of the board, its agents, or employees.

Acts 1992, No. 915, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1358, §1; Acts 2003, No. 303, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1472 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1472
Purpose; legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby declares that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the state to require the licensure and regulation of home inspectors. The purpose of this Chapter is to require qualifying criteria in a professional field in which unqualified individuals may injure or mislead the public. The provisions of this Chapter shall contribute to the safety, health, and welfare of the people of this state.

Acts 1999, No. 61, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:844 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 844
Renewals
Status: in_force

A. Every certificate holder under this Chapter who continues the practice of the science of embalming, the practice of funeral directing, or continues to operate a funeral establishment in this state shall renew its license by paying to the secretary of the board on or before December thirty-first of each year the renewal fee set forth by rule in accordance with R.S. 37:845. Any certificate holder whose renewal fee is not received by the board by December thirty-first shall be deemed delinquent. A notice of delinquency shall be sent via certified mail to the certificate holder by the board. The notice shall state that the deadline for payment has lapsed and that if the certificate holder intends to renew, payment of the renewal fee shall be submitted to the board within five business days of receipt of the notice. No penalties, reinstatement fees, or late fees shall be assessed and no reinspection shall be required if the certificate holder submits payment of the renewal fee within five business days of receipt of the notice. If the board does not receive the renewal fee within the five business days provided for by this Subsection, such certificate holder shall be subject to any penalty, reinstatement fees, or late fees authorized by law.

B. Renewal fees sent through the mail shall be deemed timely received if mailed on or before the due date. If the renewal fee is received by the board after the due date, the timeliness of the mailing shall be shown by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or certificate from the United States Postal Service or a commercial mail service, made at the time of mailing that indicates the date thereof.

C. Any certificate holder whose renewal fee for 2017 was received by the board by February 1, 2017, and who paid a reinstatement of certificate fee or any penalty for late payment shall be issued a refund by the board for all amounts paid in excess of the annual renewal fee. This refund shall be issued no later than September 1, 2017.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 283, §4; Acts 2017, No. 251, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3282
Notification of changes
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Act 1991, No. 315, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1137
Compact privilege to practice telehealth
Status: in_force

A. Member states shall recognize the right of a licensed professional counselor, licensed by a home state in accordance with R.S. 37:1133 and under rules promulgated by the commission, to practice professional counseling in any member state via telehealth under a privilege to practice as provided in the compact and rules promulgated by the commission.

B. A licensee providing professional counseling services in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the remote state.

Acts 2022, No. 341, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:978 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 978
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in any of the following activities:

(1) Steal or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or record, or aid or abet therein.

(2) Practice as a practical nurse under cover of any diploma, license, or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed, or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation.

(3) Practice practical nursing unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions of this Part.

(4) Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a practical nurse, unless licensed to practice under the provisions of this Part.

(5) Practice practical nursing during the time his license has lapsed because of his intentional failure to renew the license.

(6) Conduct a school of practical nursing, or a school or course for the training of practical nurses, unless the school or course has been accredited by the board.

(7) Aid or abet anyone in the violation of this Part.

(8) Violate any provisions of this Part.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. If a person licensed to practice practical nursing is found guilty of any of the offenses in this Section, the board may suspend or revoke the license of the practical nurse.

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 432, §2. Acts 1986, No. 486, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3118 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3118
Bond requirements
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each applicant for licensure as an auctioneer or apprentice auctioneer shall deliver to and deposit with the board at the time of application either the sum of ten thousand dollars in cash or a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars. Each applicant for licensure as an auction business shall deliver to and deposit with the board at the time of application either the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars in cash or a surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. Such bond shall:

(a) Be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company qualified to do business in the state as a surety.

(b) Be in a form approved by the board.

(c) Be conditioned upon compliance by the applicant with the conditions of any written auctioneer's contract made by such applicant in connection with a sale or auction in which he is a party.

(d) Be conditioned upon the assurance that the applicant shall not violate any provision of this Chapter or state law in the conduct of the business for which he is licensed.

(e) Be made payable to the board for the use, benefit, and indemnity of any person who suffers any loss as a result of a violation of this Chapter and for the proper disposition of all funds, taxes, and registration fees.

(f) Be for the period of licensure on a calendar year basis.

(2) The bond shall be maintained throughout the period of licensure. If the bond is canceled for any reason, the license shall be revoked as of the date of cancellation unless a new bond is furnished prior to that date.

(3) A new bond or a proper continuation certificate shall be delivered to the board at the beginning of each period of licensure. However, the aggregate liability of the surety in any one year shall not exceed the sum of the bond.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

B. The board may promulgate rules to require a cash deposit or surety bond not to exceed an amount equal to that as required by Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section as a condition of reinstatement of a license revoked, canceled, suspended, or otherwise restricted pursuant to R.S. 37:3121.

C. The board may promulgate rules to require a cash deposit or surety bond not to exceed ten thousand dollars of a nonresident auctioneer either licensed in or conducting an auction in Louisiana under the reciprocity provisions of R.S. 37:3117 if a bond is required of a Louisiana auctioneer for licensure or the conduct of an auction in the licensing jurisdiction of such nonresident auctioneer.

D.(1) An auction business which is owned by a nonresident auctioneer and which receives its license through the reciprocity provision of R.S. 37:3117 shall, prior to being licensed by the board, post a surety bond in an amount which shall be the greater of either:

(a) Twenty-five thousand dollars.

(b) The amount of the bond required of an auction business owned by an auctioneer licensed in Louisiana in the licensing jurisdiction of such nonresident auctioneer.

(2) Such bond shall name the board as beneficiary.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 508, §5. Amended by Acts 1986, No. 564, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 681, §1; Acts 1987, No. 157, §2; Acts 1995, No. 277, §1; Acts 1997, No. 923, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 126, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1111, §1; Acts 2024, No. 786, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:346 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 346
Employment of assistants; qualifications
Status: in_force

The board may employ inspectors, instructors, and such other assistants as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter subject to any civil service law in effect. All inspectors shall be barbers who have had at least two years experience in this state. The board may employ an attorney to represent it in its functions pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 1990, No. 597, §1; Acts 2005, No. 470, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2364 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2364
Protected action and communication
Status: in_force

There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against:

(1) Any member of the board, its agents, or employees, or any member of a committee appointed or designated by the board, for any action undertaken or performed by such person within the scope of the duties, powers, and functions of the board or such committee when such person is acting without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action taken by him is warranted.

(2) Any person providing information to the board, its agents, or employees, or to a committee appointed or designated by the board, without malice and in the reasonable belief that such information is accurate.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 347, §14; Acts 1987, No. 915, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 915, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2156.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2156.2
Requirements of a licensee; record keeping; duty to report
Status: in_force

A.(1) A licensee shall maintain and provide upon request by the board all unredacted records, documents, and other such information as the board may require to ensure the licensee is in compliance with the law. These records shall be maintained for five years.

(2) A licensee shall provide records upon request by the board or any employee of the board within five business days of receipt of the request.

B. A licensee shall have a continuing duty to provide written notification to the board within thirty calendar days of both of the following:

(1) Any change to the information provided in the original application or any amendments thereto.

(2) Any criminal, civil, or administrative actions instituted or pending in any jurisdiction against or involving the licensee or any principal of the licensee.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 82, §2, eff. July 8, 1976; Acts 1988, No. 635, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 968, §1; Acts 2019, No. 371, §§1, 2; Acts 2022, No. 195, §1; Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 635, §§2, 3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:74.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 74.1
Fees
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to impose and collect fees which shall not exceed the following:

(1) Original or reciprocal certification application $250.00

(2) Reinstatement application $500.00

(3) Notice under substantial equivalency $200.00

(4) Transfer of grades transfer fee $ 50.00

(5) Written verifications requested by

applicants and registrants $100.00

(6) Registration and renewal fee for

CPA-Inactive status $100.00

(7) Registration and renewal fee for

CPA-Retired status $50.00

(8) Application to establish experience

or evaluate education courses and

qualifications $200.00

(9) Annual renewal of certificate $200.00

(10) Additional fee if not renewed prior to

February 1 $200.00 per month

(11) Additional fee to licensees or CPA firms

who have delinquently renewed their

certificates or permits three times within

the previous six years $300.00

(12) Firm permit, initial application $250.00

(13) Annual filing fee for firm permit $100.00 plus $25.00

per each owner over 10, with a maximum

fee of $2,500.00 per firm

(14) Additional delinquent fees for

firm permit renewals received

on or after February 1 $300.00

(15) Reinstatement fee for firms The number of years

continuing to practice as a CPA the firm practiced

firm in Louisiana after the expirationwithout a permit times or cancellation of the firmthe annual firm permit

renewal fee

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1; Acts 2006, No. 214, §1; Acts 2016, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3252
Appeal of board's decision
Status: in_force

The board shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide notice and opportunity for hearing an appeal of any decision made pursuant to R.S. 37:3251.

Acts 1988, No. 701, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:787 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 787
Duty of attorney general
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall see that all violations of the provisions of this Chapter are vigorously and promptly prosecuted by the various district attorneys throughout the state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1661
Proof of registration when applying for state license
Status: in_force

State tax collectors, sheriffs, or other officers exercising the duties of a state tax collector shall require satisfactory proof of registration in accordance with the provisions of this Title from all practitioners of medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry when applying for state license.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1454 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1454
False information
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person or his agent to file with the commission any notice, statement, or other document, required under the provisions of this Chapter which is false or contains any material misstatement of fact.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1068 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1068
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any provision of this Chapter shall be enjoined from the practice of optometry and may:

(1) On first conviction, be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one hundred fifty days.

(2) On a second or subsequent conviction, regardless of whether the first offense occurred before or after the first conviction, be fined not less than six hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned for not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred fifty days.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 677, §1; Acts 2006, No. 596, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1881 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1881
Failure to comply; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Anyone acting as an antique dealer without complying with the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both.

B. For a second offense, the antique dealer's occupational license shall be suspended for a thirty-day period. For a third offense, the antique dealer's retail occupational license shall be revoked, and the dealer shall not thereafter be permitted to engage in the business of an antique dealer in this state.

C. Any antique dealer convicted of selling stolen goods shall have his occupational retail license revoked.

D. The occupational license tax collector is hereby vested with the authority, upon motion in a court of competent jurisdiction, to rule the noncomplying antique dealer to show cause in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, as to why the noncomplying antique dealer's retail occupational license should not be suspended or revoked as prescribed under this Chapter. This rule may be tried out of term and in chambers and shall be tried with preference and priority. If the rule is made absolute, the order rendered therein shall be considered a judgment in favor of the municipality or parish.

Acts 1999, No. 218, §1; Acts 2001, No. 828, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3094 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3094
Representation of the board by the attorney general
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall designate one of his assistants to act as attorney for the board, without additional salary, who shall counsel and advise the board and shall prosecute any violation of the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 1055, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:784 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 784
Persons whose license suspended or revoked prohibited from practicing
Status: in_force

Any dentist or dental hygienist whose license is suspended or revoked in accordance with this Chapter shall be deemed an unlicensed person during the period of the suspension or revocation, and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed for unlicensed persons if he practices during the period of suspension or revocation. The board retains jurisdiction over all such unlicensed persons relative to violations of and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1991, No. 504, §1, eff. July 15, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3089 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3089
Fees
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall establish a reasonable fee schedule for applications, 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 the fees shall be used to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. The 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, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

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

(a) One hundred fifty dollars per application for licensure.

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

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

B. The fees established pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer of the board. The board shall retain all fees and other monies received by it. The funds may be expended by the board without appropriation for cost of administration and other expenses. 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 thereof shall revert to the state general fund.

Acts 1987, No. 574, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2016, No. 636, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3116 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3116
Fees
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, the board may assess the following schedule of fees:

(1) Application fee - $75.00

(2) Examination fee - $75.00

(3) Reexamination fee - $50.00

(4) Initial license fee for an auctioneer - $150.00

(5) Annual license renewal fee for an auctioneer - $150.00

(6) Restoration fee for a license - $100.00

(7) Replacement fee for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated license - $25.00

(8) Delinquent renewal fee - $75.00

(9) Apprentice fee - $100.00

(10) Annual certification of a licensed auctioneering school or a school offering auctioneering courses - $150.00.

(11) Initial license fee for an auction business - $300.00.

(12) Annual license renewal fee for an auction business - $300.00.

B. The fee for initial licensure or annual renewal of licensure of a nonresident auctioneer licensed or to be licensed by reciprocity pursuant to R.S. 37:3117 shall be the greater of either:

(1) The sum of one hundred fifty dollars.

(2) The amount of such fee assessed an auctioneer licensed in Louisiana for licensure by reciprocity in the licensing jurisdiction of such nonresident auctioneer.

C. The fee for initial licensure or annual renewal of licensure of an auction business owned by a nonresident auctioneer shall be the greater of either:

(1) The sum of three hundred dollars.

(2) The amount of such fee assessed an auction business owned by a Louisiana auctioneer in the licensing jurisdiction of such nonresident auctioneer.

D. All fees shall be paid by certified check or money order made payable to the board and shall not be refundable.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 508, §5; Acts 1984, No. 780, §2; Acts 1986, No. 565, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 126, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3401
Nonresident license; temporary registration; reciprocity
Status: in_force

A. Every nonresident applicant for a license issued under this Chapter shall submit an irrevocable consent that service of process in any action against the applicant arising out of the applicant's activities as a licensed real estate appraiser may be made by delivery of the process to the secretary of state, if the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant.

B. An applicant who has complied with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may apply for a license as a real estate appraiser in this state in accordance with Subsection (b) of Section 1122 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.

C. A nonresident real estate appraiser certified or licensed in another jurisdiction may make appraisals on a temporary basis only if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 341, §3.

(2) The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or its successor, has approved the state, commonwealth, or territory program under which the nonresident appraiser is licensed or certified.

(3) The nonresident appraiser has registered with the board on the prescribed form and has provided the board with payment of the temporary registration fee specified in R.S. 37:3407(A)(7).

D. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 213, §2.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1991, No. 412, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2003, No. 341, §§1 and 3; Acts 2012, No. 429, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 213, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 381
Powers of the board; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board shall act as a control board for the purpose of administering this Chapter. It shall have any powers necessary for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Chapter. Generally the board shall have the authority to do the following:

(1) Make reasonable rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) Prescribe sanitary requirements for barber shops and schools subject to the approval of the state health officer. A copy of these sanitary requirements shall be furnished by the board to the owner or manager of each barber shop or barber school and shall be posted in a conspicuous place therein.

(3) Supervise, investigate, and regulate the barbering industry of the state.

(4) Subpoena barbers and other persons from whom information may be desired to carry out the purpose and intent of this Chapter, administer oaths, and issue commissions to take depositions of witnesses absent from the state. Any member of the board or any designated employee may sign and issue subpoenas and may administer oaths to witnesses.

(5) Act as mediator or arbitrator in any controversy or issue that may arise between or among barbers as individuals or as groups.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1532 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1532
Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

The board or any citizen of this state may bring an action to enjoin any person from practicing veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or temporary permit. If the court finds that the person is violating, or is threatening to violate, this Chapter it shall enter an injunction restraining him from such unlawful acts. The successful maintenance of an action based on any one of the remedies set forth in this Section shall in no way prejudice the prosecution of an action based on any other of the remedies.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3662 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3662
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) "Military medical personnel" means an individual who has recently served as a medic in the United States Army, medical technician in the United States Air Force or United States Space Force, or corpsman in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.

(3) "Pilot program" means the Louisiana Military Medics and Corpsmen Pilot Program established pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2017, No. 1, §1; Acts 2025, No. 137, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:148 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 148
Examinations; persons exempt
Status: in_force

A. Upon application and the payment of a fee equivalent to that required for written examination and certificate and upon certification issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the board may issue a certificate of registration and license to practice the profession of architecture in this state to any person who has passed a standard National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' examination if such examination is equivalent to that prescribed by the board.

B. The board may review the examination referred to in this section to determine and decide whether the examination is equivalent to that prescribed by the board.

C. The board may also require that the applicant under this section submit other proper evidence of his ability to engage in the practice of architecture and evidence of his continued honorable professional conduct after passing the examination before the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 21, §1; Acts 1972, No. 69, §1; Acts 1983, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2366 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2366
Drugs; medicine
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as permitting a psychologist licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter to administer or prescribe drugs, or in any manner engage in the practice of medicine as defined by the laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 347, §16; Acts 1987, No. 915, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2004, No. 11, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.

NOTE: See Acts 1987, No. 915, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:711.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 711.15
License eligibility
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible for a license under this Chapter, an applicant shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

(1) The applicant must be of good moral and ethical character as attested to by letters of reference submitted on behalf of the applicant or as otherwise determined by the board.

(2) The applicant shall have either:

(a) Graduated from a course of study in a discipline of geoscience satisfactory to the board that consists of at least four years of study and includes at least thirty semester hours or forty-five quarter hours of credit in geoscience, of which at least twenty semester hours or thirty quarter hours of credit must be in upper-level college courses in that discipline.

(b) Satisfactorily completed other equivalent educational requirements as determined by the board.

(3) The applicant shall have a documented record of at least five years of qualifying work experience, as provided by this Chapter, that demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of geoscientific work.

(4)(a) The applicant must pass an examination required by the board covering the fundamentals and practice of the appropriate discipline of geoscience.

(b) An applicant who applies for licensure under this Chapter prior to January 1, 2015, shall be exempt from taking the examination described in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph if the applicant satisfies all other requirements of this Subsection.

B. The board may accept qualifying work experience in lieu of the education required by Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 308, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 228, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1016 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1016
Stipends
Status: in_force

Each person granted a stipend in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall receive seventy-five percent of his current contractual annual salary for the period of approved stipend program participation. Stipends for the fall and spring semester shall each be calculated on a four-and-one-half-month basis. Stipends granted for a quarter session shall be calculated on a three-month basis. Summer stipends may be authorized at seventy-five percent of the salary of the individual in accordance with institutional policy. Stipends shall be used exclusively for study in Louisiana graduate programs approved by the board. A stipend may, however, be granted for out-of-state study if the committee determines that the necessary course of study is not available in the approved graduate programs of this state or for such other valid reasons as may be determined by the committee.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 145
Architects; requirements for; certificate; continuing education
Status: in_force

A. No person shall practice architecture in this state or use the title "architect", or any term derived therefrom, or display or use any title, sign, advertisement, or other device to indicate that such person practices or offers to practice architecture, or renders architectural services, or is an architect, unless such person shall have secured from the board a certificate of registration and license in the manner hereinafter provided, and shall thereafter comply with the provisions of the laws of the state of Louisiana governing the registration and licensing of architects.

B. Persons licensed by the board to practice architecture may, by rule of the board, be required to earn annually up to twelve hours of board-approved continuing education pertaining to building design in connection with public health, safety, or welfare.

Acts 1983, No. 472, §1; Acts 1995, No. 238, §1; Acts 1997, No. 365, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1140 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1140
Data system
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including all of the following:

(1) Identifying information.

(2) Licensure data.

(3) Adverse actions against a license or privilege to practice.

(4) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation.

(5) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason for such denial.

(6) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact, as determined by the rules of the commission.

(7) Current significant investigative information.

C. Investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state shall only be available to other member states.

D. The commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state shall be available to any other member state.

E. Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.

F. Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the data system.

Acts 2022, No. 341, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3725 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3725
Department powers and duties
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with the board, may adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to implement core skills, roles, and competencies for community health workers; to implement standards and requirements for community health worker education and training programs; and to implement standards for community health worker education.

Acts 2023, No. 182, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1806.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1806.1
Guidance by commissioner; advisory opinions
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may issue advisory opinions and guidelines clarifying the rights and responsibilities of all persons, public or private, pursuant to this Part.

B. Advisory opinions and interpretations of the office shall not be considered rules requiring compliance with the rulemaking process under the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act.

C. This Section shall only have prospective application.

Acts 1997, No. 58, §3; Acts 1999, No. 361, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1478 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1478
Written reports; solicitation prohibited
Status: in_force

A.(1) A licensed home inspector shall provide a written report of the home inspection to each person for whom the inspector performs a home inspection for compensation within five calendar days from the date of the inspection.

(2) A licensed home inspector shall include in his written report of the home inspection the presence of suspected mold growth if during the course of inspecting the systems and components of the structure, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and board rules and regulations, the licensed home inspector discovers visually observable evidence of suspected mold growth on the inside of the structure.

B. For a period of one year following the date of a home inspection, neither the home inspector nor any company or firm with which the home inspector is an employee, owner, or independent contractor shall solicit to repair, replace, or upgrade or repair, replace, or upgrade for compensation any system or component of the home that the home inspector noted in the home inspection report as deficient, in need of repair or replacement, or unsafe.

Acts 1999, No. 61, §2; Acts 2003, No. 568, §1; Acts 2014, No. 572, §1; Acts 2023, No. 338, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.103
Collaborative practice agreement; requirements
Status: in_force

A. Each genetic counselor licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall enter into a collaborative practice agreement with a physician who agrees to work with and provide medical support to the genetic counselor.

B. The collaborative practice agreement shall be established as a formal written document that memorializes the relationship between the genetic counselor and the physician and establishes the criteria governing the genetic counselor's performance of each of the following functions:

(1) Ordering genetic tests or other tests for the purpose of diagnosing a medical condition or inherited disorder or determining the carrier status of one or more family members of the patient.

(2) Selecting the most appropriate, accurate, and cost-effective methods of diagnosis.

Acts 2018, No. 593, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1290 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1290
Penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Part shall, for each offense, be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than five months, or both.

Acts 1975, No. 350, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 355
Barber college defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, "barber college" shall include a school of barbering, college of barbering, barber school, barber college, and any other place or institution for the instruction or training of persons to engage in the practice of barbering.

Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1893.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1893.3
Notice; hearings; appeals
Status: in_force

A. Any licensee charged with violating the provisions of this Part shall be entitled to a hearing on the alleged violation.

B.(1) The commission shall determine whether the licensee has violated any provisions of this Part or any rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.

(2) The commission shall serve the licensee with written notice of the hearing at least twenty calendar days prior to conducting the hearing on the alleged violation.

(3) The commission shall serve the notice of the hearing on the licensee by certified or registered mail to the address for the licensee as provided on the licensee's application, by personal physical service on the licensee, by service on an employee of a dealer, or by posting notice at the entrance of the licensed premises where the alleged violation occurred.

(4) The notice shall contain the time and place of the hearing; the alleged violation; the facts in support of the alleged violation; the penalty, if any; and the rights of the licensee during the hearing.

(5) If the alleged violation was first presented to the commission by a complaint filed with the commission, a copy of the notice shall be mailed to the complainant by United States mail.

C.(1) Any party to a hearing shall have the right to compel the attendance of witnesses by requesting the issuance of subpoenas. The commission shall issue a subpoena requested in writing no later than ten days prior to the hearing. The party requesting a subpoena to be issued shall pay all witness fees in accordance with R.S. 13:3661, as well as the estimated cost to be incurred in the delivery of the subpoenas.

(2) The commission may compel the attendance of its own witnesses by the issuance of subpoenas.

D. The commission shall consider a pleading filed by the licensee no later than five days prior to the hearing.

E.(1) The commission may impose sanctions including restrictions on a license, revocation or suspension of a license, civil fines, restitution or injunction, assessment of all costs of the hearing including the commission's attorney fees, witness fees, travel expenses and per diem of commissioners, and the requirement that the licensee attend a four-hour educational seminar within three months of the hearing decision. The commission may also enter into stipulations.

(2) The findings and orders of the commission shall be reduced to writing and served on the licensee in any manner consistent with the service provided for in Paragraph (B)(3) of this Section.

(3) A decision of the commission to revoke or suspend a license or enjoin a licensee shall be final and enforceable when rendered.

(4) A civil penalty imposed by the commission shall become payable thirty days from the date that the order is served on the licensee.

F.(1) An appeal of a decision by the commission to deny, revoke, or suspend a license shall not constitute a stay of the decision of the commission.

(2) An appeal of a decision of the commission shall be heard in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2023, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 354
Qualifications for certificate to practice barbering
Status: in_force

A. Any person shall be qualified to receive a certificate of registration to practice barbering if he complies with each of the following:

(1) Is at least eighteen years of age.

(2) Is of good moral character and temperate habits.

(3) Passes satisfactorily an examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness to practice barbering.

(4) Has met one of the following requirements:

(a) Successful completion of a course of instruction and receipt of a certificate of graduation from a barber college approved by the Louisiana State Board of Barber Examiners.

(b) Holding a current certificate of registration as a cosmetologist issued by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology.

(c) Successful completion of the Barber Apprenticeship Program registered with the Apprenticeship Council of Louisiana Works.

B. Any applicant for a certificate of registration who fails to satisfactorily pass an examination conducted by the board may continue to appear before the board for examination every three months thereafter until he has passed a satisfactory examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness to receive his certificate of registration to practice as a barber.

C. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 470, §2.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 244, §1; Acts 1984, No. 238, §1; Acts 1995, No. 226, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2005, No. 470, §2; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1433 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1433
Officers; quorum; meetings; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary and shall select a vice chairman to serve in the absence of the chairman.

B.(1) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for all business. The commission shall meet quarterly or more often if necessary.

(2) The commission shall be limited to two regularly scheduled meetings per month. Additional meetings may be called upon application of three members.

C. Members of the commission shall be compensated at a rate of not more than fifty dollars a day for each meeting or for attending to commission business, however, a member attending two meetings on the same day shall not be compensated for more than one meeting on that day. Members shall also be reimbursed for their actual expenses covering travel, meals, lodging and other incidental expenses incurred while attending commission meetings or attending to commission business.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1319 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1319
Licensure without examination
Status: in_force

A. Prior to January 1, 1995, any individual who desires to be licensed as a clinical laboratory scientist-generalist, clinical laboratory scientist-specialist, clinical laboratory scientist-technician, cytotechnologist, or laboratory assistant may qualify for licensure and shall be issued the appropriate license without examination, upon application on a form recommended by the committee and adopted by the board, payment of the required license fee, and submission of evidence of competency, such as successful completion of a certifying examination prior to August 1, 1993, satisfactory to the committee and the board that the applicant:

(1) Has been actively engaged in the category for which the license is requested for at least two full years within the three years immediately prior to the effective date of the adopted rules published in the Louisiana Register as provided in R.S. 37:1315(A)(1) and applies within twelve months thereafter;

(2) Has ceased to engage in the practice of clinical laboratory science, but was actively engaged in said practice in the category for which the license is requested for at least two full years immediately prior to inactivity, provided the applicant has not been inactive more than five years and makes application within twelve months after the effective date of the adopted rules are published in the Louisiana Register; or

(3) Was eligible for license without examination in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection and at the time of initial publication of adopted rules in the Louisiana Register was in the military forces of the United States, provided such individual applies within twelve months after discharge.

B. The board, upon the recommendation of the committee, shall license or certify, without examination, and upon payment of the prescribed license or certification fee, an applicant for licensure who is duly licensed or certified in the same or comparable category for which he is applying for licensure or certification in this state under the laws of another state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, if the qualifications for licensure of such applicant are at least equal to the qualifications provided in this Part.

Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:213.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 213.1
Unauthorized practice of law; civil damages; prescription
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any criminal proceedings and criminal penalties set forth in R.S. 37:213, the provisions of this Section shall apply to civil proceedings against persons engaged in, or who have engaged in, the unauthorized practice of law.

B. As used in this Section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

(1) "Actor" means a natural or juridical person who is engaged in or has engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. The term "actor" shall not include a Louisiana attorney licensed to practice law or a Louisiana attorney who is suspended or disbarred from the practice of law. The term "actor" may include a Louisiana attorney who has been permanently disbarred or who has permanently resigned from the practice of law.

(2) "Aggrieved party" means a natural or juridical person who has sustained any damage or harm as a result of an actor engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. The term "aggrieved party" shall not include an attorney or a law firm.

(3) "Unauthorized practice of law" means any of the prohibited activities set forth in R.S. 37:213.

C. An aggrieved party, the attorney general of the state of Louisiana, the Louisiana State Bar Association, or any district attorney may file a petition to enjoin an actor from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. If an actor is enjoined from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law as provided in this Section, the court may also award costs and attorney fees to the petitioner.

D. An aggrieved party may sue an actor who is engaging in, or who has engaged in, the unauthorized practice of law for general damages, special damages, and all other damages suffered by the aggrieved party. The court may award the prevailing party all reasonable costs and reasonable attorney fees in connection with the suit.

E. Venue for any action commenced under Subsections C or D of this Section shall be in any parish where any of the following pertain:

(1) The actor is engaging or has engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.

(2) The offense of the unauthorized practice of law has occurred.

(3) Any damages were sustained.

(4) The aggrieved party resides.

F. An action by an aggrieved party under the provisions of Subsection D of this Section shall be subject to the following prescriptive periods:

(1) Except as provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the action shall be brought within either one year from the date of the act constituting the alleged unauthorized practice of law, or one year from the date that the act constituting the alleged unauthorized practice of law is discovered or should have been discovered, but in all events such action shall be filed at the latest within three years from the date of the act constituting the alleged unauthorized practice of law.

(2) If the alleged unauthorized practice of law consists of continuous conduct causing continuous damage, the prescriptive periods provided by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not begin to run until the conduct is abated, and recovery may be obtained for all such conduct.

Acts 2016, No. 204, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:223 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 223
Advertisements for legal services
Status: in_force

A. The legislature recognizes the following:

(1) Legal advertisements in the state have the potential to mislead individuals who need professional legal services, and potential litigants have the right to know what expenses will be associated with legal representation.

(2) Advertising that is inherently likely to deceive, or which is, or has in fact been, deceptive receives no protection under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America and is prohibited entirely.

(3) Attorney advertising that is potentially misleading because it may be presented in a way that is not deceptive may be regulated if the regulation satisfies one of two standards: if the regulation directly advances a substantial government interest and is not more extensive than necessary to serve that interest, or if disclosure is required that is reasonably related to the state's interest in preventing deception of consumers.

B.(1) Any advertisement for legal services, in any format, that contains a reference to a monetary settlement agreement or an award by a jury verdict previously obtained by the advertising attorney shall, in the same advertisement, disclose all attorney fees paid to the advertising attorney that are associated with the settlement agreement or award by jury verdict.

(2) The disclosure of all attorney fees associated with the settlement or jury verdict when presented in print shall be in a font size no smaller than half the size of the largest font size used in the advertisement, and when presented verbally, shall be audible, intelligible, and presented with equal prominence and in the same manner as the other parts of the advertisement.

C. Any advertisement for legal services, in any format, containing a reference or testimonial to past successes or results obtained shall be presented in a truthful, nondeceptive manner and shall include a disclaimer such as "results may vary" or "past results are not a guarantee of future success".

D. Any advertisement for legal services or any unsolicited written communication, in any format, that includes the portrayal of a client by a nonclient or the depiction of any event or scene or picture that is not actual or authentic shall include a disclaimer. Any words or statements required by this Section to appear in an advertisement or unsolicited written communication shall be clearly legible if written or intelligible if spoken aloud. All disclosures and disclaimers shall be clear, conspicuous, and clearly associated with the item requiring disclosure or disclaimer. Written disclosures and disclaimers shall be clearly legible and, if televised or displayed electronically, shall be displayed for a sufficient time to enable the viewer to easily see and read the disclosure or disclaimer. Spoken disclosures and disclaimers shall be plainly audible and clearly intelligible.

E. The following communications in attorney advertisements shall be prohibited:

(1) Any advertisement for legal services, in any format, that utilizes a nickname, moniker, motto, or trade name that states or implies an ability to obtain results in a matter.

(2) Any advertisement for legal services, in any format, that promises results.

F. The Louisiana Supreme Court may adopt rules as necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this Section by December 22, 2022.

G.(1) For purposes of this Section, "media entity" includes the following:

(a) Radio or television broadcast station.

(b) Cable television company.

(c) Newspaper or periodical company.

(d) Billboard company.

(e) Voice, data, or other communications.

(f) Information services.

(g) Internet access provider.

(h) Bona fide news or public interest website operator.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall not limit or otherwise affect the carriage, distribution, transmission, or display of any advertisement by a media entity. Any carriage, distribution, transmission, or display of an advertisement by a media entity shall not be considered a violation of this Section by the media entity.

H. Any court costs or attorney fees awarded to a prevailing party against the supreme court in an action challenging the constitutionality of this Section shall be paid by the state. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the supreme court from recovering court costs or attorney fees if the constitutionality of this Section is upheld.

Acts 2020, No. 231, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 775, §1, eff. June 20, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2841 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2841
Out-of-state polygraphist applicants
Status: in_force

A. Each out-of-state polygraphist applicant for an original certificate or renewal certificate shall file with the board an irrevocable consent that actions against said applicant may be filed in any appropriate court of any parish or municipality of the state in which some part of the transaction occurred out of which the alleged cause of action arose and that process on any such action may be served on the applicant by leaving two copies with the secretary. Such consent shall stipulate and agree that such service or process shall be taken and held to be valid and binding for all purposes. The secretary of the board shall send forthwith one copy of the process to the applicant at the address shown on the records of the board by registered mail.

B. Out-of-state polygraphist applicants shall satisfy the requirements of R.S. 37:2838.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1; Acts 2001, No. 647, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:917 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 917
Composition of board
Status: in_force

The board shall be composed of two members who are nursing service administrators; three members who are nurse educators, one of whom is a representative of an associate degree program in nursing, if such a representative applies to be and is submitted as a candidate for board membership in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:914(B); three members who are in other areas of nursing practice, one of whom is an advanced practice registered nurse; and one certified registered nurse anesthetist. In addition, there shall be two consumer members of the board as provided in R.S. 37:914(B).

Acts 1976, No. 351, §1; Acts 1995, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2016, No. 598, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 212
"Practice of law" defined
Status: in_force

A. The practice of law means and includes:

(1) In a representative capacity, the appearance as an advocate, or the drawing of papers, pleadings or documents, or the performance of any act in connection with pending or prospective proceedings before any court of record in this state; or

(2) For a consideration, reward, or pecuniary benefit, present or anticipated, direct or indirect;

(a) The advising or counseling of another as to secular law;

(b) In behalf of another, the drawing or procuring, or the assisting in the drawing or procuring of a paper, document, or instrument affecting or relating to secular rights;

(c) The doing of any act, in behalf of another, tending to obtain or secure for the other the prevention or the redress of a wrong or the enforcement or establishment of a right; or

(d) Certifying or giving opinions, or rendering a title opinion as a basis of any title insurance report or title insurance policy as provided in R.S. 22:512(17), as it relates to title to immovable property or any interest therein or as to the rank or priority or validity of a lien, privilege or mortgage as well as the preparation of acts of sale, mortgages, credit sales or any acts or other documents passing titles to or encumbering immovable property.

B. Nothing in this Section prohibits any person from attending to and caring for his own business, claims, or demands; or from preparing abstracts of title; or from insuring titles to property, movable or immovable, or an interest therein, or a privilege and encumbrance thereon, but every title insurance contract relating to immovable property must be based upon the certification or opinion of a licensed Louisiana attorney authorized to engage in the practice of law. Nothing in this Section prohibits any person from performing, as a notary public, any act necessary or incidental to the exercise of the powers and functions of the office of notary public, as those powers are delineated in Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 35, Section 1, et seq.

C. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit any partnership, corporation, or other legal entity from asserting or defending any claim, not exceeding five thousand dollars, on its own behalf in the courts of limited jurisdiction or on its own behalf through a duly authorized partner, shareholder, officer, employee, or duly authorized agent or representative. No partnership, corporation, or other entity may assert any claim on behalf of another entity or any claim assigned to it.

D. Nothing in Article V, Section 24, of the Constitution of Louisiana or this Section shall prohibit justices or judges from performing all acts necessary or incumbent to the authorized exercise of duties as judge advocates or legal officers.

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 515, §1; Acts 1980, No. 161, §1; Acts 1981, No. 535, §1; Acts 1985, No. 783, §1; Acts 1989, No. 22, §1, eff. June 14, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 673, §1; Acts 2010, No. 24, §1; Acts 2011, No. 325, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1731.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1731.1
Medical services during declared state of emergency; limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A. Medical personnel who, in good faith and regardless of compensation, render or fail to render emergency care, health care services or first aid during a declared state of emergency when the state of emergency affects the rendering of medical care shall not be liable for any civil damages or injury as a result of any act or omission related to the rendering of or failure to render services, unless the damages or injury was caused by gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.

B. As used in this Section:

(1) "During a declared state of emergency" means during the period of time set forth in a declaration of the governor in accordance with R.S. 29:724 and shall include the time period as set forth in the declaration and shall also be retroactive to the precipitating event requiring the declaration.

(2) "Health care services" means any act or treatment performed or furnished or which should have been performed or furnished, by a health care provider for, to, or on behalf of a person.

(3) "Medical personnel" means an individual or person subject to the provisions of R.S. 37:1731, regardless of compensation.

Acts 2008, No. 539, §1, eff. June 30, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1475 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1475
Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) Elect a chairman and a vice chairman, each to serve a term of one year, who may be reelected for subsequent terms.

(2) Employ a secretary-treasurer who shall serve as the chief operating officer of the board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and who shall employ such other staff as approved by the board.

(3) Hold quarterly meetings each year, provided special meetings may be held at such time and place as specified or called by the chairman. The secretary-treasurer shall provide written notice of all meetings to the members of the board and to the interested public.

(4) Adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, as the board deems necessary to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter or to govern the practice of home inspectors in the state.

(5) Issue, suspend, modify, or revoke licenses to practice as a home inspector in the state.

(6) Report to the attorney general all persons who violate the provisions of this Chapter.

(7) Maintain an up-to-date list of licensed home inspectors.

(8) Adopt and approve a licensing examination, which may be administered by a nationally accepted testing service as determined by the board.

(9) Adopt an official seal.

(10) Adopt minimum standards of practice for home inspectors.

(11) Have the authority to impose fines.

(12) Adopt rules and regulations governing the manner and conditions under which credit shall be given by the board for participation in continuing professional education as the board may consider necessary.

(13) Authorize any affidavit necessary for the issuance of any injunction or other legal process authorized under this Chapter or under the rules and regulations of the board.

(14) Issue subpoenas to require attendance and testimony or the production of documents for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter and securing evidence of violations.

(15) Have the authority to incur debt.

Acts 1999, No. 61, §2; Acts 2003, No. 568, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3107
Complaints; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The board may upon its own initiative and shall upon the written complaint of any person investigate alleged violations of this Chapter by any licensed or unlicensed auctioneer, auction house, any applicant, or any apprentice auctioneer or applicant.

B. Whoever violates any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 37:3123.

Acts 1986, No. 564, §5, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 157, §3; Acts 1993, No. 584, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1325 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1325
Issuance of license or certificate
Status: in_force

If an applicant meets the requirements of this Part, the board shall issue the applicant a license or certificate to practice clinical laboratory science within the specific category of licensure or certification for which the applicant qualifies as defined in this Part.

Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1524
License renewal
Status: in_force

All licenses shall expire annually on September thirtieth of each year and shall be renewed by making application for renewal of a license with the board and payment of the annual registration renewal fee established and published by the board. On or before July first of each year, the executive director shall mail a notice to each licensed veterinarian that his license will expire on September thirtieth and provide him with a form for re-registration. The executive director shall issue a new certificate of registration to all persons renewing their license under this Chapter.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1993, No. 720, §1, eff. June 21, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3387.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3387.3
Counselor-in-training
Status: in_force

A. The practice of 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.

B.(1) The status of counselor-in-training is intended to assist professional development by providing qualified individuals with supervised clinical counseling experience.

(2) The status of counselor-in-training is, by its very nature, temporary and it is anticipated that the individual will progress through the experience to become a licensed, certified, or registered addiction counselor.

(3) The counselor-in-training may not practice independently.

(4) The counselor-in-training may work only under the direct supervision of a licensed addiction counselor, certified addiction counselor, or registered addiction counselor; or in the absence of a licensed, certified, or registered addiction counselor, under the direction of a qualified mental health professional.

(5) The scope of practice, in addition to any other applicable provision of this Chapter, shall include making directly supervised referrals to appropriate professionals, providing directly 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.

C. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules which govern the status of counselor-in-training in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

D. Any person seeking to be recognized by the board as a counselor-in-training 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.

E. Upon investigation of the application, the board shall, within thirty days, 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.

F. The board shall recognize as a counselor-in-training each candidate who:

(1) Is a legal resident of the United States and at least eighteen 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) Signs a form of professional and ethical accountability and responsibility as prescribed by the board.

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

G. The board may prescribe such other qualifications and requirements for counselor-in-training 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 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2020, No. 328, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2406 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2406
Immunity from personal liability; boards and others; confidentiality
Status: in_force

A. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against:

(1) Any member of the board, its agents, employees, attorneys, or any member of a committee appointed or designated by the board, for any action undertaken or performed by such person within the scope of the duties, powers, and functions of the board or such committee when such person is acting without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action taken by him is warranted.

(2) Any person or health care entity providing information or reports to the board, its agents or employees, or to a committee appointed or designated by the board, without malice and in the reasonable belief that such information is accurate, including information or reports required by the provisions of R.S. 37:1745.14. Such immunity from liability shall additionally be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:1745.16.

B. Information or reports concerning or relating to improper conduct by or the impairment of a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant provided to the board or gathered by the board through investigation, including in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 37:1745.14, shall be, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:1745.15, confidential.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 68, §1; Amended by Acts 1972, No. 674, §1; Acts 1987, No. 208, §1; Acts 2001, No. 296, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:711.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 711.7
Organization and meetings
Status: in_force

A. The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year. Special meetings shall be held at such time and place as specified by a call of the chairman or secretary. Notice of all meetings shall be given in writing to each member by the secretary. The board shall elect annually from its membership the following officers: a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. A quorum of the board shall be a majority of its members. The board may appoint or employ an assistant secretary, executive secretary, treasurer, or other officers or employees not members of the board, to whom clerical and administrative duties may be assigned. The board shall fix the compensation of such persons not under the state civil service.

B. The board shall be domiciled and maintain its principal office in the city of Baton Rouge and shall maintain its records at the principal office, and shall hold its regular meetings there, unless, in the discretion of the chairman, it is necessary or convenient to meet elsewhere. A change in domicile of the board may be made by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the entire board membership at a regular meeting.

Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3272 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3272
General definition of terms
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Applicant" means an individual who has made application to the board for the issuance or reinstatement of any license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation considered necessary to engage in the practice of private security in this state that the board is authorized by law to issue.

(2) "Armed security officer" is an individual who provides security services and who at any time wears, carries, possesses, or has access to a firearm or any other weapon defined by the board. All other defensive or offensive weapons not approved by the board are prohibited.

(3) "Armored car company or armed courier company" means any person that provides secured transportation and protection from one place or point to another place or point involving money, currency, coins, bullion, securities, bonds, jewelry, or other valuables.

(4) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners, an agency in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(5) "Branch manager" means the individual endowed with the responsibility and liability for a branch office.

(6) "Branch office" means a separate office which is part of a company licensed by the board.

(7) "Contract security company" means any person engaging in the business of providing, or which undertakes to provide, a security officer on a contractual basis for another person.

(8) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(9) "Executive secretary" means the chief administrative officer of the board.

(10) "Instructor" means any person approved and licensed by the board to administer and certify the successful completion of the required minimum training requirements for security officers.

(11) "Licensee" means any person to whom a license is granted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(12) "Licensure" means the granting of any license, permit, certification, or registration that the board is authorized to issue pursuant to this Chapter.

(13) "Person" means an individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, nonprofit organization, or other legal entity.

(14) "Principal corporate officer" means the president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, or comptroller or any other person who performs functions for the corporation corresponding to those performed by the foregoing officers.

(15) "Private security business" is any entity that provides protection to persons and property, excluding any law enforcement agency, but including any:

(a) Contract security company; or

(b) Armored car company or armed courier company.

(16) "Qualifying agent" means any owner or manager of a private security business with the authority to make executive decisions for that business, who meets the qualifications as outlined in R.S. 37:3276.

(17) "Registrant" means an individual who holds a valid registration card issued by the board.

(18) "Registration card" means the identification card issued by the board to a registrant as evidence that the registrant has met the required minimum qualifications.

(19) "Security officer" means an individual who is employed by a contract security company whether armed or unarmed, to protect a person or persons or property or both, and whose duties include but are not limited to the following:

(a) Prevention of unlawful intrusion or entry.

(b) Prevention of larceny.

(c) Prevention of vandalism.

(d) Protection of property or person.

(e) Prevention of abuse.

(f) Prevention of arson.

(g) Prevention of trespass on private property.

(h) Control, regulation, or direction of the flow or movements of the public, except on public streets, whether by vehicle, on foot, or otherwise.

(i) Street patrol service or merchant patrol service, which is any contract security company that utilizes foot patrols, motor vehicles, or any other means of transportation in public areas or on public thoroughfares in the performance of its security functions.

(20)(a) "Security operations manager" means any individual whose duties include but are not limited to the following:

(i) Scheduling and assignment of work shifts.

(ii) Assignment of duties.

(iii) Hiring and firing or dismissing of security guards under his administrative control.

(iv) Any other general duties relating to security officer services.

(b) The term "security operations manager" shall not include any individual directly employed by an industrial facility, including but not limited to those engaged in chemical manufacturing, petroleum production and refining, paper production, energy generation, and mineral refining, who retains third-party security officers and whose duties with respect thereto may include one or more duties of a security operations manager.

(c) The term "security operations manager" shall not include any individual who is a certified peace officer working on an off-duty detail associated with or through his employment as a peace officer.

B. The board by rule may define terms only pursuant to and consistent with the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to persons and corporations exempted by R.S. 37:3298.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 552, §1; Act 1991, No. 315, §1; Acts 2008, No. 212, §1; Acts 2012, No. 439, §1; Acts 2025, No. 150, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1787 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1787
Eligibility for license, net assets or bond
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible for a license an applicant shall meet all of the following:

(1) Be over eighteen years of age and of good character and reputation.

(2) Not have been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any other state or country within the last ten years.

(3) Show that the pawnshop shall meet all other requirements of law.

(4) Have net assets of at least fifty thousand dollars that are used or readily available for use in the business or obtain and file with the commissioner a surety bond issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana in the amount of fifty thousand dollars.

B. An applicant whose license has been previously revoked shall also be subject to the provisions of R.S. 37:1806(F).

C. If the applicant for a pawnshop license is a juridical person the eligibility requirements of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A shall apply to each operator, partner, officer, and director of the juridical person and owner or beneficial owner of at least twenty-five percent of the juridical person. The requirements of Paragraphs (3) and (4) of Subsection A shall apply to the juridical person as a whole.

D. Net assets may include capital investment unencumbered by a lien or other encumbrance and subject to a claim by a general creditor. If the commissioner is unable to verify through the presentation of a current balance sheet or a finding by an accountant, or an individual holding a permit to practice accounting in this state, that the pawnbroker meets the net assets requirement and through other means that the applicant for a pawnshop license meets and continues to meet the net assets requirement, then the commissioner may require the verification of the net assets requirement through an audited financial statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant authorized to practice in Louisiana by the State Board of Certified Public Accountants.

E. The requirements in Paragraph (A)(4) shall not apply to pawnshops legally operating before June 29, 1995. Effective July 1, 1997, the provisions of Paragraph (A)(4) shall apply to any person seeking a license.

F. A pawnbroker's license shall expire without a hearing sixty days after receipt of notice from the commissioner that he no longer meets the eligibility requirements of Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section, unless the pawnbroker requests an administrative hearing in writing within thirty days of receipt of the commissioner's notice. The commissioner shall promptly forward the request for hearing to the division of administrative law with a copy of the above notice to the pawnbroker. The administrative hearing shall be conducted within ninety days of the date the request for hearing is received by the division of administrative law, unless it is continued for good cause at the request of either party.

Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1062, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 235, §1; Acts 2003, No. 500, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 80, §1, eff. May 28, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1121
Exemptions from licensure as marriage and family therapists
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent qualified members of other professional groups as defined by the board including but not limited to clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, physicians, licensed professional counselors, or members of the clergy, including Christian Science practitioners, from doing or advertising that they perform work of a marriage and family therapy nature consistent with the accepted standards of their respective professions. However, no such persons shall use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or "provisional licensed marriage and family therapist".

Acts 2001, No. 1195, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1139, §1; Acts 2014, No. 484, §1, eff. May 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2160 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2160
Local regulatory authority; permit offices; staff; building permits
Status: in_force

A. Each month the staff of the board may inspect the list of permits issued by each local building permit official in this state to ensure that no person is working as a contractor without an active license. Upon request, parish and municipal permitting authorities shall provide to board staff all unredacted documents relating to building permits, applications, and inspections.

B. A local building department shall not issue a building permit to any person who does not hold an active license in the appropriate classification for the scope of work for which the permit is issued. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a local building department from issuing a permit for work that does not require a license pursuant to this Chapter.

C. The local building permit official shall require any applicant claiming an exemption for residential construction activities to execute an affidavit attesting to the claimed exemption. Such affidavit shall be executed on a form provided by the board and submitted to the local building permit official prior to the issuance of a permit.

D. The provisions of this Chapter shall preempt any municipal or other local regulatory examination authority over all licensees. If the governing authority or any municipality or parish finds that the state minimum standards do not meet its needs, the local government may provide requirements not less stringent than those specified by the state.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 233, §10. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 184, §1; Acts 1964, No. 113, §10; Acts 1981, No. 668, §1; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 802, §1; Acts 2009, No. 156, §1; Acts 2022, No. 195, §1; Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2157 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2157
Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Any public utility providing gas, electric, or telephone service which is subject to regulation by the Louisiana Public Service Commission or the council of the city of New Orleans, or to any work performed by the public utility in furnishing its authorized service.

(2) Owners of property who supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, movement, demolition, putting up, tearing down, or maintenance of any building, railroad excavation, project, development, improvement, plant facility, or any other construction undertaking, on that property, for use by the owner, and which will not be for sale or rent, and the control of access to which shall be controlled by the owner so that only employees and nonpublic invitees are allowed access.

(3) Any person donating labor and services for the supervision and construction of or for the maintenance and repair of a building dedicated to worship owned by a legally established church. An affidavit of exemption shall be provided to obtain the building permit on a form provided by the board.

(4) Any farmer doing construction for agricultural purposes on leased or owned land.

(5) Any person bidding or performing work on any project totally owned by the federal government.

(6) Any person engaged in rail or pipeline construction activities performed on property he owns or leases.

(7) Any person volunteering labor for the construction of a project which is funded by the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant, Louisiana Small Towns Environment Program.

(8) Any person, supplier, or manufacturer who assembles, repairs, maintains, moves, puts up, tears down, or disassembles any patented or proprietary equipment supplied to a contractor to be used solely for a construction project.

(9) The manufactured housing industry or any person engaged in any type of service, warranty, repair, or home improvement work on factory-built, residential dwellings that are mounted on chassis and wheels.

(10) Any person bidding or performing work on any project paid for by monies from the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund or Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

(11) Any work covering dewatering or water mitigation.

(12) Any employee of any licensee.

(13) Owners of property who supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, movement, demolition, putting up, tearing down, or maintenance of their personal residences, if the homeowner does not build more than one residence per year. The one-year period shall commence on the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. However, an owner of property may build more than one single-family dwelling in a one-year period if the construction of an additional residence occurs as a result of a change in the legal marital status of the owner or change in the employment status of the owner whereby the owner must relocate to another employment location, which is located in excess of fifty miles from his personal residence. An affidavit of exemption shall be provided to obtain the building permit on a form provided by the board.

(14) Persons performing the work of a residential contractor in areas or municipalities that do not have a permitting procedure.

(15) The following persons are exempt from home improvement licensure:

(a) A residential property owner who physically performs the home improvement work on his personal residence.

(b) Persons licensed as a building construction contractor or residential contractor.

(c) Any person who works exclusively in any of the following home improvement areas:

(i) Landscaping.

(ii) Interior painting or wall covering.

(16) The following persons are exempt from mold remediation licensure:

(a) A residential property owner who performs mold remediation on his own property.

(b) An owner or tenant, or a managing agent or employee of an owner or tenant, who performs mold remediation on property owned or leased by the owner or tenant. This exemption does not apply if the managing agent or employee engages in the business of performing mold remediation for the public.

(17) Any person performing work as a subcontractor for a residential construction license holder, except for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, mold remediation, asbestos, or hazardous materials scopes of work.

(18) Any person performing home improvement work for a building construction license holder, except for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, mold remediation, asbestos, or hazardous material scopes of work.

(19) Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing licensees who are acting exclusively within the scope of their classification.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to waive local and state health and life safety code requirements.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 233, §7. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 184, §1; Acts 1964, No. 113, §7; Acts 1966, No. 292, §1; Acts 1968, No. 212, §1; Acts 1976, No. 377, §1; Acts 1979, No. 544, §1; Acts 1979, No. 782, §1; Acts 1980, No. 606, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 668, §1; Acts 1982, No. 832, §1; Acts 1985, No. 982, §1; Acts 1988, No. 635, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 559, §1; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1; Acts 2003, No. 643, §1; Acts 2003, No. 902, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1146, §2; Acts 2011, No. 107, §2; Acts 2019, No. 371, §1; Acts 2020, No. 242, §2; Acts 2022, No. 195, §1; Acts 2024, No. 178, §1; Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 5
Appointment of director; qualifications
Status: in_force

In the case of a vacancy in the office of the director, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor from a list of eligible persons submitted to him by the State Department of Civil Service.

The appointment shall be made on the sole basis of the qualifications of the appointee to administer the affairs of the department for which he is appointed as fixed by the Civil Service Commission. However, he shall not be a practitioner of any of the professions or vocations subject to testing or regulation by the department and shall not have any financial interest as teacher, officer or stockholder in any college or other school which offers any course of instruction or training in any of the professions or vocations so subject.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 572, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3519 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3519
Causes for nonissuance, suspension, revocation, or restrictions; fines; reinstatement
Status: in_force

A. The board may refuse to issue or may suspend, revoke, or impose probationary or other restrictions on any license issued under this Chapter for good cause shown which shall include the following:

(1) Conviction of a felony or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge under the laws of the United States or of any state.

(2) Deceit or perjury in obtaining any certificate or license issued under this Chapter.

(3) Providing false testimony before the board.

(4) Efforts to deceive or defraud the public.

(5) Professional incompetency or gross negligence.

(6) Rendering, submitting, subscribing, or verifying false, deceptive, misleading, or unfounded opinions or reports.

(7) The refusal of the licensing authority of another state to issue or renew a license, permit, or certificate to practice in that state, or the revocation of, suspension of, or other restriction imposed on a license, permit, or certificate issued by such licensing authority.

(8) Aiding or abetting a person to evade the provisions of this Chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed person, or acting as an agent, partner, associate, or otherwise, of an unlicensed person with intent to evade provisions of this Chapter.

(9) Violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rules or regulations of the board or rules of professional conduct promulgated by the board.

B. The board, as a probationary condition or as a condition of the reinstatement of any license suspended or revoked hereunder, may require the holder to pay all costs of the board proceedings, including investigators', stenographers', and attorneys' fees.

C. A majority vote of the board shall be required for the revocation of any license. A majority vote of the board shall be required for suspension of any license or the imposition of costs or fines in excess of five hundred dollars.

D. Any license certificate suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by the board may be reinstated by majority vote of the board.

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.58
Issuance and renewal of license
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a license or certificate to any person who meets the qualifications provided for in this Part and the rules and regulations of the board, and who pays the respective fees fixed by the board.

B. A license or certificate issued under the provisions of this Part shall be subject to annual renewal and shall expire and become null and void unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board.

Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3305.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3305.1
Prohibited activities; false representation
Status: in_force

A. A person who is not licensed pursuant to this Chapter as an athletic trainer or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not perform any of the following:

(1) Activities of an athletic trainer as defined in this Chapter.

(2) Use in connection with his name or place of business the words "trainer", "licensed athletic trainer", "athletic trainer", "certified athletic trainer", "teacher/trainer", "first aid trainer", "sports trainer", "sports medic", the abbreviations "LAT", "ATC", "AT", or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he is an athletic trainer, or in any way, orally, in writing, in print or by sign, directly or by implication, represent himself as an athletic trainer.

B. However, nothing in this Chapter shall prevent an assigned athletic coach from administering and supervising his normal sports activities.

Acts 2014, No. 418, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2826 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2826
Failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability
Status: in_force

A. If the recipient fails to comply fully with any condition as provided for by or provided pursuant to this Chapter, the recipient shall remit to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners that amount which bears the same ratio to the aggregate of the amount of the scholarship awarded as the number of months that the recipient failed to comply with this condition bears to the number of months he was obligated to comply. Said amount shall be computed together with interest at seven percent per annum; such interest to be computed from the date on which the recipient completed professional training, and active military service, if any. Such repayment shall be completed within three years from the date at which the scholarship began to draw interest.

B. The permanent withdrawal or dismissal of a recipient from chiropractic college shall forfeit immediately the right of the recipient to retain the scholarship; the scholarship shall begin to bear interest at that time; and repayment shall be made to the board and completed within three years.

C. Any recipient of a scholarship who fails to return to the state of Louisiana upon completion of chiropractic training shall begin repayment of the scholarship, with interest, within one year after completion of chiropractic training. Repayments shall be made to the board and completed within three years.

D. Any obligation to comply with such contract shall be cancelled upon the death of the recipient, upon receipt of a certified copy of the death certificate by the board, or upon the permanent and total disability of the recipient.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 705, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2870 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2870
Prohibitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) No individual shall engage or attempt to engage in the practice of polysomnography or perform or attempt to perform polysomnograms, unless he holds a license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) An individual who does not hold a license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not use in conjunction with his name the words "licensed registered polysomnographic technologist", "LRPSGT", or any other similar words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating, directly or by implication, that he is a polysomnographic technologist.

B. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners may impose civil penalties for the unlawful practice of polysomnography.

Acts 2005, No. 272, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2012, No. 678, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2836 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2836
Administration and expenses
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue regulations consistent with the provisions of this Chapter for the administration and enforcement of this Chapter and shall prescribe forms which shall be issued in connection therewith.

B. An order, or a certified copy thereof, over the board seal and purporting to be signed by the board members, shall be prima facie proof that the signatures are the genuine signatures of the board members, and that the board members are fully qualified to act with respect to such orders.

C. All fees collected under the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid to the board, and the board may use such fees so collected to pay all expenses of the board including salary of employees, travel allowances, and other necessary expenses. The board shall have the authority to deposit its funds in any bank of its choosing and shall not be accountable to any other agency for expenditures thereof.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1974 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1974
Violations; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any licensed operator who violates, neglects, or refuses to comply with any provision of this Chapter shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both.

B. For the second offense, his occupational license shall be suspended for a thirty-day period. For a third offense, his occupational license shall be revoked and he shall not thereafter be permitted to engage in the business of scrap metal recycling in the state of Louisiana.

C. Any operator convicted of selling stolen goods shall have his occupational license revoked.

D. The occupational license tax collector is hereby vested with the authority, upon motion in a court of competent jurisdiction, to rule the noncomplying operator to show cause in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, as to why the noncomplying operator's retail occupational license should not be suspended or revoked as prescribed under this Chapter. This rule may be tried out of term and in chambers and shall be tried with preference and priority. If the rule is made absolute, the order rendered therein shall be considered a judgment in favor of the municipality or parish.

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2023, No. 151, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1748 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1748
Videotape businesses; disclosure of customer information prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No person engaged in the business of renting or selling prerecorded videotapes shall, without the express written consent of the customer, disclose customer information, except as may be required by law in a legal proceeding.

B. "Person" means any natural person, business, company, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any other legal entity.

C. "Customer information" means the customer's name, address, telephone number, or any other information which may identify or may tend to facilitate the identification of any videotape rented or purchased by a specific customer.

D. Nothing in this Section prohibits disclosure as authorized by Chapter 121 of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2710(b)(2).

E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

Acts 1991, No. 830, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1111
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall assume or use the title or designation "licensed professional counselor" or "provisional licensed professional counselor" or engage in the practice of mental health counseling unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter. 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 mental health counselors.

Acts 1987, No. 892, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 2014, No. 484, §1, eff. May 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2812 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2812
Statistical certification
Status: in_force

Chiropractors shall observe and be subject to all federal, state, parish and municipal regulations with regard to public health and all other information required by law as coming within their knowledge. Chiropractors shall sign certificates and statements pertaining to public health insofar as they relate to chiropractic, but nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to permit any chiropractor to execute or register certificates of birth or death.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:146 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 146
Examination before board; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. Unless previously registered and currently licensed on September 1, 1972, no person shall practice architecture until he has passed an examination approved by the board.

B. For the purpose of qualifying for the examination, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence to the board that he:

(1) Is of good moral character.

(2) Has paid his debt to society if he has ever been convicted of a felony.

(3) Holds a professional degree from a school whose curriculum has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.

(4) Is enrolled in the Intern Development Program administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

C. Any applicant not the holder of a first professional degree from a school whose curriculum has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board may take the examination if he has done all of the following:

(1) Has made formal application for examination to the board prior to April 1, 1984; and

(2) Has completed all of the education equivalency requirements for qualifying for the examination as delineated in the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' "Circular of Information Number One"; and

(3) Has furnished evidence to the board that he has had practical architectural work experience, requirements for which are delineated by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards or the board.

D. The board may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act governing the approval, selection, administration, participation, and completion of the examination and the Intern Development Program.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 21, §1; Acts 1972, No. 69, §1. Acts 1983, No. 472, §1; Acts 1988, No. 583, §1; Acts 2008, No. 133, §1, eff. June 6, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1368 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1368
Issuance of residential, journeyman, and master plumber's license; medical gas piping and installation license; medical gas and vacuum systems verifier license; water supply protection specialist endorsement; exemption; gas fitter
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall issue a residential plumber limited license to any person who meets the following qualifications:

(a) Has a current apprentice registration certificate issued by the board.

(b) Has worked at least four thousand hours as an unindentured apprentice or at least three thousand hours as an indentured apprentice at the manual labor of plumbing under the direct, constant, on-the-job supervision of a journeyman or master plumber licensed by the board.

(c) Has successfully completed any educational requirements established by the board.

(d) Has passed any written or manual examination required by the board.

(e) Has paid the fees established by the board.

(2) The board shall issue a license to any person who qualifies under the state board's regulations and who desires to engage in doing the work of a journeyman plumber if he passes a written and manual journeyman plumber's examination given by the board and pays the fees established by the board.

B.(1) The board shall issue a license to any licensed journeyman plumber or other person who qualifies under the board's regulations and who desires to engage in the work of a master plumber, provided he passes a written master plumber's examination which shall be a standardized, nationally recognized test adopted by the board, pays the fees established by the board, and satisfies the provisions of R.S. 37:1367(B).

(2) No municipal or other local regulatory authority shall require any master plumber to apply for or maintain any master plumber's license, or any equivalent thereof, as a condition to performing plumbing work in any municipal or other local jurisdiction, other than a master plumber's license issued by the board.

C. Any individual who maintained a restricted journeyman's license or restricted master plumber's license prior to January 1, 2023, and maintained compliance with the provisions of R.S. 37:1371 and 1380 through January 1, 2023, shall be issued a journeyman's license or master plumber's license upon written request to the board.

D. Any individual who was issued a restricted journeyman's license or restricted master plumber's license prior to January 1, 2023, but did not maintain such license due to a lack of compliance with R.S. 37:1371 and 1380 shall be treated as if he was inactive upon his last day of compliance with such provisions. Upon submission of a written request to the board, payment of renewal fees in accordance with R.S. 37:1371(A), and submission of a written showing of compliance with R.S. 37:1380, the board shall issue the individual a journeyman's license, if the individual previously held a restricted journeyman's license, or a master plumber's license, if the individual previously held a restricted master plumber's license.

E. The board shall adopt regulations establishing a category of inactive master plumber, who shall be charged a reasonable annual renewal fee during the period of his inactive status. An inactive master plumber shall not be required to designate an employing entity. When an inactive plumber returns to work as a master plumber, he shall designate an employing entity and pay a reasonable fee set by the board.

F. An inactive master plumber shall be permitted to work as a journeyman plumber during the period or periods he maintains an inactive plumber's license, if he is currently or was previously licensed by the board as a journeyman plumber.

G. The board shall issue a license to any person who qualifies under the board's regulations and who desires to engage in doing the work of a medical gas piping installer if he passes a written and manual examination given by the board for this purpose and pays the fees established by the board. No person shall qualify for examination pursuant to this Section unless he completes a course of training provided by an organization recognized by the board. The board shall adopt regulations establishing conditions for board approval of such training programs.

H.(1) The board shall issue a special endorsement to any person who qualifies under the board's regulations and who desires to engage in the work of a water supply protection specialist and who also possesses either a journeyman plumber's license or a master plumber's license issued by the board and passes a written and manual examination given by the board for this purpose and pays the fees established by the board. No person shall qualify for examination pursuant to this Section unless he completes a course of training provided by an organization recognized by the board. The board shall adopt regulations establishing conditions for board approval of such training programs.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, any person who possesses a master plumber's license and produces acceptable proof that he has five years of experience as a water supply protection specialist prior to August 15, 1995, shall be issued an initial special endorsement by the board. This endorsement shall authorize the applicant to engage in the work of a water supply protection specialist without taking the licensing examination required of other applicants, provided that he pays the fees established by the board. Any applicant licensed pursuant to this Paragraph shall thereafter be subject to all provisions of this Chapter including the provisions regarding license renewal.

I. The board shall issue a license to any natural person who qualifies under the board's regulations and who desires to engage in doing the work of a medical gas and vacuum systems verifier if he passes an examination conducted by a nationally recognized organization for this purpose and pays the fees established by the board. No person shall qualify for licensing pursuant to this Subsection unless he completes a course of training provided by an organization recognized by the board. The board shall adopt regulations establishing conditions for board approval of such training programs and certification.

J.(1) The board shall issue a gas fitter license to any person who satisfies the following requirements:

(a) Completion and satisfactory passage of a written and manual examination administered either by the board or by a recognized third-party certifier.

(b) Compliance with all requirements of the applicable provisions of this Chapter and all requirements imposed by any rules and regulations promulgated by the board.

(2) The board shall adopt a nationally recognized code or codes regulating gas fitting as the basis for the administered examination, as required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, and for any inspections of gas fitting performed by any person subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

K. The board may refuse to grant a journeyman or master plumber's license to an individual who previously maintained a restricted journeyman or restricted master plumber's license, if the individual failed to comply with additional licensing requirements not provided for in R.S. 37:1371 and 1380.

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. 956, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 1999, No. 1020, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2016, No. 297, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 515, §1; Acts 2022, No. 460, §1; Acts 2023, No. 152, §1; Acts 2024, No. 721, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2163 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2163
Engaging in business of contracting without authority prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage or to continue in this state in the business of contracting, or to act as a contractor as defined in this Chapter, unless he holds an active license as a contractor in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any contractor, licensed or unlicensed to publish, transmit, distribute, or otherwise publicly circulate a misleading or false claim related to a person's license or classification in any medium, including but not limited to digital platforms.

B. It shall be sufficient for the indictment, affidavit, or complaint to allege that the accused unlawfully engaged in business as a contractor without authority from the board.

C.(1) Anyone found to be in violation of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars per day of violation, or three months in prison, or both.

(2) Notwithstanding any action taken by the board, any person who does not possess a license from the board and violates any of the provisions of this Section, and causes harm or damage to another in excess of three hundred dollars, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than six months nor more than five years, or both.

(3) Any fine assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted to the contractor's educational trust fund provided for in this Chapter.

D. The district attorney in whose jurisdiction the violation occurs shall have sole authority to prosecute criminal actions pursuant to this Section.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 233 §13. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 184, §1; Acts 1964, No. 113, §13; Acts 1976, No. 377, §1; Acts 1980, No. 606, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 668, §1; Acts 1988, No. 635, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 865, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 478, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1299, §1; Acts 2001, No. 802, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1072, §1; Acts 2017, No. 49, §1; Acts 2019, No. 371, §§1, 2; Acts 2021, No. 48, §1; Acts 2022, No. 195, §1; Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1556 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1556
Duties
Status: in_force

A. The duties of a CAET shall include but are not limited to:

(1) Preparing animals for euthanasia.

(2) Carefully and accurately recording dosages and drug waste.

(3) Maintaining the security of all controlled substances and drugs, including records relating to controlled dangerous substances and drugs in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

(4) Reporting to either the board or the Louisiana Department of Health any infraction of this Chapter or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto or any misuse of drugs.

(5) Humanely restraining, capturing, and euthanizing animals.

(6) Disposing of the bodies in a manner in accordance with law.

(7) Maintaining one's certificate in an active status.

(8) Reporting to the board any change of address.

(9) Providing to any board member or board representative a reply to a request within seven working days.

B. The duties of a lead CAET shall include but are not limited to:

(1) All duties prescribed for a CAET.

(2) Ordering supplies and drugs.

(3) Responsibility at the designated site for the proper maintenance and security of all those controlled substances prescribed in accordance with rules adopted by the board for the sole purpose of restraining, capturing, and euthanizing animals including records relating to controlled substances and drugs in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

(4) Providing chemical capture drugs, as provided in rules adopted by the board, only to persons who have completed a board-approved training course in the use of chemical capture drugs.

Acts 1987, No. 225, §1; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:585 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 585
Examination team
Status: in_force

A. The board may employ an examination team and may contract with a testing service to conduct the examinations of applicants required under the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The examination team shall be composed of no more than six registered cosmetologists who fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Are registered voters of the state and who have been domiciled in the state for at least twelve consecutive months prior to employment as examination team members.

(2) Were actively engaged in the practice of cosmetology in the state for a minimum of five consecutive years.

(3) Are not connected either directly or indirectly with ownership of a registered school in the state. "Connected" shall mean having an ownership interest, being employed by or having a contract with a school, or having an immediate family member who has an ownership interest in a school.

(4) Are not employed by a licensed school in the state.

C. Each examination team member shall receive compensation in the form of a per diem in the amount set forth in R.S. 37:599 and may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties, as approved by the board, and paid in accordance with state travel regulations.

D. A board member who has no ownership interest in any school may serve as an examination team member in the absence of any examination team member. Any board member who serves on an examination team shall be reimbursed the per diem for board members set forth in R.S. 37:599.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2007, No. 106, §1, eff. June 22, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 728, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3474.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3474.1
Discipline for licensees
Status: in_force

A. Any person licensed as a distributor under this Chapter may have his license revoked, suspended, limited, or restricted for a fixed period to be determined by the board for any of the following causes:

(1) Conviction of a felony of the licensee, responsible party, or owner. The record of such conviction, or certified copy thereof from the clerk of court where such conviction occurred or by the judge of such court, shall be sufficient evidence to warrant revocation, suspension, limitation, or restriction.

(2) Suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action taken by any state or federal agency of a license to distribute legend drugs or legend devices. A certified copy of the record of suspension or revocation by the state where such suspension or revocation occurred shall be conclusive evidence thereof.

(3) Making any fraudulent or untrue statement to the board.

(4) Refusing to respond or otherwise comply with any request from the board.

(5) Refusing to permit entry to the licensed distribution or sales facility to comply with any inspection during normal business hours.

(6) Selling, distributing, or offering to sell or distribute any adulterated, counterfeited, or misbranded legend drug or legend device.

(7) Altering, mutilating, destroying, obliterating, or removing any part of the label of a legend drug or legend device.

(8) Violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or rules and regulations adopted by the board.

B. Proceedings for any disciplinary actions or for the denial, revocation, suspension, limitation, or restriction of a license shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

C. The board may require a person who is subject to the authority of the board and against whom disciplinary action has been taken to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars per violation.

D. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.

E. In addition to the fine, the board may assess all costs incurred in connection with the proceedings to a person who is subject to the authority of the board, including but not limited to investigator, stenographer, and attorney fees.

F. No license shall be issued, reinstated, or renewed until the monetary penalties pursuant to this Section have been paid in full.

Acts 1991, No. 528, §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. § 37:2825 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2825
Return to practice
Status: in_force

Within such time after applicant has completed chiropractic college, as the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall provide by regulation, the scholarship recipient shall return to the state of Louisiana to practice chiropractic. The recipient shall remain in the state for a period of one year as consideration for each chiropractic scholarship awarded.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 705, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 621
Renewals
Status: in_force

Every certificate issued under this Part shall be renewed annually on or before January 1st, upon payment of the renewal fee prescribed in R.S. 37:622.

Any certificate not renewed may be suspended by unanimous vote of the board. The suspension is subject to review by the courts.

Acts 1970, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1118 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1118
Reciprocal licenses for marriage and family therapists
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue, upon recommendation of the advisory committee, a license to any person who has been licensed as a marriage and family therapist for at least five years in another state, province, territorial possession of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and has passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's examination in Marital and Family Therapy, provided the applicant submits an application on forms prescribed by the board and upon payment of the required licensure fee.

B. The board shall issue, upon recommendation of the advisory committee, a license to any person licensed as a marriage and family therapist for less than five years in another state, province, territorial possession of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico whose requirements for the license are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements of this state, provided the applicant submits an application on forms prescribed by the board and upon payment of the required licensure fee.

Acts 2001, No. 1195, §1; Acts 2010, No. 613, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1972 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1972
Daily report of entries
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every operator licensed pursuant to this Chapter shall produce and deliver to the chief of police of the city or town or to the sheriff of the parish in which he is doing business, every day before the hour of twelve noon, a legible and correct copy of the entries in the book mentioned in R.S. 37:1967 during the previous day. The means for providing the transactional information required under this Section shall be by electronic transmission.

(2) The appropriate law enforcement official may, for purposes of an investigation of a crime relating to a particular scrap metal transaction, request the operator to mail or fax the official the personally identifiable information relating to the transaction under investigation. The operator shall deliver the personally identifiable information relating to the identified transaction to the appropriate law enforcement official within twenty-four hours of the request.

B. In addition to the daily report required in Subsection A of this Section, every operator licensed pursuant to this Chapter shall, every day before the hour of twelve noon, transmit the information contained in the entries in the book required by R.S. 37:1967(B) during the previous day to an electronic database accessible by law enforcement.

C. The operator shall have the responsibility of tendering the information provided for in Subsections A and B of this Section regardless of its use or nonuse by the chief of police in the city or town in which he is doing business or, alternatively, to the sheriff of the parish in which he is doing business. The tender of this information is a courtesy mandated by state law and which provides a benefit to the general public. The chief of police or sheriff shall not be mandated to take any particular action concerning the information tendered.

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3568 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3568
Human trafficking training
Status: in_force

A. The board shall provide training opportunities for its board members, staff, and contract inspectors to help identify signs of human trafficking. The training opportunities required pursuant to this Subsection shall commence no later than ninety days following the effective date of this Section and continue on at least an annual basis thereafter. Failure to participate in the training shall be grounds for removal of any board member, disciplinary action up to termination of employment for any staff person, or the termination of the contract of an inspector.

B. The board shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to help identify and address any illicit activity related to human trafficking in the massage industry.

Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2596 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2596
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person willfully violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the parish jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any contract of financial planning and management as defined in this Chapter, made by an unlicensed person, shall be null and void and of no legal effect.

Acts 1970, No. 423, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:847 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 847
Hearings; subpoenas
Status: in_force

A. A quorum of the board or a committee of the board may take testimony concerning matters under its jurisdiction. The board, through its presiding officer, may issue subpoenas to enforce the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths to witnesses.

B. The board may hold an informal meeting to ascertain facts of an alleged violation of any provision of this Part. The board may appoint one or more of its members who shall investigate the alleged violation and report their findings to the board. The board may compel the appearance of parties to the alleged violation or witnesses to the alleged violation. The board may, by majority vote, dismiss the complaint or call for a formal hearing.

C. If a formal hearing is called, parties to the alleged violation and complaint shall be present either voluntarily or by subpoena. A proper legal record of the hearing shall be required in a manner legally accepted in judicial proceedings. After hearing and reviewing the evidence presented, the board, within a reasonable time, shall render a decision and issue its decision and orders to all parties.

Acts 1983, No. 454, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2446
Examination by written and practical tests
Status: in_force

A. An applicant for a license who is notified by the board that he has fulfilled the requirements of R.S. 37:2445 shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as the board may designate, to be examined by written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he is qualified to engage in the fitting and selling of hearing aids.

B. The board shall give at least one examination of the type prescribed in this Section each year, and such additional examinations as the volume of applications may make appropriate.

Acts 1968, No. 302, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:143 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 143
Term of office
Status: in_force

A. Each member shall serve six years, or until his successor is duly appointed, except the initial educational or regulatory member appointed pursuant to R.S. 37:142(C) shall serve a term of four years and the initial public member appointed pursuant to R.S. 37:142(D) shall serve a term of five years.

B. The board shall advise the governor of the expiration of the term of the board members. All vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as prescribed for new members in R.S. 37:142.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 69, §1; Acts 2001, No. 231, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3280 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3280
License form; information; assignment or transfer
Status: in_force

A. The license, when issued, shall be in a form prescribed by the board and shall include the following:

(1) Name of the licensee.

(2) Business name under which the licensee is to operate.

(3) Addresses of the locations where the licensee is authorized to operate.

(4) Number and date of the license, and its date of expiration.

B.(1) No license shall be assigned or transferred, either by operation of law or otherwise.

(2) If a sale, assignment, transfer, merger, or consolidation of a business licensed under this Chapter is consummated, the purchaser, assignee, transferee, or surviving or new corporation, who is not already a licensee, shall immediately apply for a license on a form prescribed by the board which shall include the general information required of this Chapter.

(3) The purchaser, assignee, transferee, or surviving or new corporation shall be subject to the same general requirements and procedures set forth in this Chapter to the extent such sections are applicable, and may continue the operation of that licensed business until notified by the board of its final decision on the new application for a license.

(4) For good cause shown, the board may extend the period of time for filing the application required.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:970 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 970
Qualifications of applicants
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse shall:

(1) Be of good moral character.

(2) Be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States.

(3) Satisfy either of the following requirements:

(a) Successfully complete an education program for practical nurses at a program approved by the board.

(b) Successfully complete an education program for registered nurses at a program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 315, §2; Acts 1968, No. 80, §1; Acts 2010, No. 553, §1; Acts 2023, No. 80, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3508 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3508
Investigations; time; procedure
Status: in_force

A. After receipt of an application for a license, the board shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the facts set forth in the application are true.

B. Within sixty days after receipt of an application, the board shall either issue a license to the applicant or notify him of a denial of the license application.

C. If the board requires additional information from the applicant to complete its investigation or otherwise to satisfy the requirements of this Chapter, or if the applicant has not submitted all required information, the sixty-day period for action by the board shall commence when the board has received all such information.

D. The board shall deny the application for a license if it finds that the applicant, or the qualifying agent, or any of the applicant's owners, partners, or principal corporate officers have committed any of the following:

(1) Violated any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated by the board.

(2) Practiced fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.

(3) Knowingly made a material misstatement in the application for a license.

(4) Failed to meet the qualifications of this Chapter.

(5) Been convicted of a felony.

E. The board may refuse to issue a license for good cause shown.

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3275
Executive secretary; duties
Status: in_force

The position of executive secretary of the board is hereby created. The executive secretary shall be appointed by the board and shall serve as its chief administrator. He shall not be a member of the board, but shall be a full-time employee of the board, to be paid compensation in an amount to be determined by the board. The executive secretary shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the board, and shall employ such persons as he deems necessary and fix their compensation. He shall have no financial or business interests, contingent dealings or otherwise, in the security services investigative business, watch, guard, or patrol agency while so employed or for a period of five years thereafter.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 552, §1; Act 1991, No. 315, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:600 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 600
Grounds for denial, suspension, summary suspension, or revocation of a certificate of registration
Status: in_force

A. The board may deny the issuance of, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any certificate of registration or place on probation any registrant, after notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, upon proof of any of the following:

(1) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of registration by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts, including making false statements on an application or other document required by the board.

(2) Selling, bartering, or offering to sell or barter a certificate of registration.

(3) Engaging in unprofessional conduct that is likely to endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the public.

(4) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an infectious or contagious condition or disease or mental illness which interferes with the person's ability to practice as certified by a physician licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana.

(5) False or deceptive advertising in connection with the practice of or instruction of cosmetology.

(6) Advertising, practicing, or attempting to practice under a name other than the name on the certificate.

(7) Habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the illegal use of controlled dangerous substances on the premises of any licensed facility.

(8) Conviction of a felony, shown by a certified copy of the records.

(9) Failure to pay any fee set forth in R.S. 37:599.

(10) Failure to furnish the board, its investigators, or representatives with any legally requested information.

(11) Failure to report all business receipts and income to the appropriate state and federal government agencies, including but not limited to the United States Internal Revenue Service, the Louisiana Department of Revenue, and Louisiana Works.

(12) Violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The board may immediately suspend the certificate of registration whenever the cause upon which a hearing is held involves either or both of the following:

(1) Conviction of a felony, shown by a certified copy of the records.

(2) Continued practice by a person having an infectious or contagious condition or disease or mental illness which interferes with the person's ability to practice, as certified by a physician licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana.

C. In addition to or instead of the administrative actions that may be taken by the board pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the board may also issue a reprimand or a warning against a registrant for whom there is proof that he engaged in any of the activities provided for in this Section. Such reprimand or warning shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2016, No. 271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1256
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers
Status: in_force

A. Pursuant to the authority vested in the board in this Chapter and as specifically provided for in the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensing Law, R.S. 40:2861 et seq., the board shall create and issue a permit for pharmacy benefit managers as defined in R.S. 40:2863.

B. A pharmacy benefit manager shall be permitted under Part IV of this Chapter if it administers, develops, maintains, performs, or provides one or more pharmacy services in this state or that affects one or more beneficiaries of a pharmacy benefit management plan administered by the pharmacy benefit manager, as set forth in R.S. 40:2868.

C.(1) A pharmacy benefit manager may file for a hearing conducted before an independent third-party adjudicator with the division of administrative law upon notice from the board that it intends to take adverse or disciplinary action against the pharmacy benefit manager that may result in the suspension or termination of the pharmacy benefit manager's permit. If the pharmacy benefit manager elects to file for a hearing with the division of administrative law, the ruling of the administrative law judge shall be appealable by either the pharmacy benefit manager or the board, whichever party does not prevail.

(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to prevent the pharmacy benefit manager from proceeding with a hearing before the board as provided for in the Administrative Procedure Act, nor shall anything in this Subsection be construed to prevent the board from taking any other action provided for by law or rule that would not result in suspension or termination of the pharmacy benefit manager's permit.

Acts 2019, No. 124, §2, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 536, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1732
Immunity from liability for emergency medical assistance or first aid
Status: in_force

A. Any fireman, policeman, or member of an ambulance or rescue squad who holds a valid current certification by the American Red Cross, the office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy, the United States Bureau of Mines, or any equivalent training program approved by the Louisiana Department of Health who renders emergency care, first aid, or rescue while in the performance of his duties at the scene of an emergency or moves a person receiving such care, first aid, or rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care shall not be individually liable to such person for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions in rendering the emergency care, first aid, rescue, or movement of such person receiving same to a hospital or other place of medical care except for acts or omissions intentionally designed to harm or grossly negligent acts or omissions that result in harm to such person, but nothing in this Section shall relieve the driver of an ambulance or other emergency or rescue vehicle from liability arising from the operation or use of such vehicle.

B. The immunity herein granted to a fireman, policeman or member of an ambulance or rescue squad in accordance with Subsection (A) of this section shall be personal to him and shall not inure to the benefit of any employer or other person legally responsible for the acts or omissions of such fireman, policeman or member of an ambulance or rescue squad nor shall it inure to the benefit of any insurer, except that no parish governing authority engaged in rendering ambulance services nor its insurer with respect to such ambulance services shall be liable for the act or omission of any member of any ambulance squad employed by it unless such individual would be personally liable therefor under the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

C. In order for any fireman, policeman, or member of an ambulance or rescue squad to receive the benefit of the exemption from civil liability provided for in this Section, he shall first have taken, successfully completed, and hold a valid certificate of completion of the standard first aid course recognized or approved by the American Red Cross, the United States Bureau of Mines, the office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy, or any equivalent training program approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, and further he shall have a valid certification from the Red Cross, the United States Bureau of Mines, the office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy, or the Louisiana Department of Health that he has successfully completed any necessary training or refresher courses. Any such certification or refresher courses shall have standards at least equal to the standard first aid course recognized or approved by the American Red Cross, the United States Bureau of Mines, or the office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Program.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 339, §1. Acts 1984, No. 411, §1; Acts 2022, No. 231, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1516 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1516
Election of officers; duties
Status: in_force

A. At its annual meeting the board shall organize by electing a president, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary, such officers of the board to serve for terms of one year each or until a successor is elected, without limitation on the number of terms an officer may serve. The president shall serve as chairman of the board and shall preside over all meetings.

B. The duties of the secretary-treasurer shall include carrying on the correspondence of the board, keeping permanent accounts and records of all receipts and disbursements by the board and of all board proceedings, including the disposition of all applications for license, and keeping a register of all persons currently licensed by the board. All board records shall be open to public inspection during regular office hours.

C. At the end of each fiscal year the president and secretary-treasurer shall submit to the governor a report on the transactions of the board, including an account of monies received and disbursed.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3431 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3431
Injunction; penalty; attorney's fees; costs
Status: in_force

A. The board, through its proper officer, may cause to issue in any competent court, a writ of injunction enjoining any person from practicing as a clinical exercise physiologist as defined herein until such person obtains a license under the provisions of this Chapter. This injunction shall not be subject to being released upon bond.

B. If it is established that the defendant has been or is committing an act declared to be a misdemeanor by this Chapter, the court shall enter a decree enjoining the defendant from further committing such act.

C. In case of violation of any injunction issued under the provisions of this Section, the court may summarily try and punish the offender for contempt of court.

D. The injunctive proceedings shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies provided in this Chapter.

E. In the suit for an injunction, the board, through its president, may demand of the defendant a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars, and attorney's fees not to exceed one hundred dollars, in addition to the costs of court. This judgment for penalty, attorney's fees, and costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made absolute.

F. The trial of the proceeding by injunction shall be summary and by the judge without a jury.

Acts 1995, No. 630, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3301
Short title; purpose
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Law.

B. The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare by providing for the licensing and regulation of the practice of athletic trainers in this state.

Acts 1985, No. 288, §1; Acts 2014, No. 418, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:345 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 345
Compensation and expenses of board
Status: in_force

A. The members of the board appointed pursuant to R.S. 37:341 shall receive compensation fixed by the board at not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars per day for each day in attendance upon its sessions and for necessary subsistence, hotel expenses, and travel expenses, covering travel from their domiciles to the place of meeting and return as set by regulation by the division of administration for executive branch agencies.

B. Board members shall be paid only actual expenses in the discharge of their duties. They shall give a correct itemized statement of their expenses.

C. The board shall be furnished suitable quarters.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 41, §1; Acts 1972, No. 244, §1; Acts 1984, No. 238, §1; Acts 1995, No. 226, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2005, No. 470, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2505.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2505.1
Authorization to obtain criminal history record information
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any other requirements established by regulation, the board may require an applicant, as a condition for eligibility for licensure to:

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

(2) Permit the board to request and obtain state and national criminal history record information on the applicant.

(3) Collect from the applicant, in addition to all other applicable fees and costs, such amount as may be incurred by the board in requesting and obtaining state and national criminal history record information on the applicant.

B. In accordance with the provisions and procedures prescribed by this Section, the board may request and obtain state and national criminal history record information from the bureau and the FBI relative to any applicant for licensure whose fingerprints the board has obtained, pursuant to this Section, for the purpose of determining the applicant's suitability and eligibility for licensure.

C. Upon request by the board and upon the board's submission of an applicant's fingerprints, and such other identifying information as may be required, the bureau shall conduct a search of its criminal history record information relative to the applicant and report the results of its search to the board within sixty days from receipt of any such request. The bureau may charge the board a processing fee pursuant to R.S. 15:587 for conducting and reporting on any such search.

D. Any and all state or national criminal history record information obtained by the board from the bureau or FBI which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information restricted to the exclusive use of the board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure. No such information or records related thereto shall, except with the written consent of the applicant or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be released or otherwise disclosed by the board to any other person or agency.

Acts 2009, No. 434, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.