La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1244 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1244
Injunction; penalty; attorney fees; costs
Status: in_force

A. The board may seek in any court of competent jurisdiction a writ of injunction enjoining any person from practicing or assisting in the practice of pharmacy, until such person obtains the necessary license, registration, certificate, or permit under the provisions of this Chapter. This injunction shall not be subject to being released upon bond.

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

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

D. Nothing herein shall be construed as barring criminal prosecutions for violations of this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:615 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 615
Designation of licensee
Status: in_force

Any person who has obtained a license certificate may use the title of "Doctor" or "Dr." as a prefix to his name provided he uses the term "Podiatrist," or its equivalent, as a suffix to his name or in connection with it.

Acts 1970, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1864 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1864
Record of secondhand goods or objects purchased required; exceptions; retention period; inspections by law enforcement; violations; penalty
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every individual, firm, corporation, entity, or partnership, except municipalities, political subdivisions, and public utility companies, engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling any of the materials provided for in this Part located either at a permanently established place of business or in connection with a business of an itinerant nature, including junk shops, junk yards, junk stores, auto wreckers, scrap metal dealers or processors, salvage yards, collectors of or dealers in junk or secondhand property, and junk trucks, shall either keep a register and file reports or electronically maintain data and be capable of readily providing reports, as specified in Subsection B of this Section, in the form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections which shall contain the following information:

(a) The name and address of the residence or place of business of the person required to either keep the register and file reports or electronically maintain the data and generate the requested reports.

(b) The date and place of each such purchase.

(c) The name and address of the person or persons from whom the material was purchased, including the distinctive number of the person's or persons' Louisiana driver's license, driver's license from another state, passport, military identification, or identification issued by a governmental agency or the United States Postal Service. If the person cannot produce any of the above forms of identification at the time of purchase, the purchaser shall not complete the transaction.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 292, §2.

(e) A full description of all such material purchased, including the weight of the material and whether it consists of bars, kegs, cable, ingots, rods, tubing wire, wire scraps, clamps, connectors, or other appurtenances or some combination thereof.

(f) A full description of railroad track materials purchased, including the weight and whether it consists of rail, switch components, spikes, angle bars, tie plates, or bolts of the type used to construct railroads or other appurtenances or some combination thereof.

(2) This Section shall not apply to purchases of materials from any manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates, as a byproduct or recyclable waste, or sells such materials in the ordinary course of its business.

(3) In addition to the other requirements of this Subsection, any person, firm, corporation, or entity engaged in the business of buying or selling unattached catalytic converters or engine control modules as a single item and not as part of a scrapped motor vehicle shall register with the chief of police and sheriff of each city and parish in which the business is conducted.

B. Each such person shall keep either one copy of such completed form in a separate register or book or maintain the information in electronic format as provided in Subsection A of this Section which shall be kept for a period of three years at his place of business and shall be made available for inspection by any peace officer or law enforcement official at any time during the three-year period.

C. Failure to maintain the information or the register or to produce a report requested by any peace officer or law enforcement official as required by this Section shall be prima facie evidence that the person receiving such material described in this Section and not registered or reported, received it knowing it to be stolen, in violation of R.S. 14:69.

D. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 553, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1184, §1, eff. July 3, 2003; Acts 2011, No. 389, §1; Acts 2012, No. 292, §2; Acts 2022, No. 127, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1490 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1490
Home inspection and professional services as a real estate licensee prohibited in the same transaction
Status: in_force

No person licensed pursuant to the Louisiana Home Inspectors Licensing Law, R.S. 37:1471 et seq., shall engage in or be financially compensated for any home inspection in a transaction in which that person received a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration while acting as a licensee under the Louisiana Real Estate License Law, R.S. 37:1430 et seq., in connection with the same transaction.

Acts 2010, No. 195, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3722 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3722
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, except where the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Community health worker" means an individual who serves as a liaison for community members to facilitate access to health and social services and to improve quality and cultural competence of service delivery through outreach, education, support, and advocacy. "Community health worker" does not include an individual who provides clinical services.

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

Acts 2023, No. 182, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1479 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1479
License issuance and renewal; appearance on documents
Status: in_force

A. Licenses shall be issued for a period of one year and shall expire on the last day of the month of issuance in the preceding year. Licenses which are not timely renewed shall be considered to be expired, and any home inspections performed after expiration of the license shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter.

B. Any licensee who fails to timely renew his license may thereafter renew by paying the appropriate renewal and delinquent fees, filing a renewal application, and completing all continuing education requirements accruing during the period of delinquency. The period for delinquent renewal of an expired license shall be limited to the twelve-month period immediately following the expiration date of the active license. Failure to renew an expired license during such twelve-month period shall require the licensee to pass the board approved licensing examination in addition to paying the appropriate renewal and delinquent fees, filing a renewal application, and completing all continuing education requirements accruing during the period of delinquency. Failure to renew an expired license within the thirty-six-month period immediately following the expiration date of the active license shall, in addition to the above requirements, require the licensee to retake and pass ninety hours of classroom education as set forth in the rules and regulations of the board and to take a standards of practice and code of ethics report writing seminar offered by the board or an education provider approved by the board.

C. Licenses shall be in a form prescribed by the board.

D. The term "licensed home inspector" or "L.H.I." along with the license number of the inspector, shall appear on all advertising, correspondence, reports, and documents incidental to a home inspection.

Acts 1999, No. 61, §2; Acts 2008, No. 130, §1; Acts 2010, No. 751, §1; Acts 2017, No. 328, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 108
Assertion of exceptions or defenses
Status: in_force

A certified public accountant or firm, against whom a claim has been filed under the provisions of this Part, may raise any exception or defense available, pursuant to R.S. 9:5604, in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue at any time without the need for completion of the review process by the public accountant review panel. If the court finds that the claim was perempted prior to being filed, the panel, if established, shall be dissolved.

Acts 1997, No. 747, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1222
Qualifications
Status: in_force

A. A person applying for a permit to open, establish, operate, or maintain a pharmacy, within or outside of this state, shall complete an application in such form and containing such data as the board may require, and complete such other requirements as deemed necessary by the board, including but not limited to designation and identification of a pharmacist-in-charge.

B. Each pharmacy shall ensure accessibility to pharmacy primary care for the public as defined by the board.

C. Each pharmacy permitted by the board may designate a registered agent in this state for service of process.

D. Any such person who does not so designate a registered agent shall be deemed to have designated the secretary of state to be its agent, upon whom may be served all legal process in any action or proceeding against such pharmacy.

E. A permit to operate a pharmacy shall not be transferable.

Acts 1999, No. 767, §§1, 3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 31
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act".

Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:23.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 23.2
Internet publication of certain information concerning permits and licenses; information required to be published; manner of publication
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each state entity subject to the provisions of this Title that issues a permit or license shall prominently include on its internet website the information required by Subsection B of this Section.

(2) If a state entity does not have an internet website, the department of which the state entity is a part shall include the information required by Subsection B of this Section for the state entity on the website of the department.

B. All of the following information shall be included on the website:

(1) A brief description of each permit or license that the state entity issues. For each such permit or license, links to the following shall be included:

(a) The full text of the current application. For any license or permit applied for or issued through a nationwide licensing or registry system, the state entity shall provide a link to the nationwide licensing or registry system.

(b) A checklist of all information required to be submitted to complete the application process.

(c) The name and contact information of the person within the state entity responsible for responding to inquiries about the status of an application.

(d) The anticipated timeline for review of a completed application. For any license or permit applied for or issued through a nationwide licensing or registry system, the state entity shall provide a reasonable estimate for the timeline.

(2) A copy of the annual report submitted to the legislative oversight committees or subcommittees by the state entity pursuant to Subsection C of this Section.

C. Each state entity shall annually submit to its legislative oversight committee or subcommittee a report containing the number of permit or license applications received, the number of permits or licenses issued, and timelines for approval of an application.

D. For the purposes of this Section, "state entity" means any department, office, division, commission, council, board, bureau, or other regulatory agency of state government.

Acts 2022, No. 590, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1745.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1745.13
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Adverse action" includes reducing, restricting, suspending, revoking, denying, terminating, or failing to renew any of the following:

(a) Clinical privileges or membership in a health care entity.

(b) Employment or a contractual relationship with a health care entity.

(c) Enrollment or participation in a health care training program.

(2) "Clinical privileges" includes privileges, membership on the medical staff, and such other circumstances pertaining to the furnishing of medical care under which a physician or other licensed health care professional is permitted to furnish such care or to engage in training in a health care training program.

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

(4) "Health care entity" includes a hospital, as defined in R.S. 40:2102, any institution or clinic licensed by the department, any entity that provides health care services and that follows a formal peer review process for the purpose of furthering quality health care, any hospitalization or care facilities maintained by a university or medical school, or any health care training program in which trainees are required to hold a license, permit, or other authority from a professional licensing board in order to participate in training.

(5) "Health care professional" means:

(a) A person who possesses a current license, certificate, registration, or other authority from a professional licensing board to provide health care services in this state.

(b) Any person who is licensed or otherwise authorized by a professional licensing board to participate in a health care training program in this state.

(6) "Health care training program" means any university, hospital, institution, or other entity that sponsors post-graduate health care training in which participants must possess a license, permit, or other authority from a professional licensing board to participate in training.

(7) "Impaired" or "impairment" means dependency on, or the excessive use or abuse of alcohol or drugs that affect the central nervous system and which are capable of inducing physiological or psychological dependence.

(8) "Professional licensing board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, or the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.109 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.109
Unlawful practice; injunctive relief; penalty
Status: in_force

A. An individual who does not have a valid license or temporary license as a genetic counselor issued in accordance with this Part may not use the title "genetic counselor", "licensed genetic counselor", or any word, letter, abbreviation, or insignia that indicates or implies that he has been issued a license or has met the qualifications for licensure established by this Part.

B.(1) If the board believes that a person has engaged in or is going to engage in an act or practice that constitutes or will constitute a violation of this Section, the board may apply to a district court of appropriate jurisdiction for an order enjoining the act or practice.

(2) If the board determines that a person has engaged in or is going to engage in an act or practice that constitutes or will constitute a violation of this Section, a district court of appropriate jurisdiction may grant an injunction, a restraining order, or another appropriate order relative to the prohibited act or practice.

C. Any person who violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for the first offense and two thousand dollars for each subsequent offense. In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation of this Section, the board may petition a district court of appropriate jurisdiction to enjoin the person who violates this Section from practicing genetic counseling.

Acts 2018, No. 593, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2508 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2508
Reciprocity
Status: in_force

The board may endorse a nursing facility administrator license issued by any other state, upon payment of the new applicant fee, and upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the board that:

(1) Such other state maintained a system and standard of qualifications and examinations for a nursing facility administrator license which were substantially equivalent to those required in this state at the time such other license was issued by such other state.

(2) The individual applicant has passed the Louisiana State Standards Examination.

Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §8. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 667, §5, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 1982, No. 118, §1; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1458 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1458
Penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 2003, No. 713, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3087 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3087
Provisional license
Status: in_force

A. The board may issue a provisional license to any dietitian/nutritionist who presents evidence to the board of successful completion of the education requirements of R.S. 37:3086(C)(1) and (2) for licensure and who makes application for a provisional license upon the form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by applicable fees. A provisional license may be issued to such a person before he has taken the licensure examination prescribed by the board. A provisional license may be issued for a period not exceeding one year and may be renewed from year to year for a period not to exceed two years upon payment of a fee and presentation of evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is in the process of meeting the experience requirements in anticipation of taking the examination.

B. A provisional license shall permit the holder to practice only under the supervision of a licensed dietitian/nutritionist.

Acts 1987, No. 574, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2016, No. 636, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:349 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 349
Certificate of registration required for barbers; students excepted; apprenticeship certificates
Status: in_force

A. No person shall practice or attempt to practice barbering without a certificate of registration as a registered barber issued by the board.

B. Students in certified barber colleges may perform acts included in the practice of barbering but only as clinical training and only on persons who have consented thereto after they have been specifically advised in advance that the operator is not a registered barber but only a student in training.

C. The board is authorized to adopt rules to allow a barber college to charge or accept directly or indirectly any money whatsoever for such clinical practice by the student or for materials used therein whether the money is considered payment for services or materials or as a gratuity.

D. A person participating in the Barber Apprenticeship Program registered with the Apprenticeship Council of Louisiana Works may perform acts included in the practice of barbering if he holds an apprenticeship certificate issued by the board. The board shall issue such an apprenticeship certificate to an applicant upon submission of an application accompanied by proof of his participation in such program and payment of the appropriate apprenticeship certificate fee.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 424, §2. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1; Acts 1995, No. 226, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3472 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3472
Reinspection
Status: in_force

Reinspections of distribution and sales facilities may be conducted as follow-ups to the regular inspections or to guarantee that the applicant or licensee has corrected any discrepancy found by the board. Failure to comply with state and federal laws or the board's regulations shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Chapter and shall subject the applicant or licensee either to disciplinary action by the board or forfeiture of the license.

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. § 37:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 7
Divisions and subordinate units of the department
Status: in_force

The work of the department, other than that assigned to any board thereof, shall be distributed among the divisions of the department. The heads of divisions shall be appointed by the director.

Except as the internal organization structure of the department and the establishment of divisions are specially provided by this Chapter, the governor, on recommendation of the director, may authorize the director to combine existing divisions, divide existing divisions, establish new divisions, change the names of divisions, add new functions to existing divisions, or transfer functions and staff from one division to another within the department.

The director may create, combine, or divide subordinate units within a division or otherwise alter the internal organization of a division.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1869 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1869
Violations; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any licensed secondhand dealer who violates, neglects, or refuses to comply with any provision of this Part shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five 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, and he shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than five years, or both. For a third offense, his occupational license shall be revoked, and he shall not thereafter be permitted to engage in the business of secondhand dealer in this state.

C. Any secondhand 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 secondhand dealer to show cause in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, as to why the noncomplying secondhand dealer's retail occupational license should not be suspended or revoked as prescribed under this Part. 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.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 770, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1184, §1, eff. July 3, 2003; Acts 2011, No. 389, §1; Acts 2023, No. 151, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1436 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1436
Licensing and registration required
Status: in_force

A. Licenses issued by the commission shall be classed as active and inactive.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, to engage in any real estate activity relating to any portion of a real estate transaction performed for another, unless exempted, as specified herein.

C. It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity, or the successor or assignee thereof, to create a timeshare plan, or to make sales of timeshare interests, which it owns or purports to own or for another, without first obtaining a registration, as provided in this Chapter, unless exempted, as specified therein.

D. Any person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal entity that, directly or indirectly for another, with the intention or upon the promise of receiving any valuable consideration, offers, attempts, or agrees to perform, or performs any single act described herein, whether as a part of a transaction, or as an entire transaction, shall be deemed a licensee or registrant within the meaning of this Chapter. The commission of a single act by such a person or entity required to be licensed or registered under this Chapter and not so licensed or registered shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this Chapter.

E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five hundred dollars per day of violation, beginning from five calendar days from service by certified mail of the cease-and-desist letter issued by the commission, or imprisoned for not more than three months, or both.

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

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1; Acts 2017, No. 50, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1737 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1737
Immunity from liability; implementation of the "Amber Alert" system
Status: in_force

A. Louisiana's statewide "Amber Alert" system is a cooperative effort among the Louisiana State Police and local law enforcement agencies, Louisiana Sheriffs' Association and Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, working in conjunction with the Amber Alert Foundation of Louisiana, the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, radio and television stations, the Louisiana Cable & Telecommunications Association, cable television operators, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation and its retailers throughout the state and other entities who may become an active component part of this effort. This statewide system provides law enforcement agencies with intermediary access to the transmitted signals of those radio and television broadcast stations and cable systems across the state which voluntarily participate during the critical minutes following an initial report to local authorities of the abduction of a child. By utilizing remote access equipment linked to the National Emergency Alert System (EAS) and an electronic mail network, maintained by the Louisiana State Police, all radio and television broadcast stations, cable television operators, and the Louisiana Lottery Corporation will receive an alert to interrupt programming, via the EAS, and transmit information about a child's abduction. Accurate information about the disappearance, together with a photograph and description of the child, will be disseminated to as many residents of the state as possible as quickly as possible. Citizens having information which may lead to the recovery of the abducted child will be requested to contact law enforcement agencies by calling 911, or their local law enforcement agency.

B. Overutilization of the EAS or false information could render the "Amber Alert" system ineffective; therefore, all necessary precautions to authenticate information and limit interruptions of local radio and television broadcasts shall be taken.

C. Any state police officer, members of other law enforcement entities, radio or television broadcasters, cable television operators, lottery corporation or lottery vendors who transmit or display, or who fail to transmit or display such information concerning an abducted child, and other entities who may become an active component of this effort, shall not be liable for any civil damages or criminal penalty as a result of any acts or omissions relative to the "Amber Alert" program.

D. The immunity herein granted to state police officers, members of other law enforcement entities, radio and television broadcasters, cable television operators, lottery corporation or lottery vendors as provided for in Subsection C of this Section shall extend to and include the officers, directors, members and employees of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, Louisiana Cable & Telecommunications Association, and the Amber Alert Foundation of Louisiana.

Acts 2003, No. 59, §1, eff. May 23, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1788 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1788
Change in ownership; change in name; change in location; ceasing to do business
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided below, an application for a new license is required upon a twenty-five percent or more change in the ownership of any licensed pawnshop.

B.(1) In the event that a licensee, for whatever reason, wishes to change its legal entity, it shall notify the commissioner thirty days prior to such change and submit a fee of one hundred dollars. For the purposes of this Subsection, a natural person may transfer his license to a juridical person in which he owns at least seventy-five percent interest. A juridical person may transfer a license to another juridical person provided that seventy-five percent or more of the ownership in the transferee is the same as that of the transferor.

(2)(a) Where a change in ownership occurs due to the death of an owner of twenty-five percent or more of a licensed pawnshop, a new license shall not be necessary under either of the following circumstances:

(i) The deceased held ownership as part of a community of acquets and gains and the surviving spouse obtains ownership of the deceased's share of the community, either in full or via usufruct.

(ii) The ownership of the deceased transfers via succession to an ascendant, descendant, or collateral heir of the deceased.

(b) When a licensee seeks to change ownership pursuant to this Subsection, upon renewal of the license, the licensee shall notify the commissioner in writing of the change of ownership and provide such proof as the commissioner deems appropriate to support such change in ownership.

(3) In the event that a licensee wishes to change its name, trade name, or assumed name, and such change is not due to a change in ownership or legal entity, the licensee shall notify the commissioner in writing within thirty days of such change and submit a fee of fifty dollars. If the licensee fails to notify the commissioner or remit the required fee within the required thirty days, the commissioner may assess the licensee an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars as a penalty.

C.(1) Before a licensee changes the location of a pawnshop, the licensee shall provide thirty days' written notice of the same and pay a fee of one hundred dollars to the commissioner who shall then amend the license. The licensee shall also provide all persons who have things in pledge, at the address listed on the pawn ticket, with thirty days' written notice of the change in location.

(2) When a change of location is to occur, in lieu of the notices required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a licensee may give notice by publishing such in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality in which the pawnshop is located and placing a notice in the pawnshop window thirty days prior to the change of location. The notice must be published each week for four weeks prior to the change of location.

D. Before a licensee ceases business, the licensee shall provide thirty days written notice of the same to the commissioner who shall then cancel the license. The licensee shall also provide all persons who have things in pledge, at the address listed on the pawn ticket, with thirty days written notice of the date business will cease. Ceasing business shall not impair or affect the obligation of either the pawnbroker or the pledgor to fulfill the terms of any preexisting contract between them.

Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1062, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 235, §1; Acts 1999, No. 883, §1; Acts 2010, No. 60, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.61
Standards of practice for medical psychologists
Status: in_force

A. Medical psychologists shall be authorized to administer and prescribe only drugs recognized and customarily used for the management of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, and cognitive diseases or disorders.

B. Standards for the treatment or management of common complications of the drug therapy provided by medical psychologists will be set forth in rules and regulations which shall be promulgated and adopted by the board, in consultation with the Medical Psychology Advisory Committee, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

C. Medical psychologists may not order, administer, prescribe, or distribute narcotics as defined in this Part.

D. Nothing in this Part shall be interpreted or construed as permitting a medical psychologist to pharmacologically treat patients for other primary medical conditions, unless specifically defined in and authorized by the board in such rules and regulations as might be necessary.

E. Practitioners licensed under this Part may order and interpret laboratory studies and other medical diagnostic procedures, as necessary for adequate pretreatment health screening, diagnosis of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, and cognitive disorders and treatment maintenance, including those necessary for the monitoring of potential side effects associated with medications prescribed by the medical psychologist.

F. Medical psychologists shall maintain Basic Life Support certification.

G. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, nothing in this Part shall prohibit or restrict medical psychologists, licensed under the provisions of this Part, from employing or otherwise utilizing psychological technicians or psychometricians to assist in the provision of nonmedical psychological services.

(1) Psychological technicians or psychometricians shall be authorized to administer psychological tests and provide other technical, ancillary nonmedical psychological services as specifically ordered by the medical psychologist.

(2) Psychological technicians or psychometricians shall minimally hold a bachelor's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university.

(3) Psychological technicians or psychometricians shall administer psychological tests or provide other technical, ancillary nonmedical psychological services only under the general supervision of the medical psychologist.

(4) The medical psychologist employing or otherwise utilizing the services of a psychological technician or psychometrician assumes the professional responsibility and liability for all services and actions undertaken by the psychological technician or psychometrician acting on behalf of the medical psychologist.

(5) The medical psychologist shall provide the board, in such manner and form as directed by the board, with the name and credentials of any psychological technician or psychometrician under his or her supervision.

(6) Psychological technicians or psychometrician in the employ or otherwise utilized by a medical psychologist under the provisions of this Part may provide other technical, ancillary nonmedical psychological services as might be approved by the board.

(7) The board, in consultation with the Medical Psychology Advisory Committee, shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to otherwise govern the activities of psychological technicians or psychometricians.

Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1226 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1226
Prescription; name of patient
Status: in_force

No pharmacist or dispensing physician shall fill any prescription unless the name of the patient and the trade name, or the generic name, or the most commonly used name of the medication or device appears on the label, unless otherwise specified by the practitioner.

Acts 1999, No. 767, §§1, 3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:931 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 931
Civil immunity; certain persons
Status: in_force

A. There shall be no civil liability and no licensee or other individual shall have a cause of action or a claim for damages against any person or institution providing information to the board, its members, officers, designated agents or representatives, employees, where the individual or institution acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that such information is accurate.

B. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against any member of the board, its officers, employees, agents, or representatives for any action undertaken or performed by such individual within the scope of the duties, powers, and functions of the board when acting without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action taken is within the board's and such individual's authority.

Acts 1985, No. 659, §1; Acts 1995, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1435 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1435
Powers of the commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall have the full power and authority to:

(1) Regulate the issuance of real estate licenses, registrations, and certificates.

(2) Censure licensees, registrants, and certificate holders.

(3) Suspend or revoke licenses, registrations, and certificates.

(4) Impose additional continuing education requirements on licensees, registrants, or certificate holders.

(5) Purchase, acquire, develop, expand, sell, lease, maintain, mortgage, borrow funds, or otherwise contract with respect to immovable property and improvements thereon as it may deem necessary or appropriate to accomplish the provisions of this Chapter. Additionally, the commission shall have the authority to borrow funds with the approval of the State Bond Commission and to expend funds of the commission for the acquisition of immovable property and improvements thereon. In the event that the commission sells immovable property and improvements thereon, the revenue derived from the sale shall be retained by the commission and shall not be subject to reversion to the state general fund.

B. The commission shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings.

C. The commission may:

(1) Adopt all necessary rules and bylaws for the administration and enforcement of this Chapter.

(2) Require any satisfactory proof it may desire as to the honesty, truthfulness, reputation, and knowledge of any applicant or of any of the officers or members of such applicant, if applicable, to any of the following:

(a) Real estate broker license.

(b) Real estate salesperson license.

(c) Real estate school or vendor certification.

(d) Timeshare interest salesperson registration.

(e) Real estate instructor approval or certification.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 533, §2.

D. In addition to its general powers, as provided by way of extension and not of limitation, the commission may require all licensees, registrants, and certificate holders to keep records, as specified in this Chapter. The commission is authorized to inspect such records at the offices of the licensees, registrants, and certificate holders, by its duly authorized representatives between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, and to subpoena any of the records.

E. The commission shall have the right to subpoena any licensee, registrant, certificate holder, or witness for the purpose of holding any hearing or in furtherance of an authorized investigation. Failure by a licensee or registrant to comply with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum shall be punishable by the commission as pursuant to R.S. 37:1455.

F. The commission shall have the right to require all real estate licensees and registered timeshare developers to deposit all monies or things of value received on behalf of clients in a separate banking account or accounts in a legally chartered financial institution. The monies so received are not to be commingled with the personal funds of such licensees or registrants.

G. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall have such powers, authority, and responsibilities as the commission shall delegate. The commission shall establish the salary of the executive director, and may remove the executive director for cause.

H. The commission may adopt rules, regulations, and procedures in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, by which a determination may be made as to whom a disputed escrow deposit shall be released.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 387, §1; Acts 1983, No. 552, §2; Acts 1984, No. 943, §2, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 837, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 642, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 1999, No. 628, §1; Acts 2005, No. 78, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3115 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3115
Renewal of license, certificate; penalty
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each original license issued by the board shall be valid throughout this state from the date of issuance until the last day of December next succeeding the date upon which said license was issued unless the license shall have been revoked or suspended for cause as provided in this Chapter.

(2) All bonds and licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall expire on December thirty-first following the date of issuance and shall be nontransferable. Each renewal license shall be valid throughout this state from January first of each year to December thirty-first of each year. All applications for renewal of auctioneers' licenses shall be submitted to the board by November first of each year, and licenses shall be issued by January tenth of each year. If application for renewal of license has not been made, the license shall expire on December thirty-first and it shall be illegal for any person to represent himself and act as an auctioneer thereafter. Any auctioneer who submits a renewal application after January first shall be subject to a late penalty of seventy-five dollars, which shall be paid to the Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board. Any auctioneer having a previous annual license shall be presumed to be a renewal applicant unless that auctioneer has allowed the license to lapse for more than one year from the date of renewal. If such license has lapsed for twelve continuous months or more, then the auctioneer shall be deemed unlicensed and shall only be licensed by completing the same requirements as a new applicant. This requirement may be waived and restoration of the license granted if, in the board's discretion, the circumstances surrounding the auctioneer's failure to renew timely so warrant.

(3) The board shall notify the auctioneer of the need for renewal at the latest known address at least sixty days in advance of the expiration and send such forms for renewal as required by law. The board shall require in such application, or otherwise, information relating to the following:

(a) The name of the applicant.

(b) The street address of applicant's principal place of business and each additional place of business.

(c) The type of business organization of applicant.

(d) The applicant's financial standing.

(e) The applicant's business integrity.

(f) Whether the applicant has an established place of business and is engaged in the pursuit, avocation, or business for which a license is applied for.

(g) Whether the applicant is able to properly conduct the business for which a license is applied for.

(4) All applications for renewal shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees in accordance with the schedule as provided in this Chapter. In the event any application for renewal is denied and the license applied for is not issued, the initial license fee only shall be refunded.

B. The board shall issue the same number for the renewed license as that number issued for the original license.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 508, §5. Acts 1986, No. 567, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 923, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1432
Louisiana Real Estate Commission; qualifications; terms of office
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Real Estate Commission is hereby created within the office of the governor. The commission shall consist of eleven members appointed by the governor. One member shall be appointed from each of the seven supreme court districts. Two members shall be appointed at large. Two members shall be appointed from the following districts: one appointee from either the Fourth Congressional District or the Fifth Congressional District and one appointee from either the First, Second, Third, or Sixth Congressional District. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

B. Each appointment to the commission shall be for a four-year term. No commissioner shall serve more than two four-year terms consecutively. If an appointee has served two four-year terms consecutively as a commissioner, he shall not be eligible to serve again as a commissioner until after four years from the last date he served in such capacity.

C. Members of the commission shall be citizens and qualified electors of this state. Each member shall have actively engaged in the real estate business as a broker for at least five years next preceding the date of appointment.

D. A vacancy caused by any reason except the expiration of the term shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

E. The governor may remove any member of the commission for cause.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 730, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 436, §1; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 78, §1; Acts 2009, No. 104, §1; Acts 2012, No. 803, §9; Acts 2025, No. 256, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2720 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2720
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any individual or person:

(1) To engage in the practice of social work without being duly licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) To imply or state that he is a licensed clinical social worker, certified social worker, licensed master's social worker, or registered social worker, unless he is duly and respectively licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter.

(3) To use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter during the time his license, certificate, or registration shall be suspended, revoked, or shall have lapsed.

(4) To otherwise violate any of the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Such misdemeanor, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

C. Such misdemeanor shall be prosecuted by the district attorney of the judicial district in which the offense was committed in the name of the people of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3312 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3312
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in parish jail for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1985, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:388 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 388
Review of board's orders
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any applicant or licensee who thinks himself aggrieved by any action of the board taken under any of the provisions of this Chapter within thirty days after receipt of a copy of the order of the board may file a petition in the district court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.

(2) The petition shall set forth the errors complained of.

(3) If, upon consideration of the records, the court finds that the order was unlawful or unreasonable, it may reverse, vacate, or modify it.

B. The board shall be the defendant in the suit. Unless waived, citations and other judicial process shall be served upon the president of the board or if he is absent upon any member of the board or by leaving a copy at the office of the board in the city of Baton Rouge.

C. Upon service or waiver thereof, the board shall file its answer accompanied by a transcript of the records of the board, the original papers or transcripts thereof, and a certified transcript of all evidence adduced upon the hearing before the board in the proceedings complained of.

D. No proceeding to vacate, reverse, or modify a final order rendered by the board shall stay the execution or effect thereof, in vacation, except on application and three days' notice to the board. In that event, the petitioner shall execute his bond in a sum prescribed with surety satisfactory to the court conditioned upon the prompt payment of all damages arising from or caused by the delay in the effectiveness or enforcement of the order complained of.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1443
Fees
Status: in_force

The commission may charge:

(1) Initial fees for licensing or certification:

(a) Individual real estate broker's license $120.00

(b) Corporate, partnership, or limited liability

company real estate broker's license $120.00

(c) Branch office license $ 45.00

(d) Real estate salesperson's license $ 45.00

(e) School certification $650.00

(f) Instructor application/certification $ 35.00

(g) Instructor certification re-examination $ 35.00

(h) Continuing education vendor $300.00

(2) Renewal fees for licensing or certification:

(a) Real estate active broker's license $ 70.00

(b) Real estate inactive broker's license $ 35.00

(c) Branch office license $ 45.00

(d) Real estate active salesperson's license $ 35.00

(e) Real estate inactive salesperson's license $ 35.00

(f) School certification $300.00

(g) Instructor certification $ 35.00

(h) Continuing education vendor $150.00

(3) Fees for timeshare registration:

(a) Initial public offering statement filing fee $500.00

(b) Additional public offering statement filing fee $250.00

(c) Initial timeshare developer registration $120.00

(d) Timeshare developer renewal fee $ 70.00

(e) Initial timeshare interest salesperson fee $ 45.00

(f) Timeshare interest salesperson renewal fee $ 35.00

(g) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 533, §2.

(4) Delinquent fees, in addition to the renewal fee, if not renewed by September thirtieth of the applicable license or registration period:

(a) October 1 - November 15 Active and Inactive Licensees $ 50.00

(b) November 16 - December 31 Active Licensees $200.00

(c) November 16 - December 31 Inactive Licensees $ 50.00

(d) October 1 - December 31 Real estate schools, vendors,

and pre-license instructors $ 50.00

(5) Transfer fees:

(a) Active status to inactive status $ 45.00

(b) Inactive status to active status $ 45.00

(c) All other transfers $ 35.00

(6) Processing fee $ 25.00

(7) License verification $ 25.00

(8) Continuing education course registration $ 15.00

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Amended by Acts 1981, No. 309, §1; Acts 1983, No. 552, §2; Acts 1985, No. 999, §2; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1; Acts 2007, No. 35, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §§1, 2; Acts 2021, No. 193, §1, eff. April 1, 2022.

NOTE: See Acts 2021, No. 193, §2, regarding license or registration renewal.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:963 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 963
Domicile of board
Status: in_force

The domicile of the board shall be Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

Acts 2014, No. 120, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3355
Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) Establish and publish minimum standards of respiratory therapy practice in accordance with those developed and accepted by the profession.

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

(3) Adopt, promulgate, revise, and enforce rules and regulations that the board may deem necessary to ensure the competency of applicants, the protection of the public, and proper administration of this Chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

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

Acts 1985, No. 408, §1; Acts 2007, No. 142, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:773 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 773
State and municipal regulations
Status: in_force

All persons licensed to practice dentistry in this state shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases and any and all matters pertaining to public health.

They shall make reports to proper health offices the same as those practicing other professions are required to so report and executing death certificates, when necessary in the practice of their profession. These reports and certificates, in the manner provided by law, shall be accepted by the office or department to whom they are made.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1340 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1340
Advisory Committee on Perfusion; duties; powers
Status: in_force

Under the authority of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, the committee shall:

(1) Establish a code of ethics.

(2) Establish the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses, renewal of licenses, and reciprocal licenses.

(3) Establish the revocation, suspension, or denial of a license, probate a license suspension, or reprimand a license holder for a violation of this Part, the code of ethics, or the rules of the board.

(4) Establish the categories of fees and the amount of fees that may be imposed in connection with a license.

(5) Establish continuing professional education requirements for licensed perfusionists and provisional licensed perfusionists under this Part, the standards of which shall be at least as stringent as the didactic requirements established by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor agency, and shall:

(a) Establish the minimum amount of continuing education required to renew a license under this Part.

(b) Develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses.

(c) Identify the factors for the competent performance by a license holder of the license holder's professional duties.

(d) Develop a procedure to assess a license holder's participation in continuing education programs.

(6) Assist in such other matters dealing with perfusion as the board in its discretion may direct.

(7) Have the authority to conduct and its members to attend and participate in a meeting via electronic means in accordance with R.S. 42:17.3.

Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2022, No. 408, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1288 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1288
Anesthetics; administering by midwives
Status: in_force

No person holding a certificate to practice midwifery shall administer any form of anesthetic to any person under his care unless done by the direction and under the supervision of a licensed physician or unless otherwise expressly authorized to do so by the board.

Acts 1975, No. 350, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1864.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1864.1
Photographic and other records; exceptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) In addition to the information required in R.S. 37:1864, every secondhand dealer shall obtain a photograph of a person selling or delivering merchandise or articles to the dealer if the fair market value of the merchandise is one hundred dollars or greater. The quality of such photograph shall be sufficient readily to identify the person depicted. In lieu of the photograph of the person selling or delivering the merchandise, the dealer may obtain either a thumbprint of such person, the quality of which thumbprint shall be sufficient to identify the person, or a photocopy of the person's Louisiana driver's license, driver's license from another state, passport, military identification, or identification issued by a governmental agency or the United States Postal Service. Each photograph, thumbprint, or photocopy, as the case may be, shall be cross-referenced with the ledger entry required by R.S. 37:1864. The photograph, thumbprint, or photocopy shall be preserved for a period of at least a year.

(2) Pursuant to a request from a law enforcement agency, a secondhand dealer shall be required to capture photographically uniquely identifiable used merchandise or articles purchased pursuant to R.S. 37:1864(A). Photographs shall be made available to the law enforcement agency within twenty-four hours after the request.

B. A transaction between dealers who are licensed under Part I of Chapter 21 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be exempt from this Section.

C. 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) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 292, §2.

Acts 1987, No. 901, §2; Acts 2010, No. 918, §1; Acts 2012, No. 292, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1026.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1026.5
Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants
Status: in_force

A. The authorized functions of the certified medication attendant shall include the following:

(1) Delivery and administration of certain prescribed medications ordered by an authorized prescriber for patients under the supervision of a licensed nurse by the following methods:

(a) Orally.

(b) Topically.

(c) Drops for eye, ear, or nose.

(d) Vaginally.

(e) Rectally.

(f) Transdermally.

(g) Via oral inhaler.

(2) Recording medications administered to the resident in the resident's chart.

(3) Charting medication effects and side effects.

B. The prohibited functions of the medication attendant shall include the following:

(1) Administering controlled dangerous substances or other substances identified as high risk by the department, unless otherwise specified in department rules.

(2) Administering medications by intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, or other routes restricted in department rules.

(3) Administering medications by the oral inhalant aerosol route, unless administering a premeasured dosage unit provided by the manufacturer.

(4) Administering medications ordered on a pro re nata, as-needed, basis, except on an individualized basis as specified in department rules.

(5) Receiving or assuming responsibility for writing oral or telephone orders from an authorized prescriber.

(6) Performing a task involving the administration of medication if the medication administration requires an assessment of the patient's physical status, the need for medication, a calculation of the dosage of the medication, or the conversion of a dosage.

(7) Performing a task involving the administration of a medication if the patient is unstable or has changing nursing needs, unless the supervising nurse is available to monitor the patient and the effect of the medication on the patient.

Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2465 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2465
Licensing requirements; applicability
Status: in_force

A. Any person who owns, maintains, or operates an office or place of business in which the person employs or engages under contract a person who practices the selling and fitting of hearing aids shall file annually on or before the first day of the calendar year with the board a list of all licensed hearing aid dealers directly or indirectly employed by it and shall also file with the board a statement on a form approved by the board that it submits itself to the rules and regulations of the board and the provisions of this Chapter. An organization shall register with the board its intention to engage in the selling and fitting of hearing aids or accessories prior to the organization selling or offering for sale hearing aids or accessories.

B. The board may revoke or suspend the registration of an organization if the organization or an employee of the organization commits any of the acts listed as causes for revocation or suspension in R.S. 37:2453.

Acts 1968, No. 302, §25, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2009, No. 281, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2022, No. 271, §§2, 7; Acts 2023, No. 34, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:964 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 964
Terms of members
Status: in_force

The terms of the members of the board shall be for six years; provided that initially three members shall serve two years, three shall serve four years and three shall serve six years. Board members shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 274, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3270 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3270
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature of Louisiana declares that it is necessary to require the licensure of private security agents and businesses to be in the best interest of the citizens of this state.

B. The purpose of this Chapter is to require qualifying criteria in a professional field in which unqualified individuals may injure the public. The requirements of this Chapter will contribute to the safety, health, and welfare of the people of Louisiana.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Act 1991, No. 315, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3721 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3721
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Act".

Acts 2023, No. 182, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1184 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1184
Fees
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the fees and costs established by the board in accordance with R.S. 37:1182(A) shall not be less than the following schedule:

Minimum

(1) Miscellaneous fees and costs

(a) Photocopies of documents per page $ 0.50

(b) Certification of document as true copy $ 5.00

(c) Certification of document as office record $ 5.00

(d) Certification of license $ 20.00

(e) Official list of licensed pharmacists $ 150.00

(f) Official list of certified technicians $ 150.00

(g) Official list of pharmacy permits $ 150.00

(h) Handling and mailing per page $ 1.00

(i) Administrative hearing fee $ 250.00

(j) Pharmacy intern registration $ 10.00

(k) Law book $ 40.00

(l) Certification of practical experience

to another state $ 10.00

(m) Official list of registered pharmacy interns $ 150.00

(n) Official list of registered pharmacy

technician candidates $ 150.00

(2) Licenses, permits, certification, registrations,

and examinations for pharmacists

(a)(i) Renewal fee for license, per year $ 100.00

(ii) Pharmacy education support fee, per year $ 100.00

(b) Delinquent fee in addition to renewal fee,

per year $ 50.00

(c) Reinstatement of a license which has been

suspended, revoked, or has lapsed due to

nonrenewal $ 200.00

(d) Credential certification $ 50.00

(e) Examination and licensing $ 300.00

(f) Reciprocity fees $ 150.00

(g) Certificates, duplicates $ 75.00

(h) Certificates, silver $ 100.00

(i) New issuance of certificates $ 75.00

(3) Licenses, permits, certification, registration, and

any other designations for pharmacy locations

(a)(i) New pharmacy permit fee $ 150.00

(ii) Pharmacy education support fee, per year $ 100.00

(b) Pharmacy change of location $ 150.00

(c) Pharmacy change of ownership $ 150.00

(d) Pharmacy permit renewal fee, per year $ 125.00

(e) Delinquent permit renewal fee, per year $ 62.50

(f) Pharmacy CDS permit fee, per year $ 25.00

(g) Delinquent pharmacy CDS permit fee, per year $ 12.50

(h) Reinstatement of a permit which has

been suspended, revoked, or which has

lapsed due to nonrenewal $ 200.00

(i) Automated medication system registration,

per year $ 150.00

(j) Emergency drug kits for long-term care

facilities, per year $ 25.00

(4) Certification and examination for pharmacy

technicians

(a) Examination and certification $ 100.00

(b) Renewal certification fee, per year $ 50.00

(c) Certificate, duplicate $ 50.00

(d) Reinstatement of a pharmacy technician

certificate which has been suspended,

revoked, or has lapsed by nonrenewal $ 200.00

(e) Delinquent certificate renewal fee, per year $ 25.00

(f) Pharmacy technician candidate registration $ 25.00

(5) Per diem $ 75.00

(6) Permits for pharmacy benefit managers

(a) Application fee for initial permit $ 500.00

(b) Permit renewal fee, per year $ 500.00

(c) Delinquent permit renewal fee, per year $ 250.00

Amended by Acts 1965, No. 131, §1; Acts 1970, No. 372, §1; Acts 1976, No. 314, §1; Acts 1979, No. 395, §1; Acts 1981, No. 263, §1; Acts 1986, No. 513, §1; Acts 1997, No. 372, §1; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2005, No. 267, §1; Acts 2015, No. 298, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1026.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1026.1
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to create a program that shall authorize certification of medication attendants to perform certain functions in licensed long-term care facilities. This program shall be administered by the Louisiana Department of Health.

Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 50, §1; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.33
Violations
Status: in_force

The board may, exercising due process, discipline any physician assistant, as provided in R.S. 37:1360.34, who:

(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license.

(2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license.

(3) Violates any provision of this Part or any regulations adopted by the board pertaining to this Part.

(4) Is convicted of a felony.

(5) Is a habitual user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he is unable to safely perform as a physician assistant.

(6) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has a mental condition that renders him unable to safely perform as a physician assistant.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 644, §2.

(8) Represents himself as a physician.

Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 2024, No. 644, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 14
Fees; expenses
Status: in_force

All fees for licenses or other services shall be deposited in the state treasury and all expenses of the department shall be paid from the treasury under specific appropriations therefor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3430 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3430
Violation; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall assume or use the title or designation "licensed clinical exercise physiologist" unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter. This provision shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

B. Whoever violates this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

Acts 1995, No. 630, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2813 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2813
Other annual license taxes not required
Status: in_force

Licensed chiropractors and interns shall not be required to pay any annual license fee or tax except as provided in R.S. 37:2809(A).

Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3141
Information required in advertisement
Status: in_force

Any licensed auctioneer who advertises to hold or conduct an auction shall indicate in such advertisement his name, business addresses, license number, and such other reasonable information as may be required by rule.

Acts 1986, No. 564, §6, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.88 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.88
Misrepresenting the terms of a direct agreement
Status: in_force

A person shall not make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated, a misrepresentation of the terms of any direct agreement, the benefits or advantages promised thereby, or use the name or title of any direct agreement misrepresenting the nature thereof.

Acts 2014, No. 867, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3408 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3408
Continuing education requirements
Status: in_force

A. As a prerequisite to renewal of a real estate appraiser registration or license, all registrants and licensees shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having met the continuing education requirements set forth in this Chapter.

B. Prior to renewal of a registration or a license, regardless of classification, the renewal applicant shall obtain not less than twenty-eight hours of continuing education credit, or its equivalent, in courses approved by the board and in accordance with the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, or its successor, as developed and periodically amended by the Appraiser Qualifications Board.

C. In lieu of meeting the requirements of Subsection B of this Section, an applicant for renewal may present evidence of the following:

(1) Completion of courses determined by the board to be equivalent to continuing education courses approved by the board pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.

(2)(a) Participation, other than as a student, in educational processes and programs in real property appraisal theory, practices, or techniques including but not limited to teaching, program development, and preparation of textbooks, monographs, articles, and other instructional materials, all to be approved by the board.

(b) No more than half of the continuing education credit shall be granted for participation pursuant to this Paragraph.

D. The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of the provisions of this Section to provide registrants and licensees with current knowledge of real property appraisal theories, practices, and techniques. Such regulations shall prescribe the following:

(1) Policies and procedures for obtaining board approval of courses pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.

(2) Standards, policies, and procedures to be applied by the board in evaluating course equivalency as specified in Subsection C of this Section.

(3) Standards, monitoring methods, and systems for recording attendance to be employed by course sponsors as a prerequisite to board approval of courses for credit.

E. In making recommendations pursuant to Paragraph (D)(1) of this Section, the board shall give consideration to courses of instruction, seminars, and other real property appraisal education courses or programs previously or hereafter developed by or under the auspices of professional appraisal organizations and utilized by those associations for purposes of designation, certification, or recertification of the members of the association.

F. No amendment or repeal of a regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this Section shall operate to deprive a registered or licensed real estate appraiser of credit for any course of instruction completed by the applicant prior to the amendment or repeal of the regulation, if the course would have qualified for continuing education credit under the regulation as it existed prior to the repeal or amendment.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2001, No. 888, §1; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2014, No. 213, §1; Acts 2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3134 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3134
Livestock auctioneers
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to and the board shall not have jurisdiction over auctioneers who are engaged in the auction business exclusively as an employee or agent of a Louisiana livestock market which is regulated by the Louisiana Board of Animal Health and who are registered with that board as required by R.S. 3:571.

Acts 1987, No. 157, §2; Acts 2012, No. 811, §12, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2020, No. 306, §3, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1208
Waiver of licensure or certification renewal while in military service
Status: in_force

Upon written request of any licensed pharmacist or certified technician serving in active duty in the military service of the United States or any of its allies, the board may waive the requirement for the renewal of pharmacist license or technician certificate, including the renewal fees.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 272, §3; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2012, No. 358, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1275.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1275.1
Canadian and Philippine doctors
Status: in_force

A. Under the authority granted by R.S. 37:1275, the board may issue a temporary permit authorizing the practice of medicine for a time not to exceed five years, to a person licensed to practice medicine in Canada and a citizen of Canada or licensed to practice medicine in the Republic of the Philippines and a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines, if that person has obtained a work visa from the United States government. Thereafter, that person must obtain an immigration visa before his permit may be extended.

B. Such persons who wish to practice medicine under this Section shall:

(1) Be twenty-one years of age;

(2) Be of good moral character;

(3) Present to the board a valid diploma from a medical college in good standing with the board; and

(4) Pass an examination which the board deems sufficient to test the applicant's fitness to practice medicine in this state. The board may design or administer its own examination, or it may use examinations from any national examining agency, either public or private as long as such examinations are, in its view, sufficient for such purpose.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 370, §1; Acts 1985, No. 302, §2; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3296 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3296
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

The adoption of any rule or regulation, guideline, substantive procedure, or code of conduct shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3405
Principal place of business for appraiser; contact information
Status: in_force

A. Each registered or licensed real estate appraiser shall notify the board of any change in the information required for registration, licensure, or renewal including but not limited to the following:

(1) The address of his principal place of business and all other addresses at which he is currently engaged in the business of preparing real property appraisal reports.

(2) The address of his domicile.

(3) Primary telephone number.

(4) Primary electronic mail address.

B. Each registered or licensed appraiser required by Subsection A of this Section to notify the board shall provide such notice in writing within ten days of the change.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:756 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 756
Receipts and disbursements of board
Status: in_force

A. All fees received by the board under this Chapter shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer. Disbursements made by the board shall be signed by the president and the secretary-treasurer. In the absence of either the president or secretary-treasurer, the vice president or any employee empowered by the board by majority vote is authorized to sign all disbursements with the remaining authorized signatory.

B. The board may expend the necessary funds for its offices, furniture, fixtures, supplies, equipment, printing, and all other expenses necessary to conduct the board's business.

Acts 1986, No. 914, §1; Acts 2006, No. 329, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1733 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1733
Dentists' peer review committee; immunity
Status: in_force

Any dentist who serves on a peer review committee or any dentist or physician who serves as a consultant to a peer review committee established by a dental society or association to review any controversy or dispute involving a patient, dentist or provider of dental benefits shall not be liable to any person for damages as a result of any action taken or recommendation made by him within the scope of his function as a member of or consultant to such peer review committee if such action was taken or recommendation made without malice. No dental association or dental society shall be liable for damages for any action taken or recommendation made by a peer review committee or any member of said committee or consultant to said committee.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 697, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1519 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1519
Status of persons previously licensed
Status: in_force

Any person holding a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in this state on July 1, 1967 shall be recognized as a licensed veterinarian and shall be entitled to retain this status so long as he complies with the pertinent provisions of this Chapter, including annual renewal of the license.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3387.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3387.10
Licensed prevention professional
Status: in_force

A. Licensed prevention professional is a practice credential. The licensed prevention professional may practice autonomously, independent of any other professional association or supervision. The scope of practice affords the licensed prevention professional the flexibility of working in a variety of settings that support competency-based levels of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Prevention can range from working with specific and varied populations to mobilizing communities and advocating for healthy behaviors. In the exercise of his scope of practice, the licensed prevention professional shall adhere to the requirements of the state strategic prevention plan and shall do nothing inconsistent with or in derogation of that plan.

B. Any person seeking to be recognized by the board as a licensed prevention professional 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 of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars. The license shall be renewed every two years and shall be accompanied by a fee for renewal of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars.

C. Upon investigation of the application, the board shall, within forty-five 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.

D. The board shall recognize as a licensed prevention professional each candidate who:

(1) Possesses, at a minimum, a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education and documents one year of board-approved prevention experience.

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

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

(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 provide the board with a certified criminal history.

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

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

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

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

(6) Documents completion of any ethics training required by the board and signs a form of professional and ethical accountability and responsibility as prescribed by the board.

(7) Documents having successfully completed any training prescribed by the board. Training as contemplated in this Chapter may include educational as well as experiential components.

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

E. The licensed prevention professional is a practice credential and, to the extent possible, it shall be governed by existing rules, including but not limited to those applicable to the application for and renewal of prevention practice credentials. The board may adopt and promulgate such additional rules as may be necessary and may prescribe such other qualifications and requirements for licensed prevention professionals as may be appropriate for the protection of the public or the enhancement of professional services provided pursuant to the authority of this Chapter.

F. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 328, §3.

G. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 328, §3.

Acts 2006, No. 427, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2020, No. 328, §§2, 3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1138
Adverse actions
Status: in_force

A.(1) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with the existing state due process law, to:

(a) Take adverse action against a licensed professional counselor's privilege to practice within that member state.

(b) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a licensing board in a member state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another member state shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state in which the witnesses or evidence are located.

(2) Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse action against a licensed professional counselor's license issued by the home state.

B. For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same priority and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if the conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.

C. The home state shall complete any pending investigations of a licensed professional counselor who changes his primary state of residence during the course of the investigations. The home state shall also have the authority to take appropriate action and shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the coordinated licensure information system shall promptly notify the new home state of any adverse actions.

D. A member state, if otherwise permitted by state law, may recover from the affected licensed professional counselor the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that licensed professional counselor.

E. A member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of the remote state, provided that the member state follows its own procedures for taking the adverse action.

F. Joint investigations:

(1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective professional counseling practice act or other applicable state law, any member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees.

(2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact.

G. If adverse action is taken by the home state against the license of a licensed professional counselor, the licensed professional counselor's privilege to practice in all other member states shall be deactivated until all encumbrances have been removed from the state license. All home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse action against the license of a licensed professional counselor shall include a statement that the licensed professional counselor's privilege to practice is deactivated in all member states during the pendency of the order.

H. If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the home state of any adverse actions by remote states.

I. Nothing in this compact shall override a member state's decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action.

Acts 2022, No. 341, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2111
Qualifications of applicants
Status: in_force

A person aspiring to become a licensed sanitarian in the state of Louisiana shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and concentration of courses in environmental sanitation or the general area of environmental health. In lieu thereof, a person aspiring to become a licensed sanitarian shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree which includes at least thirty semester hours, or the equivalent, of courses in physical and biological sciences, with a minimum of six hours in the physical sciences and a minimum of ten hours in the biological sciences. Prior to being issued a license as a sanitarian, all sanitarian trainees shall have completed a minimum of one year of field experience, which shall include the successful completion of a board-approved training course in environmental sanitation or environmental health. The board may, by rule, specify the particular types of physical and biological science courses which will be deemed acceptable to fulfill the educational requirements of this Section. The board of examiners shall be vested with the authority to designate in detail the types and length of the required training in environmental sanitation or environmental health and the types of experience necessary.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 371, §11; Acts 2009, No. 28, §1, eff. June 15, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1878 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1878
Records and reports open to inspection
Status: in_force

The records and reports maintained pursuant to this Part shall at all times be open to inspection by state and local law enforcement agencies.

Acts 1999, No. 218, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:791 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 791
Protected action and communication
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, or its agents or employees, or any member of an examining committee of dentists 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 examining committee as provided for in this Chapter when such person is acting without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action taken by him is warranted; or

(2) Any person providing information to the board, its agents or employees, or to an examining committee of dentists appointed or designated by the board, whether a witness, participating in an impaired dentist or dental hygienist intervention (the act of interceding in behalf of an individual who is abusing, or is dependent on, one or more psychoactive drugs, with the aim of overcoming denial, interrupting drug-taking behavior, or inducing the individual to seek and initiate treatment), or otherwise. Such a person shall not be held liable in damages under any law of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof, by reason of having provided such information, unless such information is false and the person providing it knew that such information was false.

(3) Any nonprofit corporation, foundation, or organization that enters into any agreement with the board related to the operation of any committee or program to identify, investigate, counsel, monitor, or assist any licensed dentist who suffers or may suffer from alcohol or substance abuse or a physical or mental condition which could compromise such dentist's fitness and ability to practice dentistry with reasonable skill and safety to patients, for any investigation, action, report, recommendation, decision, or opinion undertaken, performed, or made in connection with or on behalf of such committee or program, without malice and in the reasonable belief that such investigation, action, report, recommendation, decision, or opinion was warranted.

(4) Any person who serves as a director, trustee, officer, employee, consultant, or attorney for or who otherwise works for or is associated with any nonprofit corporation, foundation, or organization as described in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

B. In any suit brought against any individual or entity described in Subsection A of this Section, when that individual or entity substantially prevails in such suit, the court shall, at the conclusion of the action, award to the individual or entity described in Subsection A of this Section and assess against the claimant the cost of defending the suit attributable to such claim, including reasonable attorney fees, if the claim, or the claimant's conduct during the litigation of the claim, was either frivolous, unreasonable, without foundation, or in bad faith. For the purpose of this Subsection, the individual or entity described in Subsection A of this Section shall not be considered to have substantially prevailed when the claimant obtains an award for damages or permanent injunctive or declaratory relief.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 325, §4. Acts 1991, No. 492, §1, eff. July 15, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 303, §1; Acts 2012, No. 407, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §15, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1175
Appointment process; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall appoint the members of the board in accordance with other provisions of this Section and the state constitution.

B. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board representing one of the eight districts for any reason, including expiration of term, removal, resignation, death, disability, or disqualification, the following nominating process shall be satisfied:

(1) The pharmacist making the nomination shall be a resident of the district where the vacancy occurs.

(2) The pharmacist nominee shall be a resident of the district where the vacancy occurs.

(3) Nomination ballots shall be returned to the board office at least sixty days prior to a vacancy occurring by an expiring term.

(4) Nomination ballots shall be returned to the board office at least thirty days following a vacancy occurring by death, resignation, inability to act, or other cause.

(5) The nominee shall not have been convicted of a felony.

(6) The nominee shall not have been placed on probation by the board.

C. When the vacancy in question involves the consumer representative, the governor shall fill the vacancy at his pleasure without following the procedure set forth in Subsection B of this Section, provided the consumer representative meets the requirements for such member specified in this Section.

D. The secretary of the board shall be charged with the duty of forwarding to each licensed pharmacist, by United States mail, to the last known address indicated in the board's records, a nomination ballot. The ballot, or an accompanying communication, shall indicate the date, time, and place, for the counting of ballots. At a gathering open to the public, the ballots shall be counted openly by the secretary or by one or more individuals designated by the president. The secretary shall certify to the governor the names of the three nominees receiving the highest number of nominations. From the names submitted to him in this manner, the governor may select and appoint one eligible individual to fill the vacancy in question.

E. In the absence of the secretary, or in the event of his inability or failure to act, the duties of the secretary with respect to the mailing and counting of ballots and the certification to the governor shall be performed by the president of the board.

F. The successor to each member of the board appointed from a pharmacy district shall be appointed from the district having the same number designation as the district from which the member who is being replaced was appointed.

G. Each member of the board appointed from a district to fill a vacancy occurring by death, resignation, inability to act, or other cause, shall serve for the remainder of the term of his predecessor.

Acts 1984, No. 875, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 212, §1, eff. July 28, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 5, §1, eff. Jan. 13, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1489 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1489
Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors funds
Status: in_force

A. All fees received by the board under this Chapter and all monies otherwise received by the board shall be paid to the board through the secretary-treasurer. Disbursements made by the board shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary-treasurer. In absence of the chairman or the secretary-treasurer, the vice chairman may sign all documents with the remaining authorized signatory.

B. All fees and monies received by the board shall be used solely to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter including but not limited to expenditures necessary for office fixtures, equipment and supplies, and all other expenses necessary to conduct the business of the board.

Acts 1999, No. 61, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3415.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3415.17
Alteration of appraisal reports
Status: in_force

An appraisal management company shall not alter, modify, or otherwise change a completed real estate appraisal service report submitted by an appraiser.

Acts 2009, No. 502, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1369 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1369
Temporary working permits
Status: in_force

Temporary working permits to perform work as a journeyman plumber may be issued as required by R.S. 37:1376 and may be issued to a holder of a state license as a journeyman plumber from a state with like examinations, should that state recognize the Louisiana license, or where other bona fide evidence shows that the applicant's past experience would be capable of protecting the public from defective plumbing. Each temporary permit must be signed by both the chairman and secretary of the board. A reasonable fee may be charged for the issuance of temporary permits, as fixed by the board. Temporary permits shall not be issued to master plumbers.

Acts 1990, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:144 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 144
Powers, authority, and domicile of board
Status: in_force

A. Four members of the board constitute a quorum for the purpose of holding examinations, granting certificates, and transacting other business within the scope of this Chapter.

B. The certificate of the board shall entitle the holder to practice as an architect in Louisiana.

C. The board shall have the power to adopt and amend such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties, for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, for continuing education, for the regulation of the proceedings before it, and for the regulation of the practice of architecture under the laws of this state.

D. The procedure for the adoption, amendment, and repeal of any rule or regulation shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., and the rules and regulations which may be adopted by the board shall be available for public inspection at the office of the State Board of Architectural Examiners.

E. The board may employ clerical, or other assistants as are necessary for the proper performance of its work; may make expenditures from its funds for any purpose which is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this Chapter; and may, if necessary, or upon advice of the attorney general, hire counsel for advice, for the representation of the board against violators of this Chapter and for the defense of any action brought against the board or its members or staff.

F. The domicile of the board shall be Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

G.(1) The board may allocate up to ten percent of all license renewal and delinquent fees each fiscal year to a fund to be named the Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund. The purpose of the fund is to better prepare students for internships and future careers as architects by authorizing the board to make awards to universities in this state accredited by and in good standing with the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

(2) The fund shall be used exclusively for one or more of the following in order to improve architectural education and the licensure of student interns in this state:

(a) Integration of practice and education in the professional NAAB degree curriculum.

(b) Implementation of a path to licensure resulting in an architectural license at the time of graduation from a NAAB-accredited professional degree program.

(c) Facilitation of enrollment and completion of training requirements for the Intern Development Program (IDP) as administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

(d) Assistance of students and interns in preparation for the taking of the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE).

(e) Methods for raising awareness of the responsibilities of architects and of the ways that public health, safety, and welfare are impacted by architects.

(3) An accredited university architectural program shall submit an annual proposal and budget, including any information deemed necessary by the board, to be considered for any award from the board.

(4) The board shall submit an annual report to the appropriate legislative oversight committee regarding its allocation of monies from the fund for the preceding fiscal year.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 524, §1; Acts 1964, No. 21, §1; Acts 1972, No. 69, §1; Acts 1981, No. 920, §1; Acts 1983, No. 472, §1; Acts 1995, No. 238, §1; Acts 2001, No. 231, §1; Acts 2016, No. 251, §1, eff. May 26, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1365 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1365
Domicile of the board
Status: in_force

The domicile of the board shall be in the city of Baton Rouge; however, the State Plumbing Board may, in its discretion, maintain and establish district offices elsewhere in the state of Louisiana.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 298, §1; Acts 1984, No. 608, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2505 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2505
Examinations
Status: in_force

A. The board shall determine the subjects of examination for applicants for licensing as nursing facility administrators, and the scope, content, and format of such examinations which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates. Such examinations shall include examination of the candidate's ability to demonstrate proficiency in federal and state laws, codes, rules, or regulations which govern nursing facilities.

B. Examinations shall be held at least four times each year, at such times and places as the board shall designate.

Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §5; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 546, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3475 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3475
Annual renewal of license
Status: in_force

All licensed distributors shall pay to the board a renewal fee as shall be determined by the board.

Acts 1988, No. 852, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1152, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2015, No. 443, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3557 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3557
Examination
Status: in_force

A. Examination of applicants to be massage therapists shall be conducted at such times and places and under such supervision as the board determines by rule.

B. The board shall determine by rule the scope, form, and content of the examination.

Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:929 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 929
Exceptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:

(1) Gratuitous nursing by friends or members of the family.

(2) The incidental care of the sick by individuals primarily employed as domestic workers.

(3)(a) The rendering of nursing assistance by any individual in the case of immediate emergency.

(b) The rendering of nursing assistance by any individual in a disaster in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the board.

(4) The practice of nursing as an integral part of a program of study by student nurses enrolled in an approved school of nursing; however, the board shall have jurisdiction to assert a disciplinary action over a student nurse who violates any provisions of this Part.

(5) The practice of nursing in this state by any legally qualified nurse of another state who accompanies and cares for a patient temporarily residing in this state during a period not to exceed six months, if such nurse does not represent or hold himself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this state.

(6) Caring for the sick in accordance with tenets or practices of any church or religious denomination which teaches reliance upon spiritual means for healing, provided the individual does not prescribe or administer drugs or medicine, or assist in surgical or physical operations, assume the title of, or hold himself out to be a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse.

(7) The practice of nursing by a legally qualified registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse of another state who is employed by the United States government, or any bureau, division, or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his or her official duties.

(8) The practice of any currently licensed registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse of another state who is employed by an individual, agency, or corporation located in another state and whose employment responsibilities include transporting clients to, from, or throughout the state.

(9) The practice of any currently licensed registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse of another state who provides or attends educational programs or provides consultative services within the state for a period as determined by the board. Neither the education nor consultation may include providing or directing nursing care or developing or revising nursing care policies.

(10) The performance of advanced practice nursing functions by licensed registered nurses who are advanced practice registered nurse students under the supervision of a qualified instructor or preceptor as a part of a program of study preparing individuals for the advanced practice of registered nursing.

Acts 1976, No. 351, §1; Acts 1995, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 315, §1, eff. June 16, 1999; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:962 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 962
Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners; method of appointment
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health and is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. The board shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

B. Six members of the board shall be practical nurses, two shall be registered nurses, one shall be a consumer, and four shall be licensed physicians.

C. The appointment of members of the board shall be made from a list, containing twice the number of eligibles to be appointed, submitted to the governor by the Louisiana State Medical Society where the appointee shall be a licensed physician, by the Louisiana Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc., for one of the practical nurses, by the Licensed Practical Nurses of Louisiana, Inc., for one of the practical nurses, by the Louisiana Nursing Home Association, for one practical nurse, by the Louisiana Hospital Association, for one practical nurse, or by the Louisiana State Nurses Association where the appointee shall be a registered nurse. The consumer member may apply directly to the office of the governor. The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity.

D.(1) The consumer member shall be selected from the state at large and appointed by the governor. The consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following qualifications:

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

(b) Has attained the age of majority.

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

(d) Has never been convicted of a felony.

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

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

Acts 1990, No. 642, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 642, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1357
Physician acupuncturists
Status: in_force

The board shall certify as a physician acupuncturist a physician licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana who has successfully completed either of the following:

(1) Six months' training in acupuncture in a school or clinic approved by the board.

(2) Three hundred credit hours of continuing medical education in acupuncture designated as category one continuing medical education hours by the American Medical Association.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2001, No. 849, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1375 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1375
Applicability of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall apply to:

A. All cities, towns, villages, communities and public sewerage and/or water districts in the State of Louisiana.

B. All areas within one mile of the boundary of any city or sewer or water districts, referred to above; and all areas within one mile of the community, sewerage or water facilities of the areas referred to above.

C. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to any employee of any municipal department or gas, sewer, and/or water district system.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 498, §1; Acts 1968, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1893.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1893.1
Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; unauthorized acts
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the commission may deny an application for a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Part for any of the following reasons:

(1) Receiving satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant pursuant to the standards established by this Part or in rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.

(2) Finding that the applicant has been convicted of a felony crime.

(3) Finding a material false statement made by the applicant on any application for licensure in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

(4) Finding that the applicant has, under a previous license, committed a violation of any law or rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission.

(5) Finding that the applicant is an immediate family member, the former employee, or a former business associate of a dealer whose license was previously revoked or suspended by the commission and that the applicant intends to operate the same or substantially the same business as operated by the revoked licensee or the revoked licensee will be participating in the business with the applicant. As used in this Paragraph, "immediate family" shall have the meaning ascribed in R.S. 42:1102.

B. The commission may revoke or suspend a license, issue a fine or penalty, or enjoin a catalytic converter dealer for any of the following reasons:

(1) Changing conditions after the license has been granted resulting in failure to maintain the qualifications for licensure.

(2) Committing a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing, or dealing in catalytic converters.

(3) Engaging in his business in such a manner as to cause injury to the public or those with whom he is dealing.

(4) Violating any provision of this Part or any rule or regulation adopted by the commission or any provision of law not administered by the commission.

C. In the performance of its duties in accordance with this Part, the commission may obtain from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and other governmental agencies information relating to the criminal records of applicants for licensure pursuant to this Part.

Acts 2023, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3474.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3474.2
Enforcement action against other persons; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The board shall have the authority to take enforcement action against any non-licensee found by the board to be guilty of any of the following acts or offenses:

(1) Participating or engaging in distribution as defined by this Chapter.

(2) Using the term "distributor" or "wholesale distributor" as defined by this Chapter, or otherwise assuming or using such term or advertising in any manner intended to convey the impression that he is a licensed distributor or wholesale distributor.

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

B. For the purposes of this Section, the term "enforcement action" shall include but not be limited to the assessment of a fine in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.

C. In addition to any other action, the board may assess to a person all reasonable costs incurred in connection with an enforcement action, including investigator, stenographer, and attorney fees.

D. Proceedings for an enforcement action shall be conducted through the promulgation of rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2008, No. 597, §1; Acts 2015, No. 443, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1282
Annual publication of list of license holders; evidence
Status: in_force

The board shall publish annually a list of the names and residences of the holders of licenses issued under this Part. This published list shall be received in evidence by the courts as proof that the individuals named are duly registered. The board may strike from this list the name of any person whose license has been suspended or revoked, or may state therein any restriction imposed on such license.

The board may furnish such list to any agency, board, or organization having a reasonable need for such list.

Acts 1975, No. 350, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2559 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2559
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, for each offense of which he is convicted, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, and/or thirty days in jail.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1342 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1342
Exceptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:

(1) A person licensed in this state as a registered nurse performing perfusion services or a person licensed under any other provision of law engaging in the practice for which he is licensed.

(2) A student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program performing perfusion services if perfusion services performed by the student are an integral part of the student's course of study, and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed perfusionist who is assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area.

Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2414 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2414
Examination
Status: in_force

The board shall provide for the examination of applicants for licensing as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants under such terms and conditions as it may determine. The examination shall test the applicant's knowledge of such subjects as the board may deem useful in determining the applicant's fitness to practice physical therapy and may include demonstrations and written and oral tests.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 68, §1; Acts 1992, No. 731, §1; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 24
Licensing provisions; professionals
Status: in_force

A. In recognition of the state of Louisiana's goal in reducing the number of suicides and suicide attempts each year in Louisiana, beginning January 1, 2015, the Louisiana Department of Health shall offer each of the following professionals certified, licensed, or registered in Louisiana access to a list of certain training programs in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management through posting links to such training on the department's official website:

(1) A mental health counselor certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1101 et seq.

(2) A social worker certified or licensed under R.S. 37:2701 et seq.

(3) A psychiatrist and any other physician certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1261 et seq.

(4) A psychologist certified or licensed under R.S. 37:2351 et seq.

(5) A medical psychologist certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1360.51 et seq.

(6) A nurse certified or licensed under R.S. 37:911 et seq.

(7) A physician assistant certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1360.21 et seq.

(8) An addiction counselor certified or licensed under R.S. 37:3386 et seq.

B. The training programs and corresponding links included in the online list by the department under this Chapter may be offered in either continuous multi-hour blocks or spread over shorter training sessions.

Acts 2014, No. 582, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2660.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2660.1
Telehealth
Status: in_force

The use of telehealth in the delivery of speech-language pathology or audiology services, regardless of where the services are rendered or delivered, constitutes the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology and shall require Louisiana licensure for in-state practitioners and telehealth registration for out-of-state practitioners.

Acts 2017, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1275.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1275.2
International physicians; licensure
Status: in_force

A. The board may grant a license to practice medicine in this state to an international medical graduate who satisfies all of the following criteria:

(1) Has been granted a medical doctorate or substantially similar degree by an international medical program of good standing. For the purposes of this Section, "international medical program" means a medical school, residency program, medical internship program, or entity that provides physicians with a medical education or training outside of the United States that is substantially similar to the medical education or training required to practice as a physician in this state. The international medical graduate shall submit documentation or a certification from a medical school whose curriculum is judged to be acceptable by the board.

(2) Is in good standing with the medical licensing or regulatory institution of the individual's licensing country.

(3) Has completed a residency or substantially similar post-graduate medical training in the individual's licensing country or practiced as a medical professional performing the duties of a physician in the individual's licensing country for no less than five years.

(4) Is a citizen of the United States or Canada or legally entitled to live or work in the United States and possesses basic fluency in the English language.

(5) Has submitted sufficient evidence to the board that the applicant has an offer for employment as a physician at a facility owned or operated by a hospital licensed in this state.

B. An international medical graduate who is granted a license pursuant to this Section shall provide medical services only at a facility owned or operated by a hospital licensed by this state until the completion of two years from the date of original licensure, and after such time the licensee is no longer subject to this limitation.

C. The board may revoke a license issued pursuant to this Section based upon a finding that clear and convincing evidence exists that a license holder's medical services violated medical safety, competency, or conduct standards established by the board.

D. The board shall promulgate any rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 646, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 55
Decision
Status: in_force

A board shall provide an applicant with a written decision regarding his application within sixty days after receiving a completed application.

Acts 2024, No. 253, §1; Acts 2024, No. 568, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1738 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1738
Immunity from liability; gratuitous emergency care to minor
Status: in_force

A. There shall be no liability on the part of a person for property damage or trespass to a motor vehicle, if the damage was caused while the person was rescuing a minor in distress from a locked motor vehicle as provided in this Section. The immunity from liability for property damage to a motor vehicle as provided herein does not affect a person's liability for bodily injury suffered by the minor while the person was rescuing the minor. There shall be no liability on the part of the owner of the vehicle for any conduct that might otherwise be actionable in defending his vehicle.

B. The immunity provided by Subsection A of this Section shall apply only if the person:

(1) Makes a good-faith attempt, based on the circumstances known to the person at the time, to locate the owner of the motor vehicle before entering, forcibly or otherwise, the vehicle.

(2) Contacts the local law enforcement agency, the fire department, or the 911 emergency operator before entering the motor vehicle forcibly or otherwise.

(3) Determines the motor vehicle is locked and has a good-faith belief that there are no other reasonable means for the minor to be removed from the vehicle.

(4) Believes that removal of the minor from the motor vehicle is necessary because the minor is in imminent danger of suffering harm.

(5) Uses force that was reasonably necessary under the circumstances to enter the motor vehicle to rescue the minor.

(6) Places a notice on the windshield of the motor vehicle providing details of the person's contact information, the reason the entry was made, the location of the minor, and notice that the proper authorities have been notified.

(7) Remains with the minor in a safe location, out of the elements of nature but reasonably close to the motor vehicle, until emergency responders from law enforcement, or fire, arrive, unless the person cannot remain with the minor, in which case the person shall notify the local law enforcement agency, the fire department, or the 911 emergency operator, as applicable, before leaving the motor vehicle, and shall then take the minor to the closest police station, or hospital, as applicable.

C. As used in this Section:

(1) "In distress" means any condition that endangers the health or well-being of a minor due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or any other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death.

(2) "Minor" means a person who has not reached the age of eighteen.

(3) "Unattended" means a minor who has been left in a motor vehicle when the driver or operator of the vehicle is more than ten feet from the vehicle and unable to continuously observe the minor.

Acts 2018, No. 360, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1204
Certificates to be signed by board
Status: in_force

The board members shall sign all original pharmacist certificates of licensure issued by the board .

Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1032 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1032
Authorized procedures
Status: in_force

Direct service workers may perform any or all of the following tasks for an individual who is in stable condition only when the task may be performed according to exact directions and there is no need to alter the standard procedure and the results are predictable:

(1) Administration of oral and topical medication, ointments, suppositories, or a pre-measured dosage unit provided by the manufacturer of an oral inhalant aerosol as ordered by an authorized prescriber. Any medication administered by a direct service worker under this Part shall be in a container which meets acceptable pharmaceutical standards and is marked with clear instructions, the prescriber's name, the prescription number, if any, and the name of medication, dosage, and route. Under no condition shall a direct service worker administer medications not in compliance with the provisions of this Section.

(2) Provision of routine hydration, nutrition, or medication by way of an established gastro-tube.

(3) Other non-complex tasks which may be delegated by the registered nurse to the direct service worker pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to this Part.

Acts 2005, No. 451, §1, eff. July 11, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1224
Compounding and filling of prescriptions; absence of pharmacist
Status: in_force

A. In each pharmacy there shall be a pharmacist on duty at all times. The filling, compounding, and dispensing of prescriptions, and the making of pharmacy-generated drugs, shall be accomplished in compliance with standards established by the board by rule. The performance of these activities shall be limited to pharmacists and pharmacy interns, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy technician candidates acting under the supervision of a pharmacist.

B. If the pharmacist should find it necessary to be temporarily absent, leaving the prescription department unattended either by a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician, then the prescription department shall be closed.

C. The board shall establish criteria for the temporary absence of a pharmacist from the prescription department.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, after the pharmacist or pharmacy technician has complied with all duties imposed upon him by law regarding a prescription, a cashier or other clerical person may lawfully deliver the drug or device and collect payment therefor.

E. A prescription may be filled, compounded, and dispensed at the permitted pharmacy which first received the prescription or at any other permitted pharmacy to which the prescription is properly transferred from the originating pharmacy. A prescription may be properly transferred through the transfer of prescription information from one pharmacy to another manually or through an electronic transfer using an electronic file updated on a real-time on-line basis and shared by two or more pharmacies. Electronic transfers of prescriptions shall be permitted regardless of whether or not the pharmacy from which the prescription is transferred is open for business.

F. Repealed by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 83, §1.

Acts 1999, No. 269, §1; Acts 1999, No. 767, §§1, 3; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 83, §1; Acts 2013, No. 168, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2592 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2592
Fees and charges of licensees
Status: in_force

By contract a licensee may charge a reasonable fee for debt adjusting services, which fee may not exceed twelve percent of the total debts reported to and listed with the licensee by the debtor and/or the debtor's listed creditors. The licensee may require an initial payment by the debtor of an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars which initial payment shall be part of the total allowable fee contracted for, and may not otherwise take or receive for services performed for any one person more than twelve percent of the amount received by it at any one time from or on behalf of that person.

In the event of cancellation or default on performance of the contract by the debtor prior to its successful completion, the licensee may collect in addition to fees previously received, nine percent of the remaining indebtedness listed on said contract, but not to exceed twenty-five dollars. In the event the contract shall remain in force for ninety days or longer, the cancellation fee shall be fifty dollars.

A licensee shall not be entitled to retain any fee until notifying all creditors listed by the debtor that the debtor has engaged the licensee in a program of debt adjusting.

Acts 1970, No. 423, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1563 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1563
Practice
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in this Chapter, no person shall practice equine dentistry in Louisiana unless issued a certificate of approval by the board.

B. A registered equine dentist may practice equine dentistry at a racetrack in this state.

C.(1) A registered equine dentist who practices equine dentistry at a location in this state other than at a racetrack shall notify the horse owner's veterinarian prior to the commencement of the practice of equine dentistry. In the event that the horse owner does not have a veterinarian, the equine dentist shall obtain a referral from a veterinarian licensed by the board.

(2) Prior to the initiation of an extraction of first premolar teeth or wolf teeth, the registered equine dentist shall also notify and obtain the approval of the equine owner's veterinarian or referral veterinarian.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after complying with the provisions of R.S. 37:1562 and any rule or regulation promulgated by the board regarding the application process, fees, and defining the duties of an equine dentist, any person who was licensed as an equine dentist before July 1, 1995, and who desires to practice equine dentistry shall be issued a certificate of approval by the board and shall be registered as an equine dentist.

Acts 1999, No. 980, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 359
Separate barber college locations; facilities in same central area as college
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Chapter and the regulations of the board, each separate location at which the practice of barbering or any part thereof is taught shall be considered to be a separate college, and a separate certificate shall be required for each.

B.(1) However, facilities at which the practice of barbering or any part thereof is taught that are operated or maintained by a college in the same central area as the main establishment of the college shall not be deemed for the purposes of this Chapter to be a separate college.

(2) No such facility shall be operated or maintained by a college until and unless each such facility has been inspected and approved by the board in the same manner as is required before a certificate to operate a college may be issued, the fee prescribed by this Chapter paid, and a certificate to operate and maintain the particular facility is issued by the board.

(3) All other provisions of this Chapter governing the operation and maintenance of colleges except as expressly otherwise provided shall apply to each such facility as if the facility were a separate college but in no case shall a student who has filed an application for enrollment or attendance at a college be required to file another application to attend any facility of such college.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1971 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1971
Book to be open for inspection
Status: in_force

The book containing the record of purchase as provided for in R.S. 37:1967 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 operator does business.

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1876 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1876
Due date for reports following holidays
Status: in_force

If any report required by this Part would have to be filed on any legal holiday, such report shall be due on the next business day following such holiday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Acts 1999, No. 218, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2355
Records
Status: in_force

A. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applications for licensure.

B. The board shall publish or cause to be published annually a list of psychologists, licensed psychological associates, and licensed specialists in school psychology licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 347, §5; Acts 1987, No. 915, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2014, No. 136, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2; Acts 2024, No. 286, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 915, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:691 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 691
Records and reports
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a file of all applications, which file shall show:

(a) The name, age, and residence of each applicant.

(b) The date of the application.

(c) The place of business of such applicant.

(d) Educational and other qualifications of the applicant.

(e) Whether or not an examination was required.

(f) Whether the applicant was rejected.

(g) Whether a license or certification was granted.

(h) The date of the action of the board.

(i) Such other information which may be deemed necessary by the board.

(2) The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth therein, and a transcript thereof, duly certified by the secretary of the board, under seal, shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.

B. All records maintained by the board in connection with disciplinary and enforcement proceedings and actions or its administration of examinations, including examinations, answer sheets, solutions, and grade sheets, together with all the background information involving personnel and employer references shall be deemed confidential and as such, exempt from the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; however, any applicant shall have the right to examine other documents relating and pertaining to any action taken by the board with regard to such applicant, but only to the extent that those documents are in the actual possession of the board. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board, at its discretion, may publish and disclose any documents and information relating and pertaining to disciplinary and enforcement proceedings and actions once the board has rendered a final decision or order.

Acts 1980, No. 568, §1; Acts 1999, No. 396, §1; Acts 2003, No. 279, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1376
Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Any journeyman who has not been licensed and does his work in a place not previously under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Plumbing Board shall, upon payment of the regular examination fee, be issued a permit to continue the art of plumbing, limited to the area in which he has been previously doing plumbing work.

B. When an area, not previously covered by this Act, comes under the jurisdiction of the board, the board will take the following steps to license the journeymen who do work in that area.

(1) The board shall notify all plumbers in said area that they now come under the jurisdiction of the board by written advertisement in the local official journal. This notification shall inform the plumbers of the area that an examination will be given at a time which is not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days from the date of the publication.

(2) Any applicant who has practiced the art of plumbing in this area for the past five years and who is unable to meet the requirements for a journeyman license may upon payment of the required fee be issued a permit good until the next examination by the board which will permit him to continue practicing the art of plumbing, but shall limit his practice to the place in which he has been so licensed. This individual will be required to take each examination given by the board thereafter until he is able to qualify under the board's regulations.

(3) Any person who has taken four journeymen plumbers' examinations and still fails to qualify may be issued a qualified license to continue practicing the art of plumbing in the place in which he was issued temporary permits.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 498, §1; Acts 1968, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1440 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1440
Examination
Status: in_force

A. Professional competency as referred to in this Chapter shall be established by an examination prepared by or under the supervision of the commission. The examination shall be of a scope sufficient in the judgment of the commission to determine that a person is professionally competent to act as a real estate broker or salesperson. The commission shall make all necessary rules and regulations governing the time, place, and method of conducting such examinations.

B. The examination shall consist of such technical and professional subjects relating to the real estate business as the commission shall prescribe or believe applicable in order to determine the professional competency of the applicant and to protect the interests of the public.

C. Examinations shall be conducted, administered, and scored by either the Department of State Civil Service or by a national testing service.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 492, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3088 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3088
Issuance and renewal of licenses; reciprocity
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this Chapter and upon payment of the required license fee.

B. Licenses granted under this Chapter shall be subject to annual renewal and shall expire unless renewed in a manner as prescribed by the board.

C. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license but no late renewal shall be granted more than one year after its expiration without payment of all fees in arrears.

D. A suspended license shall be subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this Section, but such renewal shall not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order of judgment by which the license was suspended.

E. A license revoked on disciplinary grounds may be reinstated in a manner as provided by the board. As a condition of reinstatement, the licensee shall pay the renewal fee and any late fee that may be applicable.

F. The board may grant a license to any person who presents proof of current licensure as a dietitian or nutritionist in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States which requires standards for licensure considered by the board to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure as prescribed in this Chapter.

Acts 1987, No. 574, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1999, No. 1055, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3102
Short title
Status: in_force

This Act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Auctioneers Licensing Law."

Added by Acts 1983, No. 508, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 604
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Upon proof of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter, the board may order the payment of up to two hundred dollars per violation, not to exceed a total of five thousand dollars.

B. Each day on which a violation occurs is a separate violation for the purposes of this Chapter.

C. In addition to the disciplinary action or fine assessed by the board, the board may also assess all costs incurred in connection with the proceedings, including but not limited to the costs of an investigator, stenographer, and attorney.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3663 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3663
Military medical personnel; pilot program
Status: in_force

A.(1) The department, in collaboration with each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission that regulates the practice of a healthcare profession, shall establish a pilot program in which military medical personnel may practice and perform certain delegated acts that constitute healthcare services under the supervision of a physician or podiatrist who holds an active, unrestricted license in Louisiana. The activities shall reflect the level of training and experience of the military medical personnel.

(2) The supervising physician or podiatrist shall retain responsibility for the care of the patient.

B. Any licensed physician or podiatrist, a professional corporation or partnership of any licensee, any hospital, or any commercial enterprise having medical facilities for its employees that are supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists may participate in the pilot program.

C.(1) The department shall establish general requirements for participating military medical personnel, licensees, and employers.

(2) Each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission that participates in the pilot program may promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any rules necessary for the implementation of the program.

Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2840 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2840
Application for original certificate
Status: in_force

Applications for original certificate shall be made to the secretary of the board in writing under oath on forms prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not refundable. Any such applicant shall provide such information which, in the judgment of the board, will enable it to pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a certificate.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3003
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to each:

(1) "Association" means the Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (LOTA).

(2) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners established in R.S. 37:1263.

(3) "Occupational therapist" means a person who is certified as an occupational therapist, registered (OTR) by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA), and licensed to practice occupational therapy, as defined in this Chapter, and whose license is in good standing.

(4)(a) "Occupational therapy" means the application of any activity in which one engages for the purposes of evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning, and treatment of problems interfering with functional performance in persons impaired by physical illness or injury, emotional disorders, congenital or developmental disabilities, or the aging process, in order to achieve optimum functioning and prevention and health maintenance. The occupational therapist may enter a case for the purposes of providing consultation and indirect services and evaluating an individual for the need of services. Prevention, wellness, and education-related services shall not require a referral; however, in workers' compensation injuries, preauthorization shall be required by the employer or workers' compensation insurer or provider. Implementation of direct occupational therapy to individuals for their specific medical condition or conditions shall be based on a referral or order from a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, dentist, podiatrist, or optometrist licensed to practice. Practice shall be in accordance with published standards of practice established by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., and the essentials of accreditation established by the agencies recognized to accredit specific facilities and programs.

(b) Specific occupational therapy services include, but are not limited to activities of daily living (ADL); the design, fabrication, and application of prescribed temporary splints; sensorimotor activities; the use of specifically designed crafts; guidance in the selection and use of adaptive equipment; therapeutic activities to enhance functional performance; prevocational evaluation and training and consultation concerning the adaptation of physical environments for persons with disabilities. These services are provided to individuals or groups through medical, health, educational, and social systems.

(c) "Occupational therapy" shall not include the administration of massages by employees of the Hot Wells Rehabilitation Center.

(5) "Occupational therapy assistant" means a person who is certified as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA), and is licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of, and in activity programs with the consultation of, an occupational therapist licensed under this Act.

(6) "Person" means any individual, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporate body, except that only an individual may be licensed under this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 566, §1. Acts 1988, No. 326, §2, eff. July 7, 1988; Acts 2001, No. 599, §1; Acts 2003, No. 839, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2014, No. 811, §19, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2019, No. 276, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2; Acts 2023, No. 263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1745.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1745.16
Relief from liability for reporting
Status: in_force

A. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against any health care entity with respect to any report required under this Part, unless such report is made with knowledge of the falsity of the information contained therein.

B. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against any person who serves as a director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, attorney, or who otherwise works for, is associated with, or represents a health care entity for reporting information required under this Part, unless such report is made with knowledge of the falsity of the information contained therein.

C. A report made under this Part that includes disclosure of any peer review information shall not constitute a waiver of any legal or evidentiary privilege, nor form the basis of any claim or action for damages or injunctive relief of any kind or nature, including breach of confidentiality, invasion of privacy, or otherwise, nor deprive the person, health care entity, committee, or any peer review entity making disclosure, of the benefit of the immunities otherwise provided for in R.S. 13:3715.3.

D. In any action brought against a health care entity or director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, attorney, or representative thereof for reporting information required under this Part the court shall, at the conclusion of the action, award to any such party defendant against any such claimant the cost of the action attributable to such claim, including actual attorney's fees, if the claim is found to be without merit.

Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3395 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3395
Powers; duties
Status: in_force

A. The board shall have the following autonomous powers and duties:

(1) To regulate the issuance of real estate appraiser registrations and licenses.

(2) To establish administrative procedures for processing applications and issuing registrations and licenses to real estate appraisers and trainees.

(3) To adopt any rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary for the enforcement of this Chapter.

(4) To require any satisfactory proof it may desire in reference to the honesty, truthfulness, reputation, knowledge, and experience of any applicant for a real estate appraiser registration or license prior to issuance.

(5) To adopt standards for the development and communication of real estate appraisals and to adopt regulations explaining and interpreting the standards.

(6) To conduct disciplinary proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, to suspend or revoke licenses, and to censure and fine licensees.

(7) To impose continuing education requirements on licensees.

(8) To adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings.

(9) To perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Chapter to the contrary, the board may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to comply with the minimum requirements of the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, its agent, or its successor.

C. The board shall have authority to require any real estate appraiser registrant or licensee to maintain records, as specified in this Chapter, and to inspect and subpoena such records.

D. The board shall have the authority to subpoena any real estate appraiser registrant, licensee, or witness for the purpose of holding any hearing or in furtherance of an investigation. Failure of a licensee to comply with a subpoena duces tecum shall be punishable by the board in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:3409.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1991, No. 412, §1; Acts 1991, No. 695, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §§1, 2; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 37:789 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 789
Penalties; cease and desist orders
Status: in_force

A. The board may institute any action in a court of competent jurisdiction necessary to enforce compliance with any provision of this Chapter or with any regulation or subpoena, made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, including a writ of injunction enjoining any person practicing dentistry or dental hygiene until such person obtains a license under the provisions of this Chapter. Any injunction issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be subject to being released upon bond.

B. In addition to the administrative penalties provided for in this Chapter, the board, acting through its president, may issue an order to any person or entity engaged in the unlicensed practice of dentistry, directing such person or entity to cease and desist from the unlicensed practice of dentistry.

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

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

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 17, §8; Acts 1988, No. 795, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1358, §1; Acts 2001, No. 712, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1182, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2590 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2590
Revocation of license
Status: in_force

The director shall, upon five days notice to the licensee by registered United States mail, directed to the licensee at the address set forth on the license, stating the contemplated action and in general the grounds therefor and upon reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to such action, revoke any, license issued hereunder if he shall find that: (1) any licensee has failed to pay the annual license fee, or to maintain in effect the bond required under the provisions of this Chapter or willfully failed to comply with any order, decision or finding of the director made pursuant to and within the authority of this Chapter; or that (2) the licensee has willfully violated any provisions of this Chapter or any rule, regulation or direction lawfully made by the director under and within the authority of this Chapter; or that (3) any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed at the time of the original application for a license, would have warranted the director in refusing its issuance; or that (4) any applicant or party to an application has made any false statement or representation to the director in applying for a license hereunder.

Acts 1970, No. 423, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2356.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2356.4
Licensed psychological associate; licensure
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall issue a license as a licensed psychological associate to any person who files an application upon a form and in such a manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by the fee required by this Chapter, and who furnishes evidence to the board that, except as otherwise required by law, the person meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Is at least twenty-one years of age.

(b) Is of good moral character.

(c) Has completed a master's degree in health service psychology from a psychology program approved by the board.

(d) Has completed supervised practice, as defined by the board, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or medical psychologist licensed in accordance with R.S. 37:1360.51 et seq., with the post-graduate supervision occurring over a period of no less than two years and not more than six years from the original date that the supervision was initiated.

(e) Has passed validated assessments and examinations approved by the board.

(f) Has demonstrated professional knowledge of laws, rules, and standards regarding the practice of psychology in this state.

(2) If the board reasonably believes that a person applying for a license or for a renewal of a license is not physically and mentally competent to render psychological services with reasonable skill and safety to his patients, or is afflicted with a disease or condition, either physical or mental, that would impair his competency to render psychological services, the board may request that the person submit to a physical examination by a medical doctor approved by the board or a mental health examination by a psychologist, a medical psychologist, or psychiatrist approved by the board. If the person refuses to submit to the examination, the board, after contradictory hearing and upon finding reasonable cause, may issue an order requiring the person to submit to the physical or mental health examination. A person who is ordered to submit to a physical or mental health examination shall not be eligible for licensure or renewal of license prior to such examination. Proceedings pursuant to this Paragraph shall be conducted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. A licensed psychological associate may practice independently.

C. The practice of a licensed psychological associate includes rendering psychological services to individuals, groups, or families including diagnosis for the purpose of offering mental health counseling and psychotherapy services for treatment and prevention of mental, emotional, behavioral, and addiction disorders.

D. A licensed psychological associate shall only practice within boundaries of his established competence and shall be able to demonstrate such competence as required by the board.

E.(1) A licensed psychological associate may perform independent administration and scoring of single dimensional symptom scales and check lists.

(2) A licensed psychological associate shall not perform any of the following:

(a) The independent administration, scoring, or interpretation of:

(i) Psychological tests.

(ii) Personality.

(iii) Psychopathology.

(iv) Intellectual functioning.

(v) Academic achievement.

(vi) Neuropsychological functioning.

(vii) Forensic assessments.

(b) Diagnoses of severe mental illness, major disorders, or mental disorders as defined by the board.

(c) Treatments, tests, or practices prohibited by the board.

F. A licensed psychological associate shall maintain malpractice insurance.

Acts 2024, No. 286, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3502 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3502
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Private Investigators Law".

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:582 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 582
Qualifications for certificate as a registered cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist; out-of-state licensees
Status: in_force

A. In order to receive a certificate of registration as a registered cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist, a person shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection B of this Section, meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Be at least sixteen years of age.

(2) Have, at the time of completion of the required schooling, the equivalent training as would be contemplated in the satisfactory completion of the tenth grade from an approved high school or have earned the equivalent of a high school diploma from a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.

(3) Have satisfactorily passed an examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness to receive a certificate of registration.

(4) Have paid the appropriate fee set forth in R.S. 37:599.

B. In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this Section, a person shall also meet the following requirements in order to obtain his certificate of registration as a registered cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist:

(1) To obtain a certificate as a registered cosmetologist, a person shall have completed and passed a course at a registered or licensed school of cosmetology approved by the board.

(2) To obtain a certificate as a registered esthetician, a person shall have completed and passed an esthetics course at a registered or licensed school of cosmetology approved by the board.

(3) To obtain a certificate as a registered manicurist, a person shall have completed and passed a manicuring course at a registered or licensed school of cosmetology approved by the board.

C. The board shall issue the appropriate certificate of registration to any person who possesses a license or certificate of registration to practice as a cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist from another state or from a foreign country and who also meets the following requirements:

(1) Has completed and passed the appropriate course of study at a school which is licensed in the state or country which issued the license.

(2) Has satisfactorily passed the appropriate examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness to receive the certificate of registration.

(3) Has paid the appropriate fee set forth in R.S. 37:599.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2024, No. 265, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:350 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 350
Persons exempt
Status: in_force

A. The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter while in the proper discharge of their professional duties:

(1) Persons authorized by law to practice medicine or surgery.

(2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Hospital Service.

(3) Registered nurses.

(4) Persons authorized by law to practice cosmetic therapy or beauty culture.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not authorize any of the above exempted persons to shave or trim the beard or to cut the hair of any person for cosmetic purposes.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:762 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 762
Licenses; data on
Status: in_force

All licenses issued by the board shall bear a serial number, the full name of the licensee, the date of issuance, and the seal of the board; and shall be signed by the president and members of the board.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 310, §1, eff. July 10, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3
Organization of the department
Status: in_force

The Department of Occupational Standards consists of the position of Director of Occupational Standards, the several boards enumerated in this Chapter, the divisions of administration, inspection, regulation, and examinations which are created herein, and such other divisions as may be provided in accordance with law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3129 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3129
Shills
Status: in_force

A. No person acting as auctioneer shall purchase, either directly or indirectly, any property at a sale made by him except as provided in R.S. 37:3130. Any such sale is null.

B. No person shall act at any auction sale as bidder or what is commonly known as "capper," "booster," or "shill" or place or offer to place any false bids or offer to buy or pretend to buy any property sold or offered for sale by auction.

C. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prohibit the taking of bids in any auction sale by telephone or by other electronic means.

Acts 1986, No. 564, §4, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 2003, No. 1111, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1047 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1047
Records; receipts and disbursements
Status: in_force

The secretary-treasurer of the board shall keep a full record of all acts and proceedings of the board. All moneys shall be received by him and disbursed in administering the provisions of this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1864.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1864.3
Payment by check for copper, aluminum-copper air conditioning coils, or other metals required; check cashing prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) A secondhand dealer shall not enter into any cash transactions in payment for the purchase of copper or aluminum-copper air conditioning coils. Payment for copper or aluminum-copper air conditioning coils shall be made in the form of a check made payable to the seller of the copper or aluminum-copper air conditioning coils and mailed to the address recorded on the photo identification of the seller no earlier than five business days after the date of the transaction.

(2) A secondhand dealer shall not enter into any cash transactions in excess of three hundred dollars in payment for the purchase of metal property other than copper, aluminum-copper air conditioning coils, or a precious metal object. Payments in excess of three hundred dollars for metals other than copper, aluminum-copper air conditioning coils, or a precious metal object shall be made in the form of a check made payable to the name and address of the seller and may be tendered to the seller at the time of the transaction. The secondhand dealer, at his discretion, may make payment by either cash or other method for transactions of three hundred dollars or less for all metals other than copper or aluminum-copper air conditioning coils, or a precious metal object.

B. All payments made by check shall be reported separately in the daily reports required by R.S. 37:1866.

C.(1) No secondhand dealer shall allow a seller to engage in multiple transactions within a twenty-four hour period totaling more than three hundred dollars for the purpose of circumventing this Section.

(2) No secondhand dealer shall cash, offer to cash, or provide the means for exchanging for cash a check issued to a seller pursuant to this Section on the premises of the secondhand dealer's place of business, including but not limited to the use of an automatic teller machine.

D. Violations of this Section shall be subject to the penalties provided for in R.S. 37:1869 and 1870.

Acts 2011, No. 389, §1; Acts 2012, No. 292, §1; Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 381, §1; Acts 2014, No. 243, §1; Acts 2019, No. 255, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2367
Orders to nurses
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, including but not limited to the provisions of Chapter 11 of this Title, it shall be within the scope of the practice of nursing as defined in Chapter 11 of this Title for a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, and any other healthcare provider licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 of this Title to execute and effectuate any order or direction otherwise within the scope of practice of that healthcare provider when the order is within the scope of practice of psychology and given to him by a psychologist licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and, when given in an institutional setting, the order is within the scope of the privileges granted to the psychologist by that institution.

Acts 1995, No. 1302, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2422
Cease and desist orders; injunction; attorney fees; costs
Status: in_force

A. In addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties or administrative remedies or sanctions provided in this Chapter or board rule, the board may issue an order to any licensee or other person or entity engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Chapter or board rule, other than a person holding a license as a health care provider from another Louisiana licensing board, directing such person or entity to forthwith cease and desist from such activity, conduct, or practice. Such order shall be issued in the name of the state of Louisiana, under the official seal of the board. With regard to a person licensed as a health care provider by another Louisiana licensing board, notification of suspected violations of this Chapter or of board rules shall be sent to the director of the board which issued a license to that person for review and response to the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board from that licensing board.

B. If the person or entity to whom the board directs a cease and desist order does not cease and desist the prohibited activity, conduct, or practice within three business days from receipt of such cease and desist order, the board, through its proper officer or agent, may seek and cause to issue in any court of competent jurisdiction and venue a writ of injunction, including a temporary restraining order, enjoining any such person or entity from engaging in the proscribed activity, conduct, or practice.

C. In a suit for an injunction, the board may demand of the defendant reasonable attorney fees, associated investigative and administrative expenses, and the costs of court. The judgment for attorney fees, expenses, and costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made absolute.

D.(1) Upon proper showing by the board that such person or entity has engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice prohibited by this Chapter or board rule, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order enjoining the person or entity from engaging in such unlawful activity, conduct, or practice pending the hearing on a preliminary injunction, and, in due course, a permanent injunction shall be issued after a hearing, commanding the cessation of the unlawful activity, conduct, or practice complained of, all without the necessity of the board having to give bond as ordinarily required in such cases.

(2) A temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction issued pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to being released upon bond.

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

Acts 2003, No. 1269, §1, eff. July 8, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1523 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1523
Temporary permit
Status: in_force

A. The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this state as follows:

(1) To a qualified applicant for licensure, pending examination, provided such temporary permit shall expire the day after the notice of results of the first examination given after the permit is issued or as otherwise extended by the board. No temporary permit may be issued to any applicant who has previously failed the examination in this state or in any other state, territory, or district of the United States, or a foreign country.

(2) To a nonresident veterinarian validly licensed in another state, territory, or district of the United States or a foreign country who has applied for licensure pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 37:1520, provided that such temporary permit shall expire the day after the notice of results of the first examination given after the permit is issued or as otherwise extended by the board.

B. A temporary permit may be summarily revoked by a majority vote of the board without a hearing.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967. Acts 1986, No. 468, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:581 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 581
Unlawful practice; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in the practice of cosmetology without obtaining a current certificate of registration for the appropriate area of practice under the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter while in the proper discharge of their professional duties in a facility not licensed by the board:

(1) Persons authorized by law to practice medicine or surgery.

(2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers in the armed forces of the United States or within the Veterans Administration.

(3) Persons licensed by the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners.

(4) Employees of hospitals, nursing homes, or other health care facilities engaged in the exercise of their professions in a facility not licensed by the board.

(5) Persons who perform the practice of cosmetology for any member of their immediate household.

(6) A cosmetologist, esthetician, qualified healthcare professional, or employee of a qualified healthcare professional who engages in ear piercing if both of the following are true:

(a) The person utilizes piercing needles that are single-use, hollow, and made of stainless steel.

(b) The person complies with all manufacturer instructions for any apparatus used to pierce the ear and all applicable health and safety standards.

C. Facilities licensed by the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter.

D.(1) Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a barber licensed by the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners from performing any work authorized by Chapter 5 of this Title, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, in a beauty shop or salon as long as he is working in the appropriate designated area.

(2) Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a certified cosmetologist from working in a facility licensed by the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners, provided that he is in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter, and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

E. Barber apprentices, except those persons enrolled in the barber apprenticeship program prior to June 1, 2001, shall be prohibited from engaging in the practice of barbering in facilities licensed by both the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners and the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology or facilities licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology.

F. No person shall engage in the practice of ear piercing at home for remuneration. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to prevent a person from piercing their own ears at home or gratuitously piercing the ears of another person at home if they disclose to the person that they are not a licensed or certified cosmetologist, esthetician, or qualified healthcare professional.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2022, No. 196, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1531 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1531
Violations; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any person who shall practice veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or temporary permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for no more than ninety days, or both, and each act of such unlawful practice shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.

B.(1) In addition to any other civil remedy or criminal penalty provided for in this Chapter, the board may, by majority vote, issue a subpoena to any person or persons who the board has probable cause to believe has engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or temporary permit.

(2) Subpoenas issued by the board shall comply with the notice requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The subpoena shall be served upon the unlicensed individual personally or by any type of mailing requiring a return receipt and shall include a statement of the manner in which the unlicensed person shall be required to respond to the board.

(3) The board may, by majority vote, levy a civil penalty of no more than one thousand dollars per offense upon any unlicensed person who, after a hearing or informal resolution in accordance with all provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, is found to have practiced veterinary medicine without benefit of a currently valid license having been issued by this board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. In addition, the board may assess costs and attorney's fees may be recovered.

(4) The fact that any person engages in or performs or offers to engage in or perform, any of the practices, acts, or operations, set forth in this Chapter is prima facie evidence that such person is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine.

(5) No person practicing veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or temporary permit shall have the right to receive any compensation for services so rendered. In addition to the penalties imposed under Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, any person who practices veterinary medicine without a license shall return any fees collected for practicing veterinary medicine and shall be liable for any damages resulting from negligence.

(6) All rights and privileges afforded by the Administrative Procedure Act are specifically reserved to any party aggrieved by a decision of the board.

Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3106
Rules and regulations adoption; procedure; oaths
Status: in_force

A. The board may make reasonable rules and regulations relating to the form and manner of filing applications for licenses; the issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses; and the conduct of hearings consistent with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

B. The board or other person authorized by the board may administer oaths and hear testimony in matters relating to the duties imposed on the board pursuant to this Section.

Acts 1986, No. 564, §5, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 157, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3415.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3415.9
Controlling person; requirements
Status: in_force

A. Each appraisal management company applying to the board for a license in this state shall designate one controlling person that will be the main contact for all communication between the board and the appraisal management company.

B. In order to serve as a controlling person of an appraisal management company, a person shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Certify to the board that he has never had a certificate or license issued by the board of this state, or the board of any other state, to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, suspended, surrendered in lieu of revocation, or revoked.

(2) Be of good moral character, as determined by the board.

(3) Submit to a background investigation, as determined by the board.

Acts 2009, No. 502, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2022, No. 415, §1, eff. June 15, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3415.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3415.19
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The board may censure an appraisal management company, conditionally or unconditionally suspend, or revoke any license issued under this Chapter, levy fines or impose civil penalties not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, if in the opinion of the board, an appraisal management company is attempting to perform, is performing, has performed, or has attempted to perform any of the following acts:

(1) Committing any act in violation of this Chapter.

(2) Violating any rule or regulation adopted by the board in the interest of the public and consistent with the provisions of this Chapter.

(3) Procuring a license by fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit.

B.(1) In addition to any other civil remedy or civil penalty provided for in this Chapter, the board may issue a subpoena to any person or persons who the board has probable cause to believe has engaged in real estate appraisal activity without a currently valid license.

(2) Subpoenas issued by the board shall comply with the notice requirements of R.S. 49:975. These subpoenas shall be served upon the unlicensed individual personally or by any type of mailing requiring a return receipt and shall include a statement of the manner in which the unlicensed person shall be required to respond to the commission.

C. The board may impose a civil penalty of no more than five thousand dollars upon any unlicensed person who, after a hearing or informal resolution in accordance with all provisions of this Chapter and the Administrative Procedure Act, is found to have engaged in real estate appraisal activity without a currently valid license having been issued by the board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. In addition, the board may assess costs and attorney fees against the unlicensed person found to have been engaged in real estate appraisal activity without a current license.

D. No person engaged in real estate appraisal activity without a currently valid license shall have the right to receive any compensation for services so rendered. In addition to any other penalties imposed under this Chapter, the board may require that any person engaged in real estate appraisal activity without a license return any fees collected for engaging in real estate appraisal activity.

Acts 2009, No. 502, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3511 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3511
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 licensee.

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

(3) Addresses of the locations where the licensee is operating or will operate.

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

B. No license shall be assigned or transferred either by operation of law or otherwise.

C. If a sale, assignment, transfer, merger, or consolidation of a business licensed under this Chapter is completed, 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 by this Chapter.

D. 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.

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

Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 151
Roster of architects to be published annually
Status: in_force

The board shall publish annually a roster of registered architects with their addresses. This published roster shall be received as evidence in court that the names it contains are duly registered architects of this state as of a specific date on the roster.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 524, §1; Acts 1972, No. 69, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2150 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2150
Purpose; legislative intent
Status: in_force

The purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of all those persons dealing with persons engaged in the contracting vocation, and the affording of such persons of an effective and practical protection against the incompetent, inexperienced, unlawful, and fraudulent acts of contractors with whom they contract. Further, the legislative intent is that the State Licensing Board for Contractors shall monitor construction projects to ensure compliance with the licensure requirements of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 82, §2, eff. July 8, 1976. Acts 1989, No. 559, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:344 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 344
Quorum
Status: in_force

A majority of the board duly assembled in meeting constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business.

Acts 1964, No. 309, §1. Acts 1984, No. 238, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:841 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 841
Certificates issued under the State Board of Embalming and Funeral Directing, etc.
Status: in_force

Certificates issued by the State Board of Embalming and Funeral Directing and the State Board of Embalming and Undertaking shall be considered as issued by the board under this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2665 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2665
Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Whoever violates this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by fine or both, and each violation shall be considered a separate offense.

B. The board may enforce this Chapter by injunction or by any other appropriate proceeding. No such proceeding shall be barred by any proceeding had or pending pursuant to R.S. 37:2662, or by the imposition of any fine or term of imprisonment pursuant thereto.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2845 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2845
Display of certificate and signature thereon
Status: in_force

A certificate or duplicate certificate shall be prominently displayed at the place of business of the polygraphist or at the place of internship. Each certificate shall be signed by the board members and shall be issued under the seal of the board.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3448 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3448
License without examination
Status: in_force

For a period of one year from December 31, 1988, the board shall waive both written and oral examination and shall issue a license as a licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor to each applicant who files an application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by such fees required by R.S. 37:3446, and who furnished satisfactory evidence to the board that he:

(1) Is at least twenty-one years old.

(2) Is of good moral character.

(3) Is not in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

(4) Has received one of the following:

(a) A master's degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field and two years experience in a vocational rehabilitation setting.

(b) A bachelor's degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field and five years experience in a vocational rehabilitation setting.

(c) Certified rehabilitation counselor or certified insurance rehabilitation specialist and ten years of vocational rehabilitation experience.

Acts 1988, No. 555, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1360.36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1360.36
Identification requirements
Status: in_force

A physician assistant licensed under this Part shall keep his license available for inspection at his primary place of employment and shall, when engaged in his professional activities, wear a name tag identifying himself as a "physician assistant".

Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 1022
Drugs which may be administered
Status: in_force

Nonlicensed personnel who have successfully completed and passed the drug administration course may administer oral medication, ointments, suppositories, but shall not administer any medication by intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous routes.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 558, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2902 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2902
Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this Chapter, and for the purposes of this Chapter:

(1) The term "person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, organizations, or corporations.

(2) The term "theatre" means any establishment in which motion pictures are exhibited to the public regularly for a charge.

(3) The term "distributor" means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale or licensing.

(4) The term "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theatres.

(5) The term "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge.

(6) The term "invitation to bid" means any solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid, negotiate or otherwise attempt to secure the right to exhibit a motion picture.

(7) The term "bid" means any offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor for the right to exhibit a motion picture or which states terms under which the exhibitor will agree to exhibit a motion picture.

(8) The term "license agreement" means any contract, agreement, understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating to the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor.

(9) The term "trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor at some location within the state which is open to any exhibitor from whom the distributor intends to solicit bids or with whom the distributor intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit the motion picture.

(10) The term "blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for, or offering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture at any time before such 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 such motion picture.

(11) The term "run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in a defined geographic area for a specified period of time. A "first run" is the first exhibition of a picture in the designated area; a "second run" is the second exhibition; and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitions after the second run. "Exclusive run" is any run limited to a single theatre in a defined geographic area and a "nonexclusive run" is any run in more than one theatre in a defined geographic area.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 663, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 366, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:3446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 3446
Fees; application for license
Status: in_force

A. The board shall, by rule, establish and collect fees not in excess of the following amounts:

(1) Application, license, and seal

$

200.00

(2) Written examination

$

100.00

(3) Renewal of license

$

100.00

(4) Reissuance for lost or destroyed license

$

50.00

B. No part of any fee shall be refundable under any conditions other than failure of the board to hold examinations on the date originally announced. All fees collected in this manner and all gifts or grants shall be deposited and credited to the account of the board in a licensed financial institution of the board's choosing. The funds of the board may be used for printing, travel expenses of the board, and for other necessary expenses as are essential to the carrying out of the provisions of this Chapter. Expenses shall be paid under the written direction of the chairman of the board in accordance with procedures established by the division of administration. Any surplus at the end of the fiscal year shall be retained by the board for future expenditures.

Acts 1988, No. 555, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1999, No. 1271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 2359
Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; psychologist; provisional license; psychological associate; specialist in school psychology
Status: in_force

A. A psychologist, a specialist in school psychology, a psychological associate, and anyone under the supervision of a psychologist shall conduct his activities in conformity with ethical and professional standards promulgated by the board pursuant to its current rules and regulations.

B. The board shall have the power and duty to suspend, place on probation, require remediation for a specified time, revoke any license to practice psychology, any provisional license to practice psychology, any license to practice as a psychological associate, or any license to practice as a specialist in school psychology issued by the board, or take any other action specified in the rules and regulations whenever the board, by affirmative vote of at least four members of a five-member hearing panel, shall find by a preponderance of the evidence that a psychologist, provisional licensed psychologist, or specialist in school psychology has engaged in any of the following acts or offenses:

(1) Fraud or deception in applying for or procuring a license to practice psychology.

(2) Practicing psychology in such a manner as to endanger the welfare of clients or patients, including but not limited to:

(a) Harassment, intimidation, or abuse, sexual or otherwise, of a client or patient.

(b) Engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual contact with a client or patient.

(c) Gross malpractice, repeated malpractice, or gross negligence in the practice of psychology.

(3) Conviction of a felony. A copy of the record of conviction, certified by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence.

(4) Conviction of any crime or offense which reflects the inability of the practitioner to practice psychology with due regard for the health and safety of clients or patients.

(5) Use of repeated untruthful, deceptive, or improbable statements concerning the licensee's qualifications or the effects or results of proposed treatment, including functioning outside of one's professional competence established by education, training, and experience.

(6) Aiding or abetting the practice of psychology by any person not licensed by the board and in violation of this Chapter.

(7) Conviction of fraud in filing Medicare or Medicaid claims or in filing claims to any third party payor. A copy of the record of conviction, certified by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence.

(8) Exercising undue influence in such a manner as to exploit the client or patient for financial or other personal advantage to the practitioner or a third party.

(9) The suspension or revocation by another state of a license to practice psychology. A certified copy of the record of suspension or revocation of the state making such a suspension or revocation shall be conclusive evidence thereof.

(10) Refusal to appear before the board after having been ordered to do so in writing by a duly authorized agent of the board.

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

(12) Violation of the code of ethics adopted in the rules and regulations of the board or other immoral, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct as defined in the rules and regulations of the board.

(13) Inability to practice psychology with reasonable skill and safety to patients or clients by reason of illness, inebriation, misuse of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or any other substance, or as a result of any mental or physical condition.

(14) Violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the board thereunder.

(15) Failure to comply with mandatory reporter laws.

C.(1) Proceedings for disciplinary action or for the denial or withholding of a license or provisional license pursuant to the authority of this Section shall be conducted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. The board may require a person against whom it has taken disciplinary action, after hearing or informal resolution, to pay reasonable costs of the proceedings incurred by the board for hearing and any judicial review in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. These costs shall be paid no later than ninety days after the adjudication by the board becomes final. No license or provisional license shall be issued, reinstated, or renewed until such costs have been paid.

(2) The board may charge a hearing fee to include reasonable costs and fees incurred by the board for the hearing or proceedings, including its legal fees, stenographer, investigator, staff, and witness fees and any such costs and fees incurred by the board on any judicial review or appeal.

(3) The board may charge an informal resolution fee, not to exceed ten thousand dollars, to include costs and fees incurred by the board for a disciplinary action that is resolved by settlement, consent decree, or other informal resolution including its investigator, staff, and legal fees.

D. The board may deny or withhold for a specified time not to exceed two years the granting of a license or provisional license to any applicant or candidate who has committed any of the acts or offenses set forth in Subsection B of this Section.

E. Suspension by the board of the license of a psychologist, a provisional license of a psychologist, a license of a psychological associate, or a license of a specialist in school psychology shall be for a period not exceeding two years.

F. A person who has been refused a license or provisional license, or whose license has been revoked, in accordance with the provisions of this Section may reapply for licensure after more than two years have elapsed from the date such denial or revocation is legally effective.

G. The board shall notify all licensed psychologists, provisional licensed psychologists, licensed psychological associates, and licensed specialists in school psychology of any disciplinary action taken against a licensed psychologist, a provisional licensed psychologist, a provisional licensed psychologist, or a licensed specialist in school psychology.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 347, §9; Acts 1987, No. 915, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2014, No. 136, §1; Acts 2014, No. 137, §1; Acts 2017, No. 234, §1, eff. June 14, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2; Acts 2024, No. 286, §1.