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LA Rev Stat § 37:3562 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3562. Fees

RS 3562 - Fees  A. The board shall assess and collect fees as provided in this Section, including the following fees:  (1) Application fee $ 75.00  (2) Original massage therapist license fee $125.00  (3) Annual license renewal fee $125.00  (4) Annual license renewal (late fee) $100.00  (5) Original certificate of registration as a  massage establishment fee $100.00  (6) Annual certificate of registration as a  massage establishment renewal fee $100.00  (7) Annual certificate of registration  renewal, late fee $100.00  (8) Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 324, §3, eff. June 14, 2021.  (9) Directory fee $ 50.00  (10) Duplicate license $ 25.00  (11) Returned check fee $ 25.00  (12) Copy fee, per page, plus postage and handling $ .25  (13) Copies of statutes, rules, and regulations $ 15.00  (14) Continuing education provider biennial fee $100.00  (15) Continuing education program approval fee $ 50.00  B. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 324, §3, eff. June 14, 2021.  C. The fees established in this Section shall not be refundable except under such conditions as the board may establish.  D. All monies received by the board under this Chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy and may be deposited into an account maintained by the board without appropriation for costs of administration and other expenses, and any surplus at the end of a fiscal year or a biennium may be retained by the board for future expenditures and the board is not required to pay such surplus into the general fund of the state of Louisiana.  E. All funds received and expended by the board shall be audited annually in accordance with R.S. 24:513. The annual audit shall be submitted annually to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.  Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 493, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 387, §1; Acts 2021, No. 324, §3, eff. June 14, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3564 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3564. Regulation of advertising

RS 3564 - Regulation of advertising  A. A person or an entity that does not hold a license as a massage therapist, physical therapist, or chiropractor, a certificate to practice athletic training, or a license as a massage establishment shall not use the words "massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation of the word "massage", including specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or other form of advertising. Any advertisement by a massage therapist or a massage establishment shall contain the license number of such therapist or establishment. Building signs with promotional material shall also include the professional or establishment number.  B. No sexually oriented business, as defined in R.S. 37:3558(C), shall use the word "massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation of the word "massage", including specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or other form of advertising.  C. In all pictorial representations for any advertisement representing massage therapy, including such representations through video, all persons representing massage therapists shall be attired and posed in a manner as to avoid appealing to the prurient interest. Persons representing clients shall be appropriately draped and posed.  Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 1993, No. 766, §1; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 645, §1, eff. June 17, 2016. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 766, §1.}}
LA Rev Stat § 37:3565 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3565. Penalties

RS 3565 - Penalties  A. Violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered a misdemeanor and any person, including the owner or operator of a massage establishment, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. B. A person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall additionally be ineligible for licensure as a massage therapist or as a massage establishment for a period of up to five years from the date of conviction. Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3566 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3566. Injunction

RS 3566 - Injunction A. In addition to the actions and penalties otherwise provided for by this Chapter, the board may cause to issue in any court of competent jurisdiction an injunction without bond enjoining any person from violating or continuing to violate the provisions of this Chapter. B. In the suit for an injunction, the court may impose a penalty of fifty dollars per day for each violation, together with reasonable attorney fees and the costs of court. C. An award of penalties, attorney fees, and court costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made absolute. If the board is unsuccessful in obtaining injunctive relief, the court may award attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party. Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3567 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3567. Effect on local regulations

RS 3567 - Effect on local regulations   A. Except as otherwise provided by Subsection B of this Section, the provisions of this Chapter shall supersede any regulation adopted by a political subdivision of the state relating to the licensing or regulation of massage therapists or massage establishments.  B. This Chapter shall not affect:   (1) Local regulations relating to zoning requirements or occupational license taxes pertaining to massage therapists or massage establishments.  (2) Any local regulations that do not relate to the practice of massage therapy as performed by a licensed massage therapist, including those professions specified in R.S. 37:3553, while performing duties pursuant to their professions while working with a licensed massage therapist.  C. Nothing in this Section shall prevent local or state law enforcement representatives or municipal or city officials from assisting in the enforcement of this Chapter. However, such representatives and officials are prohibited from imposing any additional rules or ordinances regarding zoning, educational requirements, or fees for licensure.  Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2016, No. 645, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3568 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3568. Human trafficking training

RS 3568 - Human trafficking training  A. The board shall provide training opportunities for its board members, staff, and contract inspectors to help identify signs of human trafficking. The training opportunities required pursuant to this Subsection shall commence no later than ninety days following the effective date of this Section and continue on at least an annual basis thereafter. Failure to participate in the training shall be grounds for removal of any board member, disciplinary action up to termination of employment for any staff person, or the termination of the contract of an inspector.  B. The board shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to help identify and address any illicit activity related to human trafficking in the massage industry.  Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3601. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 811, §17, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 3601 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 811, §17, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3602. Articulated curricula; training programs; duties of the licensing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; implementation

RS 3602 - Articulated curricula; training programs; duties of the licensing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; implementation   A. It shall be the policy of this state that programs of training for all allied health professionals, including but not limited to those professions which the commission has identified pursuant to R.S. 37:3601, be organized and integrated in a fashion that permits the maximum amount of prior training to be credited against the requirements of any subsequent training. This policy shall exist to facilitate the continued professional development of all allied health professionals and to establish an adequate supply of those professionals to meet the requirements of the employers and health care institutions in this state, as well as to assure the availability of sufficient numbers of allied health professional educators.   B. The various licensing boards, hereafter referred to as the boards, shall meet together and with the various state education agencies, particularly including the Board of Regents, the college and university management boards, the commission, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and with the public and private hospitals, to develop and implement training curricula that articulates from one professional level to the next.   C. The boards shall review the training program approval standards and the accreditation and licensing standards they require in order to identify and make such adjustments as are necessary in order to implement the articulated curricula required by Subsection A of this Section.   D. The Board of Regents, the higher education management boards, the public institutions of higher education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the vocational institutes, and the hospitals which provide training facilities shall undertake whatever changes in procedure or policy as necessitated by the articulated curricula required by Subsection A of this Section.   E. The implementation of the curricula changes and the policy of articulation expressed and required by this Section shall begin, if on a gradual basis, not later than January 1, 1993.   Acts 1992, No. 1047, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3652. Professional and occupational licenses; renewal fees waived; educational requirements

RS 3652 - Professional and occupational licenses; renewal fees waived; educational requirements A. A person who is performing or has performed service in the uniformed services, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 101, or the National Guard, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 311, or a military spouse who has relocated with their servicemember spouse assigned or ordered to active duty outside the United States and its territories and who has provided evidence of deployment or relocation to the professional or occupational licensing board prior to expiration of their license may be exempt from both of the following: (1) The payment of any reinstatement or licensing renewal fee required by any profession or occupation governed by this Title or by any other provision of law or ordinance during the servicemember's period of service in the uniformed services. (2) Compliance with any continuing educational requirements applicable to such license during the servicemember's period of service in the uniformed services. B. An exemption provided pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to licensing or renewal fees or continuing educational requirements applicable to such license for the year in which the servicemember is released or discharged from active duty. C. Any applicable license that is not subject to minimum licensing standards set forth in federal law or regulation shall continue in force and effect, provided that any applicable renewal fees are paid and any educational requirements are completed within one hundred eighty days of the servicemember's release or discharge from active duty. For occupational licenses or registrations which are subject to minimum standards set forth by federal law or regulation, the professional or occupational licensing board may take any such action that may be available to maintain such licenses in an inactive or dormant status so that the servicemember or spouse may resume the licensed activity promptly upon satisfying applicable minimums standards. D. For the purposes of this Section, "professional or occupational licensing board" shall mean any state agency, board, commission, or substantially similar entity, involved in the licensing, certification, or registration of any regulated profession or occupation within the state of Louisiana. E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any license issued and regulated under the authority of the judicial branch of government. Acts 2013, No. 5, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3653. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3653 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3654. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3654 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3655. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3655 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3656. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3656 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3657. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3657 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3658 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3658. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3658 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3659 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3659. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3659 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3660 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3660. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 3660 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3661. Short title

RS 3661 - Short title  This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Military Medics and Corpsmen Pilot Program".  Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3662 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3662. Definitions

RS 3662 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.  (2) "Military medical personnel" means an individual who has recently served as a medic in the United States Army, medical technician in the United States Air Force, or corpsman in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.  (3) "Pilot program" means the Louisiana Military Medics and Corpsmen Pilot Program established pursuant to this Chapter.  Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3663 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3663. Military medical personnel; pilot program

RS 3663 - Military medical personnel; pilot program  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 § 37:3664 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3664. Reporting requirements

RS 3664 - Reporting requirements  The department shall report to the governor and to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare no later than thirty days prior to the start of the regular legislative session each year on the progress of the pilot program and shall provide a written report of findings and recommendations upon termination of the program.  Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3665 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3665. Termination date

RS 3665 - Termination date  Implementation of the Louisiana Military Medics and Corpsmen Pilot Program shall terminate on December 31, 2020.  Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3701. Short title

RS 3701 - Short title  This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Behavior Analyst Practice Act".  Acts 2013, No. 351, §2.  NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3702. Definitions

RS 3702 - Definitions  As used in this Part the following words, terms, and phrases have the following meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (1) "Applied behavior analysis" means the design, implementation, and evaluation of systematic instructional and environmental modifications by a behavior analyst, to produce socially significant improvements in behavior.  (2) "Assistant behavior analyst", "state-certified assistant behavior analyst", or "SCABA" means an individual who by training, experience, and examination meets the requirements for certification by the board and is duly certified to engage in the practice of behavior analysis under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst.  (3) "Behavior analyst", "licensed behavior analyst", or "LBA" means an individual who by training, experience, and examination meets the requirements for licensing by the board and is duly licensed to independently practice behavior analysis in the state of Louisiana. The distinction of a licensed behavior analyst or LBA is separate and apart from any other licensed individuals, including but not limited to psychologists.  (4) "Board" means the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board.  (5) "Line technician" or "registered line technician" means an individual who works directly with the client to implement applied behavior analysis services under the direction and supervision of a licensed behavior analyst and is registered as required in this Chapter.  (6) "Scope of practice of behavior analysis" includes the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environments. It uses direct observation and measurement of behavior and environment, the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors, known as functional assessment and analysis. Applied behavior analysis interventions are based on scientific research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and environment. They utilize contextual factors, establishing operations, antecedent stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other consequences to help people develop new behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and emit behaviors under specific environmental conditions. The practice of behavior analysis expressly excludes psychological testing, neuropsychology, cognitive therapy, diagnosis of psychiatric conditions, psychotherapy, sex therapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, and mental health counseling or academic teaching by college or university staff.  Acts 2013, No. 351, §2.  NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.
LA Rev Stat § 37:3703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§3703. Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board

RS 3703 - Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board  A. There is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board which shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803.  B.(1) The board shall be comprised of seven members to include six behavior analysts and one consumer member who shall be appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association, and who shall be confirmed by the Senate.  (2)(a) The consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following qualifications:  (i) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least one year immediately prior to appointment.  (ii) Has attained the age of majority.  (iii) 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).  (iv) Has never been convicted of a felony.  (v) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare profession.  (b) 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.  (3) The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity. A vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (4) Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. No member of the board shall serve more than two consecutive complete terms on the board.  C. Annually, the board shall elect from among its membership a chairman and vice chairman.  D. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.  E. The board shall meet at least quarterly. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman or at the request of at least three members.  F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attendance at meetings and other official business of the board.  Acts 2013, No. 351, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2021, No. 59, §1.  NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.