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LA Rev Stat § 37:977 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§977. Fees

RS 977 - Fees  A. The board is authorized, by rule promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to establish fees and costs which shall be within the range prescribed by the following schedule:  (1) License fees: Minimum Maximum (a)License by examination$ 85.00$200.00  (b) License by endorsement 50.00 100.00  (c) Duplicate license 20.00 30.00  (d) Renewal of license 30.00 60.00  (e) Reinstatement of license  which has been suspended,  revoked, or has lapsed by  nonrenewal 100.00 300.00  (f) Duplicate renewal 10.00 20.00  (g) Delinquency fee in 50.00 100.00  addition to renewal fee  for nursing license  (per year delinquent)  (2) Survey fee 250.00 500.00  (3) Renewal of certificate  of accreditation 100.00 200.00 (4)Evaluation of credits:  (a) Applicants for admission   to approved program 25.00 50.00  (b) Out-of-state applicants for  Louisiana practical nurse  license 50.00 100.00  (5) Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 162, §1.  (6) Miscellaneous fees and costs  (a) Photocopies of documents  per page .50 1.00  (b) Certificate of document   as true copy 5.00 10.00  (c) Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 162, §1.  (d) Handling and mailing per page 1.00 2.00  B. All fees collected under this Section shall be paid to the treasurer of the board, who shall deposit them to the credit of the board in a national banking institution designated by the board.  Amended by Acts 1954, No. 315, §3; Acts 1968, No. 80, §1; Acts 1982, No. 272, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1991, No. 54, §1; Acts 1999, No. 942, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2018, No. 162, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:978 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§978. Violations; penalties

RS 978 - Violations; penalties  A. No person shall engage in any of the following activities:  (1) Steal or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or record, or aid or abet therein.  (2) Practice as a practical nurse under cover of any diploma, license, or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed, or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation.  (3) Practice practical nursing unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions of this Part.  (4) Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a practical nurse, unless licensed to practice under the provisions of this Part.  (5) Practice practical nursing during the time his license has lapsed because of his intentional failure to renew the license.  (6) Conduct a school of practical nursing, or a school or course for the training of practical nurses, unless the school or course has been accredited by the board.  (7) Aid or abet anyone in the violation of this Part.  (8) Violate any provisions of this Part.  B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. If a person licensed to practice practical nursing is found guilty of any of the offenses in this Section, the board may suspend or revoke the license of the practical nurse.  Amended by Acts 1976, No. 432, §2. Acts 1986, No. 486, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:979 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§979. Exemptions

RS 979 - Exemptions  The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:  (1) The nursing by friends or members of the family; or  (2) The incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or persons primarily employed as housekeepers or otherwise as long as they do not practice as practical nurses; or  (3) The giving of practical nursing assistance in the case of emergency; or  (4) Practical nursing by students enrolled in accredited schools of practical nursing by students in training in clinics and hospitals, where nursing is part of the prescribed courses for the students; or  (5) Service by auxiliary workers in hospitals or institutions if the service is supervised by a licensed physician; or  (6) The practice of Christian Science or religious rules or ceremonies as a form of religious worship, devotion or healing if the person administering or making use of, or assisting or prescribing, relies on faith and prayer alone, and 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 practical nurse.  Amended by Acts 1954, No. 315, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1001. Contracts for nurses' education programs and for education of other technical personnel

RS 1001 - Contracts for nurses' education programs and for education of other technical personnel  The hospitals supported by the State of Louisiana are authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with colleges, with universities and with other training agencies supported by public funds, in the State of Louisiana in the establishment and maintenance of nurses' education programs and the education of other technical personnel which may be authorized by law and for which funds have been made available for such purposes.  Acts 1950, No. 392, §1; Acts 1991, No. 818, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1002. Scholarships

RS 1002 - Scholarships  The hospitals may provide scholarships to students enrolled in collaborating colleges, universities, or training agencies supported by public funds.  Acts 1950, No. 392, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1003. Approval of financial agreements by commissioner of administration

RS 1003 - Approval of financial agreements by commissioner of administration  Any financial agreements made between hospitals supported by the state and colleges, universities or training agencies supported by public funds shall be made subject to approval by the commissioner of administration.  Acts 1950, No. 392, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1004. Ratification of prior scholarships and stipends

RS 1004 - Ratification of prior scholarships and stipends  The programs of scholarships and stipends provided by state hospitals to students in nursing during the year 1950 and in prior years are hereby ratified and approved.  Acts 1950, No. 392, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1005 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1005. Articulated curricula; duties of the nursing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; cooperation with the Nursing Supply and Demand Council; report

RS 1005 - Articulated curricula; duties of the nursing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; cooperation with the Nursing Supply and Demand Council; report A. It shall be the policy of this state that programs of training for nurses, including nurse assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurses with baccalaureate degrees, 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 nurses and to establish an adequate supply of nurses 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 nurse educators. B. The Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, hereafter referred to as the nursing boards, shall meet together and with the various state education agencies, particularly including the Board of Regents, the college and university management boards, the Nursing Supply and Demand Council, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and with the public and private hospitals, to develop and implement nurse training curricula that articulates from one level of nursing to the next. C. The nursing boards shall review the nursing 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 are 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 1991, No. 818, §4; Acts 2008, No. 534, §3, eff. June 30, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1011 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1011. Purpose of Part

RS 1011 - Purpose of Part  In order that the opportunity for graduate education be expanded, a nursing stipend program is provided for the upgrading of the faculty of the approved schools of nursing which prepare registered nurse applicants in an effort to meet the accreditation standards for such schools.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1012 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1012. Definitions

RS 1012 - Definitions  As used in this Part:  A. "Board" means the Board of Regents.  B. "Committee" means the committee of deans, directors, and department heads of the approved schools and programs of nursing which prepare registered nurse applicants and a nonvoting representative of the board.  C. "Approved school" means any school of nursing preparing registered nurse applicants, approved by the board and including Charity Hospital School of Nursing, which is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1013 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1013. Eligibility

RS 1013 - Eligibility  A. Members of the faculty of approved schools of nursing shall be eligible to participate in a stipendiary educational program as provided in R.S. 37:1014 through 1016, for the purpose of acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in the field of nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field. B. Nurses who have a baccalaureate degree in nursing, are admitted into a graduate program for the acquisition of a master's degree in the field of nursing, and who contract to serve as a member of the faculty of an approved school of nursing in this state upon completion of the degree shall be eligible to participate in a stipendiary educational program as provided in R.S. 37:1017.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 1991, No. 818, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1014 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1014. Establishment of program

RS 1014 - Establishment of program  The committee shall administer a program which shall provide a stipend to qualified faculty for the purpose of acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in the field of nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field. The committee shall meet quarterly or as required at a site it determines in order to review applications of academic personnel for stipends. The committee members shall serve without compensation.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1015 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1015. Procedure for applications

RS 1015 - Procedure for applications  A. Faculty members requesting stipends for the purpose of acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field shall submit to the committee an application including:  (1) Notation of approval by the applicant's dean, director or department head of nursing and other required institutional permission;  (2) An authorized letter of acceptance from the institution which the applicant plans to enter;  (3) The specific period of time for which the stipend is requested; and  (4) Other data and qualifications as deemed pertinent by the committee.  B. The committee shall select and determine the number of approved faculty applicants from each approved school of nursing who shall be granted stipends.  C. The university, college, or school budget administrator shall submit to the board a list of faculty members from the institution who were granted stipends by the committee. Upon request each institution will be reimbursed on a monthly or semester basis by the Board of Regents for authorized stipends paid.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1016 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1016. Stipends

RS 1016 - Stipends  Each person granted a stipend in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall receive seventy-five per cent of his or her current contractual annual salary for the period of approved stipend program participation. Stipends for the fall and spring semester shall each be calculated on a four and one-half month basis. Stipends granted for a quarter session shall be calculated on a three-month basis. Summer stipends may be authorized at seventy-five per cent of the salary of the individual in accordance with institutional policy. Stipends shall be used exclusively for study in Louisiana graduate programs approved by the board. A stipend may, however, be granted for out-of-state study if the committee determines that the necessary course of study is not available in the approved graduate programs of this state or for such other valid reasons as may be determined by the committee.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1017 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1017. Procedure and stipends for non-faculty applications

RS 1017 - Procedure and stipends for non-faculty applications  A. The committee may administer a program by which they loan each year to an applicant eligible pursuant to R.S. 37:1013(B) not more than seventy-five percent of the lowest faculty salary being paid at the time of the application to be forgiven in exchange for completing the degree and for serving on the faculty for not less than three years more than the length of time taken to acquire the degree.  B. A stipend paid pursuant to this Section shall be contracted for pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board.  Acts 1991, No. 818, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1019 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1019. Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator

RS 1019 - Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator  A. The nurse licensure compact administrator for this state shall be appointed by the governor to serve as the single state designee on the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.  B. The administrator shall be a current board member or the executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing for two years beginning in the year of enactment of this Part and shall rotate every two years thereafter with an appointment of a current board member or the executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.  Acts 2018, No. 577, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1020 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1020. Implementation; rulemaking

RS 1020 - Implementation; rulemaking  The Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners shall:  (1) Ensure application and enforcement of the nurse licensure compact as it applies to their respective licensees and licensees from compact states performing nursing services under each board's respective practice act.  (2) Develop a reporting system to collect aggregate data from employers on the number and geographic representation of nurses and licensed practical nurses employed in Louisiana who are practicing nursing or licensed practical nursing pursuant to a multi-state license as determined by the respective licensing board in properly promulgated rules. The report shall be completed prior to a nurse or licensed practical nurse furnishing any nursing services in this state. Failure of an employer to submit this data to the board shall not be a basis for disciplinary action against or restriction of the multi-state license of any nurse or licensed practical nurse.  (3) Develop a voluntary reporting system in which nurses holding a multi-state license under the nurse licensure compact and who engages in the practice of nursing or licensed practical nursing in Louisiana voluntarily provide their addresses and other workforce-related data as determined by the respective licensing board in properly promulgated rules. Failure to voluntarily provide this information shall not be a basis for disciplinary action against or restriction of the multi-state license of any nurse or licensed practical nurse.  (4) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 2018, No. 577, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1021 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1021. Applicability

RS 1021 - Applicability  This Part shall apply only to the office for citizens with developmental disabilities and the office of aging and adult services of the Louisiana Department of Health, to community homes for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health, to intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities, and to in-home Medicaid home- and community-based services. This Part shall apply to any program or agency contracting for services with the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services. Participation on the part of private providers that contract with the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services is strictly voluntary.  Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1; Acts 1995, No. 668, §1; Acts 2006, No. 163, §4; Acts 2013, No. 105, §1, eff. June 5, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1022 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1022. Drugs which may be administered

RS 1022 - Drugs which may be administered  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 § 37:1023 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1023. Drug administration course; certification of medication attendants; rules; instructor training courses; fees

RS 1023 - Drug administration course; certification of medication attendants; rules; instructor training courses; fees  A. Drug administration courses shall be established by the office of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health in conjunction with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners and as approved by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Persons who have successfully completed the course and passed a qualifying examination shall be permitted to administer certain medications to residents of facilities operated by the office for citizens with developmental disabilities or community homes for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services and to persons receiving in-home Medicaid home- and community-based services and shall be known as medication attendants. The course shall include but not be limited to instruction of the legal aspects, roles, and responsibilities of drug administration, definitions, terminology, classification, measurement, identification, effects, distribution, and the care and handling of drugs.  B. Fees for the drug administration courses shall be determined by the office of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. The cost of implementation will be reimbursed to providers with contracts by the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services.  C. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the certification of medication attendants, the renewal, suspension, or revocation of such certification, and an appeals process for persons who have been denied certification or renewal, or whose certification has been suspended or revoked. The department shall also promulgate rules for the assessment of fees for instructor training courses.  Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1; Acts 1995, No. 668, §1; Acts 1995, No. 725, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2013, No. 105, §1, eff. June 5, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1024 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1024. Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants

RS 1024 - Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants   A. The authorized functions of the medication attendant are:   (1) Deliver and administer medications ordered by a physician or dentist to residents with the supervision of a registered nurse.   (2) Record in the client's chart doses delivered to and/or administered to the client.   (3) Chart drug effects and side effects.   (4) Obtain vital signs as indicated or ordered.   (5) Deliver pro re nata "PRN", as needed, medications when authorized by a licensed physician, dentist, or registered nurse. This authorization must be documented in writing within twenty-four hours.   B. The prohibited functions of the medication attendant are:   (1) May not give medications by intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous routes.   (2) May not administer medications by the oral inhalant aerosol route unless administering a premeasured dosage unit provided by the manufacturer.   (3) May not receive or assume responsibility for reducing to writing oral or telephone orders from a physician.   (4) May not alter medication dosages as delivered from the pharmacy, unless authorized by a physician or dentist.   (5) May not administer medication in an acute care unit funded or operated by the Louisiana Department of Health and/or the Department of Children and Family Services.   Acts 1976, No. 558, §1; Acts 1977, No. 684, §9; Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1.