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LA Rev Stat § 37:2507 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2507. Registration

RS 2507 - Registration A. Every individual who holds a valid license as a nursing facility administrator issued by the board as defined herein shall immediately upon issuance thereof be considered registered with the board and issued a certificate of registration. Thereafter, such individual shall annually apply to the board for a new certificate of registration and report any facts requested by the board on forms provided for such purpose. B. Upon making an application for a new certificate of registration, each individual shall pay an annual registration fee as established by the board and, at the same time, shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that during the year immediately preceding such application for registration he has attended a continuing education program or course of study as provided in the rules and regulations of the board. C. Upon receipt of such application for registration, the registration fee, and the evidence required with respect to continuing education, the board shall issue a certificate of registration to such nursing facility administrator. D. Any nursing facility administrator who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section, and who continues to practice as a nursing facility administrator, may be fined, may have his license suspended or revoked or may be otherwise disciplined by the board. E. Only an individual who has qualified as a licensed nursing facility administrator under the provisions of this Section, and who holds a current registration certificate may use the title "Nursing Facility Administrator", and use the abbreviation "N.F.A." after his name. No other person shall use or shall represent himself or allow himself to be represented by such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card, or device intended to indicate that such person is a licensed and registered nursing facility administrator. F. The board shall maintain a register of all applications for the licensure and registration of nursing facility administrators, which register shall contain such information as the board may require. Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §7. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 667, §4, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 1982, No. 118, §1; Acts 1984, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 546, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2508 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2508. Reciprocity

RS 2508 - Reciprocity  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 § 37:2509 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2509. Penalties

RS 2509 - Penalties A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet therein. (2) Practice as a nursing facility administrator, under cover of any license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued. (3) Practice as a nursing facility administrator or use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a nursing facility administrator unless duly licensed and registered to so practice under the provisions of this Chapter. (4) Practice as a nursing facility administrator with a license or registration issued under the provisions of this Chapter which is suspended or revoked. (5) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this Chapter. B. Such misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both. Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §9; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 546, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2510 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2510. Disciplinary proceedings

RS 2510 - Disciplinary proceedings A. The license of any nursing facility administrator or the license of a temporary nursing facility administrator, may be revoked or suspended, or such licensee may be reprimanded, censured, or otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions of this Section and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the board. B. The board shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges brought under the provisions of this Section against persons licensed and registered as nursing facility administrators, or licensed as temporary nursing facility administrators and upon such hearings shall determine such charges upon their merits. If the board determines that such person is guilty of the charges, the board may revoke the license or suspend from practice, or reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline such licensee. C. Proceedings under this Section shall begin by the filing of a complaint with the board. Such complaint may be preferred by any person, corporation, association, or by the board*. If indicated, the board shall initiate an investigation of such charges and, if indicated, may designate a hearing committee, or other qualified person as a hearing officer, to hear the charges and to report to the board thereon. D. At such hearing the licensee shall have the right to appear either personally or by counsel or both, to produce witnesses and evidence, to cross-examine witnesses, and to have subpoenas issued by the hearing committee or the hearing officer. The hearing committee or the hearing officer shall make a written report to the board of the findings and recommendations which shall be considered by the board in arriving at its determination. E. Members of the hearing committee or the hearing officer shall exercise any of the powers provided herein as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing. Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §10; Acts 1985, No. 933, §1; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 546, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 210, §1. *As appears in enrolled bill.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2511 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2511. Restoration of licenses

RS 2511 - Restoration of licenses A. The board may, in its discretion, restore a license to any person whose license has been revoked. B. Application for the restoration of a license shall be made in such manner as the board may direct. C. If a person convicted of a felony is subsequently pardoned by the governor of the state where such conviction was had or by the president of the United States, or received a certificate of good conduct granted by the appropriate governmental agency, the board may, in its discretion, on application of such person and upon the submission of evidence satisfactory to the board, restore the nursing facility administrator's license. Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §11; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 546, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2551 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2551. Creation of board of examiners; purposes; membership; expenses

RS 2551 - Creation of board of examiners; purposes; membership; expenses  A. There is hereby created a Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters within the office of the governor for the purpose of encouraging proficiency in the practice of shorthand reporting as a profession, promoting efficiency in court and general reporting, and extending to the courts and to the public the protection afforded by a standardized profession by establishing a standard of competency for those persons engaged in it.  B.(1) The board shall be comprised as follows:  (a) Four members shall be appointed by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. One of the members shall be a judge, and three of the members shall be certified shorthand reporters.  (b) Three members shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Each member shall be a certified shorthand reporter.  (c) One member shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives. The member shall be an attorney.  (d) One member shall be appointed by the president of the Senate. The member shall be an attorney.  (2) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.  C. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem at the rate of seventy-five dollars for each day in actual attendance at a regular or special meeting. However, no member shall receive per diem for more than twelve special meetings actually attended per year. Members shall also be allowed necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the board.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 456, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 110, §1; Acts 1983, No. 612, §1; Acts 1986, No. 365, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1992, No. 840, §1; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 354, §1; Acts 2009, No. 438, §17(A). NOTE: See Acts 1986, No. 365, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2551.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2551.1. Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters Fund

RS 2551.1 - Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters Fund  There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special custodial fund, the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". All monies received by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:2558 shall be deposited into the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for the expenses of the members of the board and the expenses of the board that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter, and disbursements from the fund shall be authorized only by a majority of members of the board. The chairman shall join with the secretary-treasurer of the board in signing a warrant to have the net deposits paid to the board. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. NOTE: §2551.1 repealed Jan. 1, 2021. See Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §4. RS 2551.1 - Repealed by Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §4., eff. Jan. 1, 2021. Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. July 1, 2020, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2552 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2552. Terms of office

RS 2552 - Terms of office  A. Members of the board of examiners shall be appointed for three-year terms, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term shall be appointed for the remainder of such term only. Members of the board shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and qualified. B. Reporter members of said board shall be appointed from among the holders of certificates issued under this Chapter. Added by Acts 1970, No. 456, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 110, §1; Acts 1983, No. 612, §1; Acts 1986, No. 365, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 2009, No. 438, §17(A). NOTE: See Acts 1986, No. 365, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2553 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2553. Duties of the board of examiners; officers; records

RS 2553 - Duties of the board of examiners; officers; records  A. The board shall aid in all matters pertaining to the advancement of the science of shorthand reporting as hereinafter defined, including but not by way of limitation, all matters that may advance the professional interest of certified shorthand reporters, including the development, implementation, and enforcement of continuing education requirements and such matters as concern their relations with the public.  B. Each year a chairman and a secretary shall be elected from the board membership. The board shall adopt a seal to be affixed to all certificates issued by the board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.  C. The board shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings, and shall report annually to the governor and the membership within sixty days following the end of the state's fiscal year concerning all certificates issued, renewed, or revoked. NOTE: Subsection D eff. until Jan. 1, 2021. See Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5.  D. The expenses of the members of the board and the expenses of the board that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid from the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters Fund. Within sixty days following the end of the state's fiscal year, the board shall prepare an accounting of expenses incurred and funds received during the prior fiscal year. NOTE: Subsection D as amended by Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.  D. The expenses of the members of the board and the expenses of the board that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid from the fees collected by the board under the provisions of R.S. 37:2558. Within sixty days following the end of the state's fiscal year, the board shall prepare an accounting of expenses incurred and funds received during the prior fiscal year.  Acts 1970, No. 456, §1; Acts 1983, No. 612, §1. Acts 1986, No. 365, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 286, §1; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. July 1, 2020, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2021. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 365, §4.}}
LA Rev Stat § 37:2558 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2558. Fees

RS 2558 - Fees  A. The board shall collect fees from each applicant for a certificate as provided by this Section. The board shall have power to require a reinstatement fee for suspended or revoked delinquent certificates, a reciprocal fee for certification without examination, and an annual renewal fee for all certificates and to collect therefor a fee of such amount as may be fixed by the board according to the following schedule:  (1) The fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate shall not exceed one hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to one year, two hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to two years, or two hundred fifty dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of two or more years and shall be in addition to the payment of all delinquent renewal fees.  (2) The fee for issuance of a reciprocal certificate without examination shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.  (3) The fee for annual renewal of a certificate shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars.  (4) The fee for issuance of a new certificate to a reporter admitted to practice as a certified court reporter, or C.C.R., shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.  B. The regular examination fee shall be fixed by the board. If the board should find an applicant ineligible for examination, it shall refund eighty percent of the fee paid by said applicant. In no other event shall any refund be made.  C. Any fees fixed by the board shall be subject to legislative oversight review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.  D. The failure, neglect, or refusal of any regularly certified shorthand or general reporter registered under this Chapter to pay in advance the annual renewal fee shall result in the suspension of the reporter's right to the benefits under the Chapter, which suspension shall not be terminated until all delinquent fees have been paid.  Acts 1970, No. 456, §1; Acts 1983, No. 612, §1; Acts 1986, No. 365, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 940, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 816, §1; Acts 2010, No. 700, §1; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §2, eff. July 1, 2020. {NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 365, §4.}
LA Rev Stat § 37:2559 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2559. Penalties

RS 2559 - Penalties  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 § 37:2560 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2560. Fines

RS 2560 - Fines After investigation and hearing and upon a finding of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or other laws regarding the practice of shorthand reporting, the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters may impose a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars. Acts 1997, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2581 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2581. Declaration of policy

RS 2581 - Declaration of policy  The business of rendering financial planning and management services to individuals is a matter of public interest and concern and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2582 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2582. Definitions

RS 2582 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter:  (1) "Financial Planning and Management Service" means the planning and management of the financial affairs of an individual, and distribution of money to the creditors thereof, or acting as the agent of an individual in the distribution of his income to his creditors, whether or not the person so acting receives a fee or charge for such services. Any person, partnership, association or corporation so engaged shall be deemed to be rendering "financial planning and management service".  This term shall not be deemed to include the following when engaged in the regular course of their respective business and professions:  (a) Attorneys at law;  (b) Banks, fiduciaries, financing and lending institutions as duly authorized and admitted to transact business in the State of Louisiana and performing credit and financial adjusting service in the regular course of their principal business;  (c) Title insurers and abstract companies, while doing an escrow business;  (d) Employees of licensees under this Chapter;  (e) Judicial officers or others acting pursuant to court order;  (f) Nonprofit organizations giving debt management service;  (g) Employers for their employees;  (h) Associations for their members.  (2) "Director" means director of the Division of Occupational Standards.  (3) "Individual" means the person or persons for whom the credit of financial adjusting service is performed.  (4) "Person" means any individual, firm partnership, association or corporation.  Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to permit persons engaged in the planning and management of the financial affairs of an individual as defined in this Chapter and required to secure a license under this Chapter to engage in the practice of law.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2583 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2583. Requirement of license

RS 2583 - Requirement of license  On or after thirty days from the effective date of this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a financial planning and management service or engage in said business as herein defined except as authorized by this Chapter and without first having obtained a license as hereinafter provided.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2584 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2584. Application for license

RS 2584 - Application for license  Application for license to engage in the financial planning and management business in this state shall be made to the director and shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the director, and shall contain the full name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a copartnership or association, of every member thereof and if a corporation, of each officer and director thereof; the application shall also contain the parish and municipality with street and number, if any, where the business is to be conducted, and such other pertinent information as the director may require.  Each applicant, at the time of making such application, shall pay to the director the sum of thirty dollars as a fee for investigation of the applicant, and the additional sum of one hundred dollars as a license fee. Every applicant shall submit to the director, at the time of the application for a license, a bond to be approved by the director in which the applicant shall be the obligor, in the sum of ten thousand five hundred dollars and in which a company which is duly authorized by the State of Louisiana to transact the business of fidelity and surety insurance shall be a surety; provided, however, the director may accept in lieu of the surety bond, a deposit in cash, a certified check payable to the director of the Division of Occupational Standards, or United States government bonds.  The bond shall run to the State of Louisiana for the use of the state and of any person or persons who may have a cause of action against the obligor in said bond under and by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter. Such bond shall be conditioned that said obligor will faithfully conform to and abide by the provisions of this Chapter and of all rules, regulations and directions lawfully made by the director hereunder and will pay to the state and to any such person or persons any and all money that may become due or owing to the state or to such person or persons, from said obligor under and by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2585 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2585. Qualifications for license

RS 2585 - Qualifications for license  Upon the filing of the application and the approval of such bond and the payment of the specified fees, if the director shall, upon investigation, find:  (1) That the financial responsibility, experience, character and general fitness of the applicant, and of the members thereof (if the applicant be a partnership or association) and of the officers and directors thereof (if the applicant be a corporation) are such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant belief that the business will be operated fairly, honestly and efficiently within the purposes of this Chapter, and  (2) That the applicant, if an individual, and the members thereof, if the applicant be a partnership or association, and the officers and directors thereof, if the application be a corporation, has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, or if such person or persons have not had a record of having defaulted in the payment of money collected for others, including the discharge of such debts through bankruptcy proceedings; the director shall thereupon issue and deliver a license to the applicant to engage in the financial planning and management service business in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter at the location specified in the said application, which license shall remain in full force and effect until it is surrendered by the licensee or revoked by the director as hereinafter provided, however, that each license shall expire by the terms hereof on January 1 next following the issuance thereof unless the same be renewed as hereinafter provided.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §5.