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LA Rev Stat § 37:1246 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1246. Issuance of subpoenas; witnesses; production of records; maintenance of confidentiality

RS 1246 - Issuance of subpoenas; witnesses; production of records; maintenance of confidentiality A. The board, or its designated agent, may issue subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence or documentation that relates to any matter properly under investigation or in question before the board or committee conducting the hearing or investigation. B. Each witness who appears before the board pursuant to subpoena shall receive for his attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in the courts of this state. C. No subpoena shall be issued at the request of a party other than the board unless the fees and mileage provided for in Subsection B of this Section are deposited to the board in advance. D. In case of refusal to obey a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued to any person or entity, the board may apply to any district court within the jurisdiction where the inquiry is conducted or within the jurisdiction where such person is domiciled, resides, or transacts business, to issue to such person or entity an order requiring him to appear before the board, its members, agent, or agency, to produce evidence if ordered or to give testimony concerning the matter under investigation or in question. E. Notwithstanding any privilege or confidentiality recognized by law, no person engaging or assisting in the provision of pharmacy services with which such pharmacist is affiliated shall, acting under any such privilege, fail or refuse to respond to a lawfully issued subpoena of the board for any pharmaceutical or medical information, testimony, records, data, reports or other documents, tangible items, or information relative to any patient served by any such pharmacist or person assisting a pharmacist under investigation. However, the identity of any patient identified in or such records or information shall be maintained in confidence by the board and shall be deemed a privilege of confidentiality existing in favor of any such patient. For the purpose of maintaining such confidentiality of patient identity, the board shall cause any such records or the transcript of any such testimony to be altered so as to prevent the disclosure of the identity of the patient to whom such records or testimony relates. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1247 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1247. Rehearings

RS 1247 - Rehearings A decision or order in a case of adjudication shall be subject to rehearing, reopening, or reconsideration by the board within ten days from the date of its entry. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1248 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1248. Review of board orders

RS 1248 - Review of board orders A. Any person to whom the board has refused to issue a license, registration, certificate, or permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy, or whose license, registration, certificate, or permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy has been suspended or revoked, may appeal from the decision and order of the board to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. B. Absent agreement of counsel for all parties, no stay of enforcement of a decision issued by the board during pendency of an appeal pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be granted unless the district court finds that the applicant has established that the issuance of the stay does not: (1) Threaten harm to other interested parties, including persons for whom the applicant may render pharmacy services; or (2) Constitute a threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of the state. C. No stay shall be granted ex parte. The court shall schedule a hearing on the request for a stay order within ten days from filing of the request. The decision shall be rendered within five days after the conclusion of the hearing. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1249 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1249. Reinstatement or re-issuance of license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy

RS 1249 - Reinstatement or re-issuance of license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy A. At any time after the suspension or revocation of any such license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy, the board may restore the license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy to the accused person, but only at an official meeting of the board, after written notice, and by vote of a majority of the members of the board present and voting. If a license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy is reinstated or reissued following previously applied sanctions relative to a violation of this Chapter, said reinstatement or reissuance shall have affixed thereto an attachment or addendum specifically setting forth any restrictions placed upon said reinstated or reissued license, registration, certificate, permit, or any other designation deemed necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy by the board. B. In case of reinstatement, the holder of the reinstated license, registration, certificate, or permit shall pay all costs or fines, or both, and a reinstatement fee as provided for in the board's fee schedule established pursuant to R.S. 37:1184. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1250 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1250. Exceptions

RS 1250 - Exceptions Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice of nursing by a licensed registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with R.S. 37:911 et seq., R.S. 37:1031 through 1034, or any other laws, rules, or regulations governing the practice of nursing in the state of Louisiana. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1256 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1256. Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers

RS 1256 - Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers  A. Pursuant to the authority vested in the board in this Chapter and as specifically provided for in the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensing Law, R.S. 40:2861 et seq., the board shall create and issue a permit for pharmacy benefit managers as defined in R.S. 40:2863.  B. A pharmacy benefit manager may be but is not required to be permitted under Part IV of this Chapter if it administers, develops, maintains, performs, or provides one or more pharmacy services in this state or that affects one or more beneficiaries of a pharmacy benefit management plan administered by the pharmacy benefit manager, as set forth in R.S. 40:2868.  Acts 2019, No. 124, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1257 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1257. Pharmacy benefit managers; rules and regulations; reporting requirements; fees

RS 1257 - Pharmacy benefit managers; rules and regulations; reporting requirements; fees  A. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Part and the applicable provisions of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensing Law, R.S. 40:2861 et seq.  B. The board may promulgate rules and regulations to specify permit renewal reporting requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.  C. The board shall charge fees for the issuance of pharmacy benefit manager permits in the amounts authorized by R.S. 37:1184.  Acts 2019, No. 124, §2, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, No. 202, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1258 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1258. Pharmacy benefit managers; enforcement

RS 1258 - Pharmacy benefit managers; enforcement  The board shall enforce the provisions of this Part as provided for in this Chapter and R.S. 40:2871.  Acts 2019, No. 124, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1261. Declaration of purpose

RS 1261 - Declaration of purpose Recognizing that the practice of medicine, surgery, and midwifery is a privilege granted by legislative authority and is not a natural right of individuals, the state of Louisiana deems it necessary as a matter of policy in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare to provide laws and provisions covering the granting of that privilege and its subsequent use, control, and regulation to the end that the public shall be properly protected against unprofessional, improper, unauthorized, and unqualified practice of medicine and from unprofessional conduct of persons licensed to practice medicine, surgery, and midwifery. Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 1985, No. 302, §2; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1262. Definition

RS 1262 - Definition  As used in this Part the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them:  (1) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.  (2) "Physician" means a natural person who is the holder of an allopathic (M.D.) degree or an osteopathic (D.O.) degree from a medical college in good standing with the board who holds a license, permit, certification, or registration issued by the board to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana. Doctors of allopathic medicine (M.D.) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) shall be accorded equal professional status and unrestricted privileges in the practice of medicine. The use of the term "physician" in this Part shall not be construed to prohibit the use of such term by other health care providers specifically authorized to use such term by any other lawful provision of this state.  (3) "The practice of medicine", whether allopathic or osteopathic, means the holding out of one's self to the public as being engaged in the business of, or the actual engagement in, the diagnosing, treating, curing, or relieving of any bodily or mental disease, condition, infirmity, deformity, defect, ailment, or injury in any human being, other than himself, whether by the use of any drug, instrument or force, whether physical or psychic, or of what other nature, or any other agency or means; or the examining, either gratuitously or for compensation, of any person or material from any person for such purpose whether such drug, instrument, force, or other agency or means is applied to or used by the patient or by another person; or the attending of a woman in childbirth without the aid of a licensed physician or midwife.  (4) "Telemedicine" means the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and transfer of medical data by a physician using technology that enables the physician and a patient at two locations separated by distance to interact. Such technology may include electronic communications, information technology, asynchronous store-and-forward transfer technology, or technology that facilitates synchronous interaction between a physician at a distant site and a patient at an originating site. The term "telemedicine" shall not include any of the following:  (a) Electronic mail messages and text messages that are not compliant with applicable requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.  (b) Facsimile transmissions.  Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 1985, No. 302, §2; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 850, §1, See Act; Acts 2021, No. 266, §1.  NOTE: Acts 2008, No. 850, eff. upon the final adoption of the necessary rules and regulations promulgated by the La. St. Bd. of Medical Examiners
LA Rev Stat § 37:1264 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1264. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 584, §2.

RS 1264 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 584, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1265 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1265. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 584, §2.

RS 1265 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 584, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1266 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1266. Meetings of board

RS 1266 - Meetings of board The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year and special meetings as are necessary. A special meeting of the board may be called by the president at any place when a majority of the board, or its president, deems it expedient. Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1267 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1267. Quorum

RS 1267 - Quorum  Six members of the board constitute a quorum for all purposes including the holding of examinations, the granting of licenses and permits, rulemaking, and, except as provided in R.S. 37:1285.1, the adjudication functions of the board.  Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 2003, No. 209, §1, eff. June 5, 2003; Acts 2015, No. 441, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 599, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1268 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1268. Compensation and expenses of board

RS 1268 - Compensation and expenses of board The members of the board shall receive the amount set by the board, but not to exceed one hundred dollars per diem when actually attending to the work of the board or any of its committees, and for the time spent in necessary preparation and travel. In addition, the board shall be reimbursed for the actual traveling, incidental, and clerical expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter. These expenses shall be paid out of the treasury of the board. Acts 1975, No. 350, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 521, §1; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1269 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1269. Receipts and disbursements

RS 1269 - Receipts and disbursements  All monies collected by the board shall be deposited in the treasury of the board. All expenses of the board and compensation of board members and employees shall be paid out of the funds of the board only and shall never be a charge on the state.  Acts 1975, No. 350, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1270.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1270.1. Physician assistants advisory committee

RS 1270.1 - Physician assistants advisory committee  A. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Physician Assistants Advisory Committee is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health.  B.(1) The advisory committee shall consist of five members.  (2) Three members of the committee shall be licensed physician assistants. The physician assistant members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants. At least one of the members of the advisory committee shall be a physician assistant practicing in a parish or municipality with a population of less than twenty thousand people.  (3) Each physician assistant member of the advisory committee shall:  (a) Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Louisiana for one year immediately prior to appointment.  (b) Hold a current Louisiana license to practice as a physician assistant.  (c) Have had three years of experience in his respective field of practice.  (d) Be actively engaged in practice as a physician assistant at the time of appointment.  (4) There shall be two members of the advisory committee who shall be licensed supervising physicians who are appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.  C. The duties and purpose of the advisory committee shall be to advise the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners on all matters specifically dealing with licensing or disciplining of physician assistants or the drafting and promulgating of regulations related to physician assistants. The advisory committee shall also review and make recommendations to the board on applications for licensure as physician assistants. The board shall not act on any matter relating to a physician assistant without first consulting with the advisory committee.  D. The advisory committee shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary.  E. Each member of the advisory committee shall serve a term of six years commencing from the date of his appointment. Each member will succeed himself in each subsequent term thereafter unless removed or replaced by the governor.  F. The advisory committee shall meet at least twice each year or more frequently as necessary as determined by the chairman or a majority of the members of the advisory committee.  G. Four members of the advisory committee shall constitute a quorum.  H. Each member of the advisory committee shall receive fifty dollars per day while engaged in the business of the advisory committee and also his hotel and traveling expenses if traveled by the most direct route to and from his respective place of residence. These expenses shall be paid out of the treasury of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners upon the certificates of its president and secretary-treasurer.  Acts 1993, No. 662, §2, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 316, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1271.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1271.1. Practice of telemedicine in licensed healthcare facilities

RS 1271.1 - Practice of telemedicine in licensed healthcare facilities  A. All of the following restrictions and authorizations apply to a physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine from the board and who practices telemedicine upon any patient who is being treated at a healthcare facility that is required to be licensed pursuant to the laws of this state and which holds a current registration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration:  (1) The physician shall use the same standard of care as if the healthcare services were provided in person.  (2) The physician shall be authorized to prescribe any controlled dangerous substance without necessity of conducting an appropriate in-person patient history or physical examination of the patient as otherwise would be required by R.S. 37:1271(B)(2).  (3) The physician shall not be subject to any regulatory prohibition or restriction on the practice of telemedicine, including prohibitions or restrictions related to prescribing controlled dangerous substances, which are in any manner more restrictive than the prohibitions and restrictions that are otherwise applicable to the entire practice of medicine.  B. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise restrict the board from taking any action allowed by law or regulation in the administration of any disciplinary matter.  Acts 2016, No. 252, §1, eff. May 26, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1272. Qualifications of applicants

RS 1272 - Qualifications of applicants  Any person who wishes to practice medicine shall:  (1) Be twenty-one years of age; NOTE: Paragraph (2) eff. until July 1, 2021. See Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 35.  (2) Be a citizen of the United States; NOTE: Paragraph (2) as amended by Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 35, eff. July 1, 2021.  (2) Be a citizen of the United States or possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States duly issued by the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States pursuant to the federal Immigration and Nationality Act and the commissioner's regulations thereunder;  (3) Be of good moral character;  (4) Present to the board a valid diploma from a medical college in good standing with the board or have been actively engaged in the practice of medicine, in a manner determined by the board to have been satisfactory, for not less than four years under a temporary permit issued pursuant to R.S. 37:1275; and  (5) 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.  Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 1985, No. 302, §2; Acts 1988, No. 887, §1; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1273. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 17, §2, eff. May 17, 2001.

RS 1273 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 17, §2, eff. May 17, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1274. Issuance of license

RS 1274 - Issuance of license  If the requirements of R.S. 37:1272 or R.S. 37:1276 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice medicine.  Acts 1975, No. 350, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1274.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1274.1. Laser surgery; requirements

RS 1274.1 - Laser surgery; requirements  Only persons licensed under the laws of this state to practice medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, or podiatry shall perform laser surgery.  Acts 1991, No. 433, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1275. Temporary or limited purpose permits

RS 1275 - Temporary or limited purpose permits A. The board may issue temporary permits authorizing the practice of medicine for a designated period of time; may issue permits for specific purposes with restrictions as to the type of medical activities that may be engaged in; or may issue permits to, or require registration and approval of, medical personnel participating in educational and training programs which include the administration of medical services to patients. B. The board may adopt rules and regulations establishing the necessary qualifications, requirements, and formalities for the issuance of such permits as are necessary for the adequate protection of the health and welfare of the citizens of this state. Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 1985, No. 302, §2; Acts 2001, No. 17, §1, eff. May 17, 2001.