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LA Rev Stat § 37:2586 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2586. Renewal of license

RS 2586 - Renewal of license  Each licensee under the provisions of this Chapter may on or before December 1, make application to the director for renewal of its license, which said application for renewal shall be on the form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars together with a bond as required in the case of an original application.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2587 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2587. License, display and location

RS 2587 - License, display and location  Each license issued hereunder shall be kept conspicuously posted in the place of business of the licensee. The business address may be changed by any license upon ten days prior written notice to the director.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2588 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2588. Persons engaged in the financial planning and management service prior to the effective date of this Chapter

RS 2588 - Persons engaged in the financial planning and management service prior to the effective date of this Chapter  Any person, firm or corporation, lawfully engaged in the business of rendering credit and financial adjusting service in the State of Louisiana for at least one year, immediately prior to the effective date of this Chapter, shall be entitled to receive a license hereunder by filing an application within one year after the passage of this Chapter and furnishing a bond as hereinabove required, and the payment of the annual fee.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2589 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2589. Denial of license

RS 2589 - Denial of license  Any application for a license hereunder shall be approved or denied within sixty days of the filing of such application with the director. If license shall be denied, then the applicant shall be so notified by United States mail, registered, and shall be given an opportunity to be heard thereon, within sixty days of such denial of license.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §9.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2590 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2590. Revocation of license

RS 2590 - Revocation of license  The director shall, upon five days notice to the licensee by registered United States mail, directed to the licensee at the address set forth on the license, stating the contemplated action and in general the grounds therefor and upon reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to such action, revoke any, license issued hereunder if he shall find that: (1) any licensee has failed to pay the annual license fee, or to maintain in effect the bond required under the provisions of this Chapter or willfully failed to comply with any order, decision or finding of the director made pursuant to and within the authority of this Chapter; or that (2) the licensee has willfully violated any provisions of this Chapter or any rule, regulation or direction lawfully made by the director under and within the authority of this Chapter; or that (3) any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed at the time of the original application for a license, would have warranted the director in refusing its issuance; or that (4) any applicant or party to an application has made any false statement or representation to the director in applying for a license hereunder.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2591 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2591. Contracts, books, records and contract cancellation

RS 2591 - Contracts, books, records and contract cancellation  Each licensee shall furnish to the director, when requested, a copy of the contract entered into between the licensee and the individual. The licensee shall furnish the debtor with a copy of the written contract, which shall set forth the charges agreed upon for the services of the licensee.  An individual may cancel the contract upon thirty days written notice to the licensee in which event the licensee shall be entitled to such charges as are provided in R.S. 37:2592.  Each licensee hereunder shall maintain records and accounts which will enable any individual contracting with the licensee, at any reasonable time, to ascertain the amounts paid to creditors of the individual. A statement showing the total amount received and the total disbursements to each creditor shall be furnished by the licensee to any individual within seven days of a written request therefor by the said individual. Each licensee licensed hereunder shall issue a receipt for each cash payment made by the individual to the licensee. Each licensee shall prepare and retain in the file of each debtor a written analysis of debtor's income and expenses to substantiate that the plan of payment is feasible and practical.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §11.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2592 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2592. Fees and charges of licensees

RS 2592 - Fees and charges of licensees  By contract a licensee may charge a reasonable fee for debt adjusting services, which fee may not exceed twelve percent of the total debts reported to and listed with the licensee by the debtor and/or the debtor's listed creditors. The licensee may require an initial payment by the debtor of an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars which initial payment shall be part of the total allowable fee contracted for, and may not otherwise take or receive for services performed for any one person more than twelve percent of the amount received by it at any one time from or on behalf of that person.  In the event of cancellation or default on performance of the contract by the debtor prior to its successful completion, the licensee may collect in addition to fees previously received, nine percent of the remaining indebtedness listed on said contract, but not to exceed twenty-five dollars. In the event the contract shall remain in force for ninety days or longer, the cancellation fee shall be fifty dollars.  A licensee shall not be entitled to retain any fee until notifying all creditors listed by the debtor that the debtor has engaged the licensee in a program of debt adjusting.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §12.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2593 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2593. Prohibitions

RS 2593 - Prohibitions  No licensee shall advertise, in any manner whatsoever, any statement or representation with regard to rates, terms or conditions of financial planning and management service which is false, misleading or deceptive. No licensee shall receive or charge any fee in the form of a promissory note or other promise to pay or receive or accept any mortgage or other security for any fee, whether as to real or personal property.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §13.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2594 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2594. Licensee to remit to creditors

RS 2594 - Licensee to remit to creditors  Each licensee shall remit the funds received by it, less the amount withheld for fees and charges as hereinabove provided, to the creditors promptly after receipt of funds.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §14.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2595 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2595. Rules and regulations

RS 2595 - Rules and regulations  The director shall make and find, as required by law, and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the administration of this Chapter.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §15.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2596 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2596. Penalties

RS 2596 - Penalties  Any person willfully violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the parish jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any contract of financial planning and management as defined in this Chapter, made by an unlicensed person, shall be null and void and of no legal effect.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §16.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2597 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2597. Injunction

RS 2597 - Injunction  To engage in the financial planning and management business, render financial service, or accept individuals funds, as defined in this Chapter, without a valid existing license so to do, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. The director may, in the name of the people of the State of Louisiana, through the attorney general of the State of Louisiana or the state's attorney of any parish in the State of Louisiana, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enjoin such person, firm or corporation from engaging in said business, and any such court may, as in cases relating to injunction in the State of Louisiana, issue temporary or permanent injunctions as the circumstances shall require; and in case of the violation of any injunction issued under this section, the court, or any judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the offender for contempt of court for each violation. Such injunction proceeding shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, penalties and remedies otherwise in this Chapter provided.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §17.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2598 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2598. Review

RS 2598 - Review  All final administrative decisions of the director hereunder shall be subject to judicial review in the district court of the parish in which the licensee is doing business.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §18.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2599 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2599. Investigation

RS 2599 - Investigation  The director may at any reasonable time investigate and examine the books and records of every licensee hereunder and of any person, firm, association or corporation who or which shall be engaged in the business as defined in R.S. 37:2582 and who or which are not expressly exempted under this Chapter.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §20.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2600 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2600. Title of Chapter

RS 2600 - Title of Chapter  This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Financial Planning and Management Service Law.  Acts 1970, No. 423, §22.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2650 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2650. Legislative purpose

RS 2650 - Legislative purpose  The legislature declares that it is a policy of this state that the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology is a privilege granted to qualified individuals and that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare, to protect the public from incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons, and from unprofessional conduct by speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech-language pathology assistants, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech-language pathology and audiology services to the public.  Acts 1995, No. 892, §2; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 37, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2652. License required; single or dual designation; display of license

RS 2652 - License required; single or dual designation; display of license No individual shall practice speech-language pathology or audiology in the state unless the individual holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the board in accordance with this Chapter. This license shall be kept conspicuously posted in the office or place of business at all times. The license shall be granted in either speech-language pathology or in audiology, independently, but nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent a qualified individual from being licensed in both areas with a dual speech-language pathology/audiology designation. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 384, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2653. Exemptions

RS 2653 - Exemptions A. The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to: (1) The activities and services, and the use of an official title, by an individual in the employ of a federal agency to the extent that such services and activities of such individual are part of the duties of the individual's office or position with such agency. (2) The supervised activities and services of a student or trainee in speech-language pathology or in audiology, or both, who is pursuing a course of study at an accredited university or college or working in a recognized center, if these activities and services constitute a part of the student or trainee's course of study, and if such individuals identify themselves as students or trainees and not as speech-language pathologists or audiologists. (3) The activities of aides and others who are not licensed or provisionally licensed speech-language pathology assistants but who assist the speech-language pathologist or audiologist in the performance of the speech-language pathologist's or audiologist's duties. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to relieve the supervising speech-language pathologist or audiologist from the legal, ethical, and moral responsibility for the services to the client. (4) The activities of a physician or surgeon licensed under R.S. 37:1261 et seq., and his employees who are performing their duties relating to the measurement of hearing under the direct supervision and control of the physician or surgeon but they shall not be called "audiologists". (5) The activities of a hearing aid dealer licensed under R.S. 37:2441 et seq. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the "practice of selling and fitting hearing aids" as defined in R.S. 37:2442(4). (6) The performing of routine hearing screening, limited to a pass/fail determination, by a registered nurse for the purpose of identifying and referring individuals suspected of having hearing disorders. B. No person shall be exempt under Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of Subsection A of this Section who does any work as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist for which a fee is charged to the recipient of the service or to a third party. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 384, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2655. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 302, §2.

RS 2655 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 302, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2656. Powers and duties of the board of examiners

RS 2656 - Powers and duties of the board of examiners The powers and duties of the board are as follows: (1) Specific powers. (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this Chapter, establish licensure and other necessary administrative fees, evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise the examination of applicants, and it may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses and administer oaths and shall investigate persons engaging in practices which violate or are alleged to violate the provisions of this Chapter. (b) The board shall conduct such hearings and keep such records and minutes as are necessary for an orderly dispatch of business. (c) The board shall adopt necessary rules and regulations, including but not limited to rules and regulations which establish ethical standards of practice, which the board may adopt and promulgate as a code of ethics; and it may amend or repeal rules and regulations made by it. Rules and regulations so adopted shall apply to all individuals who hold a license to practice or assist in the practice of speech-language pathology and/or audiology in this state at the time the rule or regulation is adopted. (d) The board shall employ and may discharge employees necessary to carry out the work of the board and, subject to the laws applicable to employees in the classified service, shall outline their duties and fix their compensation. (e) The board shall establish continuing education requirements for individuals licensed under this Chapter as a condition of licensure renewal. Such continuing education may be through programs either provided by or approved by the board. (f) The board may enter into such professional service contracts as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Chapter in accordance with R.S. 36:803. (g) The board shall adopt standards governing supervision of individuals who are required to be supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist and/or audiologist under R.S. 37:2651. (2) General powers. The conferral or enumeration of specific powers, unless otherwise indicated, shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers of the board conferred by this Chapter. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 384, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2656.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2656.1. Removal of board members

RS 2656.1 - Removal of board members  A member of the board may be removed by the board upon an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of board members upon one or more of the following grounds:  (1) Refusal or inability for any reason of a member of the board to perform the duties required of a board member.  (2) Failure to attend two consecutive meetings of the board without prior approval of the board chair.  (3) Misuse of a board member position to obtain or attempt to obtain any financial or material gain, or any advantage personally or for another, through such position.  (4) A final adjudication that there has been a violation of the laws governing the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology by a board member.  (5) Conviction of a crime other than a minor traffic offense.  (6) Failure to maintain standards of practice.  Acts 2017, No. 302, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2657. Fees; compensation; expenses

RS 2657 - Fees; compensation; expenses The board shall retain all fees and other monies received by it. Such funds may be expended by the board without appropriation for costs of administration and other expenses. Additionally, such funds may be used for the establishment and operation of continuing education programs relating to speech, language, or hearing disorders. Any funds remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained by the board for expenditure in succeeding years and no part thereof shall revert to the general fund of the state. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 384, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2658 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2658. Seal

RS 2658 - Seal The board shall adopt an official seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records, and actions of the board, and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning such proceedings, records, and actions, when signed by the secretary-treasurer and authenticated by the official seal, shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of this state. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2660 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2660. Waiver of requirements

RS 2660 - Waiver of requirements The board may issue licenses under the following special conditions: (1)(a) The board may, in its discretion, license as a speech-language pathologist and/or audiologist without examination, or a speech-language pathology assistant on payment of the prescribed fee, an applicant for licensure who is a speech-language pathologist and/or audiologist or a speech-language pathology assistant licensed under the laws of another state, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia, if: (i) The requirements for licensure of speech-language pathologists and/or audiologists or speech-language pathology assistants were at the date of licensure substantially equal to the requirements then or subsequently in force in this state. (ii) The state, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia, from whence the applicant for a license comes, accords similar privilege of licensure without examination to holders of certificates as licensed speech-language pathologists and/or audiologists under this Chapter. (iii) The state, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia, from whence the applicant for a speech-language pathologist and/or audiologist comes, requires successful completion of an examination as a condition of such licensure. (b) The board may, in its discretion, allow an applicant who may meet the requirements of reciprocity to practice until a license is issued or the application for reciprocity is denied by the board, provided that the applicant has submitted documentation of a current, unsuspended, unrevoked license. (2) The board may waive the examination and the requirement of documentation of clinical practicum for applicants who hold a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (3) The board shall waive, upon request, the examination requirements for any applicant who is currently certified by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as a specialist of speech-language pathology and currently employed in a school setting. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 384, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2660.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2660.1. Telehealth

RS 2660.1 - Telehealth  The use of telehealth in the delivery of speech-language pathology or audiology services, regardless of where the services are rendered or delivered, constitutes the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology and shall require Louisiana licensure for in-state practitioners and telehealth registration for out-of-state practitioners.  Acts 2017, No. 302, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2661. Fees

RS 2661 - Fees A. The board shall charge and collect a licensing fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars, an annual renewal fee not to exceed one hundred dollars, and other reasonable administrative fees, the amounts of which shall be fixed by the board. The board shall fix the amount of the fee so that the total fees collected will be sufficient to meet the expenses of administering this Chapter. B. The fees fixed by the board shall be exclusive, and no parish or municipality shall have the right to require any person licensed under the provisions of this Chapter to furnish any bond, pass any examination, or pay any license fee or occupational tax as a condition precedent to engaging in the practice of speech pathology and audiology. C, D. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 892, §3. Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 384, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 892, §§2, 3.