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LA Rev Stat § 37:2422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2422. Cease and desist orders; injunction; attorney fees; costs

RS 2422 - Cease and desist orders; injunction; attorney fees; costs A. In addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties or administrative remedies or sanctions provided in this Chapter or board rule, the board may issue an order to any licensee or other person or entity engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Chapter or board rule, other than a person holding a license as a health care provider from another Louisiana licensing board, directing such person or entity to forthwith cease and desist from such activity, conduct, or practice. Such order shall be issued in the name of the state of Louisiana, under the official seal of the board. With regard to a person licensed as a health care provider by another Louisiana licensing board, notification of suspected violations of this Chapter or of board rules shall be sent to the director of the board which issued a license to that person for review and response to the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board from that licensing board. B. If the person or entity to whom the board directs a cease and desist order does not cease and desist the prohibited activity, conduct, or practice within three business days from receipt of such cease and desist order, the board, through its proper officer or agent, may seek and cause to issue in any court of competent jurisdiction and venue a writ of injunction, including a temporary restraining order, enjoining any such person or entity from engaging in the proscribed activity, conduct, or practice. C. In a suit for an injunction, the board may demand of the defendant reasonable attorney fees, associated investigative and administrative expenses, and the costs of court. The judgment for attorney fees, expenses, and costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made absolute. D.(1) Upon proper showing by the board that such person or entity has engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice prohibited by this Chapter or board rule, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order enjoining the person or entity from engaging in such unlawful activity, conduct, or practice pending the hearing on a preliminary injunction, and, in due course, a permanent injunction shall be issued after a hearing, commanding the cessation of the unlawful activity, conduct, or practice complained of, all without the necessity of the board having to give bond as ordinarily required in such cases. (2) A temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction issued pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to being released upon bond. E. The trial of the proceeding for injunction shall be summary and by the judge without a jury. Acts 2003, No. 1269, §1, eff. July 8, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2423. Exemptions; prohibitions

RS 2423 - Exemptions; prohibitions A. This Chapter does not restrict a person licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in the profession or practice for which that person is licensed if that person does not represent, imply, or claim that he is a physical therapist or a provider of physical therapy. B. A person who is not licensed as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant in accordance with this Chapter may be employed in a hospital, institution, clinic, physician's office, or athletic training room to administer treatment under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician; however, the treatment administered shall not be identified as physical therapy, and further provided that such person administering such treatment shall not hold himself out, nor be held out by others as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. C. No provision in this Chapter shall preclude either physical therapists or other health care providers from billing for or being reimbursed for physical medicine procedures, therapy treatments, or physical modalities which they are licensed to perform and which fall within their respective scope of practice. D. Physical therapists may not profess to provide "spinal manipulation" or "spinal adjustment" or use these terms for advertising purposes. However, this Chapter shall preclude other health care providers from professing the practice of physical therapy and from the use of the terms "physical therapy", "P.T.", or "physiotherapy" for advertising purposes unless licensed under this Chapter. Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2424. Fees; receipts and disbursements

RS 2424 - Fees; receipts and disbursements  A. The board may establish and collect fees, which shall be deposited into the treasury of the board. The fees shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., and shall not exceed the schedule provided for in Subsections C and D of this Section.  B. All board expenses and compensation of board members and employees shall be paid out of board funds only, and shall not be charged to the state. The financial records of the board shall be subject to an annual audit.  C. Fees assessed by the board shall not exceed the following amounts:  (1) Application fee $400.00  (2) Reinstatement fee $200.00  (3) Annual license renewal fee $200.00  (4) License verification fee $ 50.00  (5) Duplicate wall license fee $ 50.00  (6) Duplicate wallet license fee $ 50.00  D.(1) Fees assessed by the board to a course or activity sponsor for board review of a course or activity of continuing education shall not exceed two-hundred fifty dollars.  (2) Fees assessed by the board on a licensee for review of a course or activity of continuing education shall not exceed twenty dollars. This fee shall apply only if a licensee intends to earn continuing education credit for a course or activity in which the sponsor has not sought review or obtained approval by the board.  Acts 2009, No. 535, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 300, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2441. Registration and licensing required

RS 2441 - Registration and licensing required In order to protect the public welfare, aid the Department of Revenue in collecting sales taxes on labor and on retail prices of hearing aids, and material used in the service and maintenance of hearing aids; to protect privately owned property and to provide an adequate supply of licensed dealers throughout the state by the establishment of the apprenticeship training program by the board; any person rendering or offering to render services for the sale, maintenance, and repair of any type of hearing aid as defined in R.S. 37:2442 shall hereafter be required to be registered and licensed as hereinafter provided, and it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or offer to engage in the state hearing aid sales and repair service as defined in R.S. 37:2442 unless duly registered and licensed in accordance with this Chapter or as an audiologist under the provisions of Chapter 34 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; that there is hereby created a board to be known as the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. Acts 1968, No. 302, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2443 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2443. License or certificate required; display

RS 2443 - License or certificate required; display  No person shall engage in the selling and fitting of hearing aids or display a sign or in any other way advertise or hold himself out as a person who engages in the selling and fitting of hearing aids unless he holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the board as provided in this Chapter, or unless he holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked certificate of endorsement pursuant to R.S. 37:2448. The license or certificate required by this Section shall be kept conspicuously posted in his office or place of business at all times. Acts 1968, No. 302, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2444 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2444. Bill of sale; contract

RS 2444 - Bill of sale; contract Any person who engages in the fitting or selling of hearing aids shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing aid, by him or at his order or direction, a bill of sale or contract which shall contain his signature and show the address of his regular place of business with a contact phone number and the number of his license, together with a description of the make, model, and serial number of the hearing aid furnished and the amount charged therefor. The bill of sale or contract shall also reveal the condition of the hearing device and whether it is new, used, or rebuilt, and the address and phone number of the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. Acts 1968, No. 302, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1969 ; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2444.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2444.1. Testing period for hearing aids

RS 2444.1 - Testing period for hearing aids A. Any person licensed pursuant to this Chapter who sells a hearing aid to a consumer shall provide a written receipt or written contract to the consumer. The written receipt or contract shall provide the consumer with a thirty-day right to cancel the purchase if the consumer finds that the hearing aid does not function adequately for the consumer. If the consumer cancels the hearing aid purchase based on this Subsection, the consumer may obtain a refund if he returns the hearing aid to the seller in the same condition, ordinary wear and tear excluded, as when purchased. The written receipt or contract shall notify the consumer of the thirty-day right to cancel period in at least ten point type. The thirty-day right to cancel period shall commence from either the date the hearing aid is originally delivered to the consumer or the date the written receipt or contract is delivered to the consumer, whichever is later. The thirty-day period shall be interrupted for any period during which the hearing aid seller, dealer, or fitter has possession or control of the hearing aid after its original delivery. B. Upon exercise of the thirty-day right to cancel a hearing aid purchase, the seller of the hearing aid is entitled to a cancellation fee not to exceed fifteen percent of all fees charged to the consumer, including testing, fitting, counseling, and the purchase price of the hearing aid. The exact amount of the cancellation fee shall be stated in the written receipt or contract provided to the consumer. Acts 2011, No. 93, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2444.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2444.2. Three-day cooling off period

RS 2444.2 - Three-day cooling off period A. A consumer may cancel any transaction for the purchase of a hearing aid, without any penalty or obligation, within three business days of the date the hearing aid is actually ordered by the consumer. Upon such cancellation, any property traded in for credit, any payments made by the consumer under the contract or sale, and any negotiable instrument executed thereupon shall be returned by the seller to the consumer within ten business days following receipt by the seller of the cancellation notice. Any security interest arising out of the transaction shall be immediately canceled. B.(1) Upon cancellation, the consumer shall make available to the seller in the same mode as received, in substantially as good condition as when received, any goods delivered under the contract or sale. If the product, if received by delivery to consumer, is made available to the seller and the seller does not pick it up within twenty days of the date of the notice of cancellation, the consumer bears no further obligation for the return of the product; however, if the consumer fails to make the product available to the seller, or agrees to return the product to the seller and fails to do so, then the consumer remains liable for performance of all obligations under the contract. (2) The notice of cancellation shall be effective if it is delivered to the seller within the time frame described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and shall include a signed and dated copy of the subject contract, receipt, sales form, or other document evidencing all the terms of the transaction and the consumer's written notice to cancel. Acts 2011, No. 93, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2445 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2445. New application fee; qualifications

RS 2445 - New application fee; qualifications A new applicant for a first-time license shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars and shall show to the satisfaction of the board that he: (1) Is a person of good moral character. (2) Is twenty-one years of age or older. (3) Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school and two years of college or two years of accredited higher education or has continuously engaged in fitting and selling hearing aids during the two years preceding the effective date of this Chapter. (4) Is free of contagious or infectious disease. Acts 1968, No. 302, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1989, No. 752, §1; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2446 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2446. Examination by written and practical tests

RS 2446 - Examination by written and practical tests  A. An applicant for a license who is notified by the board that he has fulfilled the requirements of R.S. 37:2445 shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as the board may designate, to be examined by written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he is qualified to engage in the fitting and selling of hearing aids.  B. The board shall give at least one examination of the type prescribed in this Section each year, and such additional examinations as the volume of applications may make appropriate.  Acts 1968, No. 302, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2446.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2446.1. Continuing education requirement

RS 2446.1 - Continuing education requirement NOTE: Subsection (A) eff. until Jan. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 82.  A. The board shall require all licensees applying for reinstatement or renewal of licenses to have completed fifteen hours of continuing education per year in courses approved by the board, which may consist of a maximum of seven hours obtained through internet or correspondence courses, in order to renew their license on January first of the following year. Each licensee shall submit documentation from any recognized professional or educational institution to the board as proof that each licensee has been exposed to new developments in the practice which have occurred since the prior issuance or renewal of such license. NOTE: Subsection (A) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 82, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  A. The board shall require all licensees applying for reinstatement or renewal of licenses to have completed twelve hours of continuing education per year in courses approved by the board, which may consist of a maximum of four hours obtained through internet or correspondence courses, in order to renew their license on January first of the following year. Each licensee shall submit documentation from any recognized professional or educational institution to the board as proof that each licensee has been exposed to new developments in the practice which have occurred since the prior issuance or renewal of such license.  B. Among those subjects which shall be approved by the board as categories of study toward completion of the annual requirement of continuing education are:  (1) Procedures in the selection and fitting of hearing aids.  (2) Advances in pre- and post-fitting management of patient.  (3) Advances in transducer and amplifier technology and functions to improve patient performance.  (4) Advances in earmold design and functions contributing to improved patient performance.  (5) Trends in office and business management procedures for dispensing of hearing aids.  (6) State and federal regulations affecting dispensing of hearing aids.  (7) Allied professional disciplines relating to the deaf or hard of hearing and hearing aid devices may be approved by the board. NOTE: Subsection (C) eff. until Jan. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 82.  C. Any person receiving a license by endorsement or examination on July first or later in that year shall not be required to have the fifteen hours of continuing education until December thirty-first of the following year. NOTE: Subsection (C) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 82, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  C. Any person receiving a license by endorsement or examination on July first or later in that year shall not be required to have the twelve hours of continuing education until December thirty-first of the following year.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 273, §1. Acts 1989, No. 752, §1 Acts 2005, No. 261, §1; Acts 2011, No. 93, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §7; Acts 2019, No. 79, §1; Acts 2021, No. 82, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2447 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2447. Scope of examination

RS 2447 - Scope of examination The examination provided in R.S. 37:2446 shall consist of tests of knowledge in the areas of hearing testing and other areas to determine capability of fitting and selling hearing aids. The tests under this Section shall not include questions requiring a formal college, medical, surgical, or audiological education. The examination shall be determined and proctored by the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. Acts 1968, No. 302, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2448 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2448. Issuance of license; certificates of endorsement

RS 2448 - Issuance of license; certificates of endorsement A. Upon payment of seventy-five dollars the board shall register each applicant who satisfactorily passes the examination. Each subsequent certificate requested shall be issued for a fee of fifty dollars. Thereupon, the board shall issue to the applicant a license. The license shall expire on December thirty-first of each year. B.(1) Whenever the board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect pursuant to this Chapter for fitting and selling hearing aids and that such state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or higher than the program for determining whether applicants pursuant to this Chapter are qualified to sell and fit hearing aids, the board may issue a certificate of endorsement to applicants therefor who hold current, unsuspended, and unrevoked certificates or licenses to sell and fit hearing aids in such other state or jurisdiction. (2) The holder of a certificate of endorsement shall be registered in the same manner as holders of a license. The fee for an initial certificate of endorsement shall be the same as the fee for an initial license. Fees, grounds for renewal, and procedures therefor, suspension and revocation of certificates of endorsement shall be the same as for renewal, suspension, and revocation of a license. Acts 1968, No. 302, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1989, No. 752, §1; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2449 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2449. Temporary training permit

RS 2449 - Temporary training permit A. An applicant who fulfills the requirements of R.S. 37:2445 and who has not previously applied to take the examination provided under R.S. 37:2446 may apply to the board for a temporary training permit. B. Upon receiving an application provided pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, the board shall issue a temporary training permit which shall entitle the applicant to participate in the fitting and selling of hearing aids, under direct supervision, for a period ending thirty days after the conclusion of the next examination the applicant is required to take. C. No temporary training permit shall be issued by the board under this Section unless the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the board that he is or will be supervised and trained by a person, hereinafter "sponsor", who holds a valid license or certificate of endorsement issued under this Chapter. D. If a person who holds a temporary training permit issued under this Section does not take the next required examination given after the date of issue, the temporary training permit shall not be renewed, except for good cause shown to the satisfaction of the board. E. If a person who holds a temporary training permit issued under this Section takes and fails to pass the next required examination given after the date of issue, the board may renew the temporary training permit for a period ending thirty days after the conclusion of the next examination given. In no event shall more than one renewal be permitted. The fee for renewal shall be seventy-five dollars. Acts 1968, No. 302, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1989, No. 752, §1; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1; Acts 2011, No. 93, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2449.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2449.1. Guidelines for training of temporary training permit holders

RS 2449.1 - Guidelines for training of temporary training permit holders A. The board shall establish formal and practical education guidelines for the training of temporary training permit holders. B. The guidelines shall include all of the following: (1) The subject matter to be taught. (2) The length of the training. (3) The extent of a temporary training permit holder's contact with the public. (4) The responsibility of the sponsor and co-sponsor for direct supervision of all aspects of the training. C. The training period begins on the date of the issuance of the temporary permit. A temporary training permit holder must complete at least one hundred fifty hours of directly supervised practicum that includes: (1) Twenty-five contact hours of pure tone air conduction, bone conduction, and speech audiometry, recorded or live voice, with fifteen of the required hours being with actual clients. (2) Twenty-five contact hours of hearing instrument evaluations, including sound-field measurements with recorded or live voice. (3) Twenty contact hours of instrument fittings with actual clients. (4) Ten contact hours of earmold orientation types, uses, and terminology. (5) Five contact hours of earmold impressions and otoscopic examinations of the ear. (6) Fifteen contact hours of troubleshooting of defective hearing instruments. (7) Twenty contact hours of case history with actual clients. (8) Ten contact hours regarding the laws governing the licensing of persons fitting and dispensing hearing instruments and federal Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission regulations relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. (9) Twenty contact hours of supplemental work in one or more of the areas described in Paragraphs (1) through (8) of this Subsection. D. A contact hour consists of fifty-five minutes. E. On completion of the directly supervised practicum required under Subsection C of this Section, the temporary training permit holder shall continue the permit holder's training under the direct supervision of the permit holder's sponsor or co-sponsor. Acts 2005, No. 261, §1; Acts 2011, No. 93, §1.