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LA Rev Stat § 37:1291 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1291. Exemptions

RS 1291 - Exemptions  None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to:  (1) Any commissioned physician or surgeon of the United States Army, Navy, or Public Health Service, practicing in the discharge of his official duties;  (2) The administration of first aid in cases of emergency;  (3) Practitioners of allied health fields, duly licensed, certified, or registered under other laws of this state;  (4) Anyone attending a woman in childbirth in an emergency;  (5) The practice of Christian Science or religious rules or ceremonies as a form of religious worship, devotion or healing, if the persons administering, making use of, assisting, or prescribing this practice rely on faith and prayer alone, do not prescribe or administer drugs, or medicine, or perform surgical or physical operations, or assume the title of, or hold themselves out to be, physicians or surgeons.  (6) A consultation without limitation between a practicing physician licensed in this state and a practicing physician licensed in another state or jurisdiction.  (7)(a) An individual licensed to practice medicine in another state or country when he attends to the acute care needs of the official traveling party of athletes and staff of an athletic team or organization domiciled in another state or country during or in connection with an athletic contest or event conducted in this state.  (b) The exemption provided in this Paragraph shall not be construed to allow the performance of any elective procedure by a physician who is not duly licensed to practice medicine in accordance with the provisions of this Part.  Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 2014, No. 535, §1; Acts 2021, No. 266, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1291.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1291.1. Out-of-state physician orders

RS 1291.1 - Out-of-state physician orders A. The board may adopt rules, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, exempting application of this Part to an out-of-state physician who orders routine diagnostic testing for an established patient, provided the physician-patient relationship was initiated through an in-person, face-to-face visit with the physician in another state, the order can be verified, and the results of all testing are provided directly to the ordering out-of-state physician. A health care facility or provider that is presented such an order may choose not to recognize such an order. B. For the purposes of this Section, "out-of-state physician" means a physician who is duly licensed to practice medicine in any state or jurisdiction in the United States other than Louisiana. Acts 2011, No. 44, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1292 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1292. Radiological examination and treatment certification; exemptions

RS 1292 - Radiological examination and treatment certification; exemptions  A.(1) Each person who performs or attempts to perform a diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment or both in the private office of a physician or in clinics in which a physician practices shall be certified as to their proficiency by the board.  (2) Any person who performs a diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment or both shall perform such examination or treatment or both on the premises of the private office of a physician or in a clinic in which a physician practices and under the direct supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine by the board.  B.(1) A physician licensed to practice medicine by the board shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section.  (2) Any person employed by a physician licensed to practice medicine by the board who performs a diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment or both under the direct supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine by the board on September 1, 1984 and for a period of at least one year prior thereto shall be deemed to be certified to perform such examination or treatment.  (3) A radiologic technologist licensed by the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 of this Title shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section.  C. Any person who performs a diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment or both who does not meet the employment criteria set forth in Subsection B of this Section shall attend and successfully complete a course of radiological study and safety approved by the board within six months after commencement of employment by a physician licensed to practice medicine by the board or employment by a clinic in which the person shall perform such activities under the direct prescription and supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine by the board. D. The physician-employer or the physician responsible for prescribing, directing, and supervising such activities in a clinic shall inform the board of the following regarding any person who performs a diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment or both employed by him or employed by a group of doctors or a clinic in which a physician is responsible for prescribing, directing, and supervising such activities:  (1) Meets the employment criteria set forth in Subsection B of this Section.  (2) Has attended and successfully completed a course of radiological study and safety approved by the board.  (3) Has not attended such course, but has been employed less than six months.  E. The information from the physician required in Subsection D of this Section shall be required upon the issuance or renewal of his license or permit to practice medicine.  Acts 1984, No. 533, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 351, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1302. Physician fees; discount to an uninsured individual; effect on a physician's contracted reimbursement amount

RS 1302 - Physician fees; discount to an uninsured individual; effect on a physician's contracted reimbursement amount A. Notwithstanding any state or federal provisions to the contrary, a contracted physician licensed to practice medicine by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners may offer a discount for a health care service rendered to an uninsured individual. Any such discount granted by a contracted physician to an uninsured individual shall not reduce the contracted reimbursement amount between a physician and a health insurance issuer for health care services rendered to the issuer's enrollees and insureds. B. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Contracted physician" means a physician licensed to practice medicine by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners who has executed a direct, specific contract with a health insurance issuer. (2) "Contracted reimbursement amount" means the quantity of remuneration a health insurance issuer has agreed to pay a physician for rendering health care services in a direct, specific agreement between a physician and a health insurance issuer. (3) "Enrollee" or "insured" means an individual who is enrolled or insured by a health insurance issuer for health insurance coverage. (4) "Health care service" means one or more services, items, supplies, or drugs for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition, illness, injury, or disease. (5) "Health insurance coverage" means benefits consisting of health care services provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and services paid for as health care services under any medical service policy or certificate, medical service plan contract, preferred provider organization agreement, or health maintenance organization contract. (6) "Health insurance issuer" means any entity that offers health insurance coverage through a policy, contract, or certificate of insurance subject to state law that regulates the business of insurance. For purposes of this Section, a "health insurance issuer" shall include but not be limited to a health maintenance organization as defined and licensed pursuant to Subpart I of Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. A "health insurance issuer" shall not include any entity preempted as an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Acts 2006, No. 744, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1306 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1306. Legislative findings

RS 1306 - Legislative findings The Legislature of Louisiana finds as follows: (1) Rural hospitals are an essential part of the healthcare delivery system for the state of Louisiana. (2) For many Louisiana residents, especially those without transportation, rural hospitals provide the only healthcare services readily available. (3) Among the essential services that rural hospitals make available to rural residents is around-the-clock emergency room care. (4) The development of healthcare facilities that provide services that duplicate those already available in the primary service areas of rural hospitals endangers their continued existence by reducing revenue and can lead to the closure or reduction of access to services in their twenty-four hour emergency rooms. (5) Patients in a rural hospital's primary service area with Medicare or private health insurance could be referred to a healthcare facility in which the physician has an ownership interest, thereby depriving the rural hospital of essential revenues, thereby endangering their continued existence. (6) The purpose of this legislation is to encourage innovative collaboration between and among rural hospitals and physicians in delivery of healthcare services in rural areas. Acts 2006, No. 819, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1309 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1309. Rules and regulations

RS 1309 - Rules and regulations A. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners shall adopt rules and regulations that provide that violation of this Section or any rule adopted to promulgate this Section shall constitute grounds for suspension of the physician's license. B. The department shall adopt rules and regulations that provide that violation of this Section or any rule adopted to enforce this Section shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the healthcare facility's license or other permit to operate. Further, the department shall publish "primary service area" descriptions in the Louisiana Register by September 1, 2006, and provide annual updates thereafter. Acts 2006, No. 819, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1310 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1310. Enforcement

RS 1310 - Enforcement A. A rural hospital in whose primary service area a healthcare facility is located may bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and permanent injunction against any person or entity that violates the provisions of R.S. 37:1308. The court shall not require that a rural hospital post bond in such an action. Such action shall be brought in state court in the state judicial district in which the rural hospital is located. The rural hospital shall be entitled to attorney fees and court costs if the court rules that the person against which suit was filed violated the provisions of R.S. 37:1308. B. A person that is billed for healthcare services in a manner inconsistent with R.S. 37:1308 may bring an action for damages against the person that violated R.S. 37:1308. Such action shall be brought in state court in the state judicial district in which the plaintiff resides. The plaintiff shall be entitled to attorney fees, court costs, and damages in the amount of twice the amount billed if the court rules that the person against which suit was filed violated the provisions of R.S. 37:1308. Acts 2006, No. 819, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1311 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1311. Short title

RS 1311 - Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Personnel Law". Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1316 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1316. Receipts and disbursements

RS 1316 - Receipts and disbursements All monies collected by the board pursuant to this Part shall be deposited in the treasury of the board in the committee's account for the sole purpose of implementation of the provisions of this Part. All committee expenses shall be paid out of such funds only and shall not be charged to or be payable by the state. The financial records of the committee shall be audited annually by the legislative auditor or an independent auditor approved by the legislative auditor. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1317 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1317. Committee and board immunity

RS 1317 - Committee and board immunity There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against: (1) Any member of the committee or board, its agents or employees, or any member of a subcommittee appointed or designated by the committee or board, for action undertaken or performed by such individual within the scope of the duties, powers, and functions of the board, committee, or such subcommittee when such individual's action is without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action undertaken is warranted. (2) Any individual providing information to the board or committee, its agents or employees, or to a subcommittee appointed or designated by the board or committee, without malice and in the reasonable belief that such information is accurate. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1318 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1318. Licensure and certification; examination; application

RS 1318 - Licensure and certification; examination; application  A. Effective January 1, 1995, no individual shall act as, or perform the duties of a clinical laboratory scientist-generalist, clinical laboratory scientist-specialist, clinical laboratory scientist-technician, laboratory assistant, or cytotechnologist, unless that individual possesses a current license issued pursuant to this Part or is exempt from the provisions of this Part. Effective January 1, 1995, no individual shall act as or perform the duties of a phlebotomist unless that individual possesses a current certificate issued pursuant to this Part or is exempt from the provisions of this Part. Each license or certificate shall be effective for the calendar year beginning January first and ending December thirty-first in which it is issued. B.(1) Each applicant for a license or certificate, except a laboratory assistant, shall successfully complete an examination recommended or administered by the committee and approved by the board, unless the applicant qualifies for licensure without examination as provided in this Part. (2) Each applicant for a license as a laboratory assistant shall furnish sufficient evidence to the committee and the board of the applicant's appropriate training or level of competency in basic laboratory science. The board, upon the recommendation of the committee, shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing the amount and type of evidence an applicant shall furnish to the committee to be deemed competent for the purposes of licensure as a laboratory assistant.  C. Application for license or certification shall be on forms provided by the committee and board, shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee, and shall be issued for the laboratory personnel licensure category for which the applicant qualifies.  D. An applicant may be licensed, or certified, in each laboratory personnel licensure category for which he duly qualifies.  E. A certificate or license, except a temporary license, shall be valid for a period of one year, unless suspended or revoked. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1319 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1319. Licensure without examination

RS 1319 - Licensure without examination  A. Prior to January 1, 1995, any individual who desires to be licensed as a clinical laboratory scientist-generalist, clinical laboratory scientist-specialist, clinical laboratory scientist-technician, cytotechnologist, or laboratory assistant may qualify for licensure and shall be issued the appropriate license without examination, upon application on a form recommended by the committee and adopted by the board, payment of the required license fee, and submission of evidence of competency, such as successful completion of a certifying examination prior to August 1, 1993, satisfactory to the committee and the board that the applicant: (1) Has been actively engaged in the category for which the license is requested for at least two full years within the three years immediately prior to the effective date of the adopted rules published in the Louisiana Register as provided in R.S. 37:1315(A)(1) and applies within twelve months thereafter; (2) Has ceased to engage in the practice of clinical laboratory science, but was actively engaged in said practice in the category for which the license is requested for at least two full years immediately prior to inactivity, provided the applicant has not been inactive more than five years and makes application within twelve months after the effective date of the adopted rules are published in the Louisiana Register; or (3) Was eligible for license without examination in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection and at the time of initial publication of adopted rules in the Louisiana Register was in the military forces of the United States, provided such individual applies within twelve months after discharge.  B. The board, upon the recommendation of the committee, shall license or certify, without examination, and upon payment of the prescribed license or certification fee, an applicant for licensure who is duly licensed or certified in the same or comparable category for which he is applying for licensure or certification in this state under the laws of another state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, if the qualifications for licensure of such applicant are at least equal to the qualifications provided in this Part. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1320 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1320. License or certificate renewal; waiver of renewals while in the military

RS 1320 - License or certificate renewal; waiver of renewals while in the military  A. Each license or certificate shall be renewed annually, before January first of each year, by forwarding to the board a renewal application on a form recommended by the committee and adopted by the board accompanied by a renewal fee as provided in this Part. Each licensee or certificate holder, upon making application for renewal of a license or certificate, shall submit evidence of fulfillment of continuing education requirements satisfactory to the board.  B. The committee may recommend and the board may continue licensure or certification without application for renewal for any clinical laboratory personnel licensed or certified under this Part while the individual is in the active military service of the United States or any of its allies, upon notification by the licensee or certificate holder to the committee of that fact. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1321. Fees; license, certification, renewal, delinquent

RS 1321 - Fees; license, certification, renewal, delinquent A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the license fee and the renewal fee, shall be as follows: (a) Clinical laboratory scientist (all categories)$ 50.00(b) Cytotechnologist$ 50.00(c) Laboratory assistant$ 25.00(2) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the phlebotomist certification fee, which includes the certification examination and the renewal fee, shall be twenty-five dollars. (3) Fees collected by the board for licensure or certification and renewal to practice clinical laboratory science for calendar year 1997 and each year thereafter shall be fixed by the board upon the recommendation of the committee by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, not to exceed the amounts established in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection.  B. A delinquent fee of not more than fifty dollars, in addition to the renewal fee, shall be collected if a license or certificate is not renewed by February first of each year.  C. The fee for issuing a duplicate license or certificate shall not exceed ten dollars.  D. An individual whose license or certificate has lapsed and who has not been actively engaged in the practice of clinical laboratory science for not more than seven years may have his license or certificate reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee and the delinquent fee and submission of evidence satisfactory to the board that he has fulfilled continuing education requirements as promulgated by the board upon recommendation of the committee. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1322 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1322. Temporary license; limited renewal; fee

RS 1322 - Temporary license; limited renewal; fee  A. An applicant for a license as a clinical laboratory scientist-generalist, clinical laboratory scientist-specialist, clinical laboratory scientist-technician, or cytotechnologist who has fulfilled the educational qualifications to take the licensing examination may be granted a temporary license to engage in the practice of clinical laboratory science in the category for which he is qualified until six weeks after the date of the next licensing examination. In the event the applicant for a license as a clinical laboratory scientist-generalist, clinical laboratory scientist-specialist, clinical laboratory scientist-technician, or cytotechnologist does not successfully complete the licensing examination, that applicant's temporary license may, at the discretion of the committee, be renewed once until six weeks after the subsequent licensing examination.  B. The fee for a temporary license shall be the fee required for the category in which the license is issued as governed by R.S. 37:1321, pro-rated for the portion of the year until the next license examination. Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.