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LA Rev Stat § 37:1745 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745. Prohibition on payment for patient referrals

RS 1745 - Prohibition on payment for patient referrals  A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:  (1) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners, Louisiana Physical Therapy Board, Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, or Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.  (2) " Healthcare provider" means a person, partnership, or corporation licensed by the state to provide health care or professional services as a physician, chiropractor, dentist, dental hygienist, podiatrist, optometrist, physical therapist, psychologist, medical psychologist, licensed professional counselor, registered or licensed practical nurse, pharmacist, and any officer, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment.  B. No healthcare provider shall offer, make, solicit, or receive payment, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in-kind, for referring or soliciting patients. Payments representing a return on investment based upon a percentage of ownership are not considered a direct or indirect payment for the purposes of this Section.  C.(1) Each board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of Subsection B of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such rules and regulations shall include, at a minimum, sanctions and penalty provisions and permissible contracting activities known as "safe harbors".  (2) Any activity permissible under the corresponding provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act shall not be a violation of this Section.  (3) Violation of Subsection B of this Section by a healthcare provider may constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of license or other credentials by the appropriate board.  Acts 1993, No. 827, §1; Acts 1999, No. 782, §1; Acts 2003, No. 303, §1; Acts 2009, No. 251, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2021, No. 238, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.1. Health care provider's third party billing; notice to patient

RS 1745.1 - Health care provider's third party billing; notice to patient Every health care provider who provides health care services to a patient and submits a bill for payment to the patient shall note on the bill whether demand for payment has been made on an insurer or other third party responsible for payment, as identified by the patient, and that the insurer or third party refuses or has failed to make payment on the bill as demanded. Acts 1995, No. 916, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.2. Diagnosis of certain mental health conditions; limitation

RS 1745.2 - Diagnosis of certain mental health conditions; limitation  A. No physician or other health care provider shall diagnose the condition of factitious disorder imposed on another, formerly known as "Munchausen syndrome by proxy", unless he meets all of the following criteria:  (1) He is licensed as a health care provider in this state.  (2) He is qualified by licensure and professional training to diagnose mental health conditions.  (3) He has conducted a bona fide evaluation of the person he diagnoses.  B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Subsection:  (1) "Bona fide evaluation" means all of the following actions have occurred:  (a) The health care provider has reviewed the relevant clinical records of the individual and the purported victim, and has completed a full assessment of the individual's clinical history and current clinical condition. For purposes of this Section, "clinical records" shall include, without limitation, documentation from schools, health care providers, child care providers, agencies, and other institutions; interviews with members of the extended family, friends, and acquaintances of the individual; and other collateral sources when the resulting information is likely to be relevant.  (b) The health care provider has performed an in-person clinical evaluation of the individual which includes a clinical interview and behavioral observation.  (c) The health care provider has created and maintained a record of the condition of the individual in accordance with clinically accepted standards to support a mental health diagnosis.  (2) "Health care provider" has the meaning ascribed in R.S. 40:1231.1(A).  Acts 2018, No. 193, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.11. Louisiana Health Care Professionals Reporting Act

RS 1745.11 - Louisiana Health Care Professionals Reporting Act This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Health Care Professionals Reporting Act". Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.12. Legislative findings; purpose

RS 1745.12 - Legislative findings; purpose A. The legislature finds that: (1) Public confidence in high quality patient care is dependent on a workforce of competent health care professionals who meet the high standards of professional practice. (2) Impaired health care professionals represent a threat to the public. (3) State law does not currently require health care entities to report impaired health care professionals to professional licensing boards. (4) An important function of professional licensing boards is to protect the public, who is at risk of receiving unsafe or inadequate care, from health care providers who are or may be impaired. (5) It is the public policy of this state to require that health care entities timely report adverse action against health care professionals for impairment or possible impairment to professional licensing boards. B. The purpose of this Part is to require reporting of certain actions taken by health care entities in response to a determination of impairment or possible impairment to the appropriate professional licensing board. Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.13. Definitions

RS 1745.13 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Adverse action" includes reducing, restricting, suspending, revoking, denying, terminating, or failing to renew any of the following:  (a) Clinical privileges or membership in a health care entity.  (b) Employment or a contractual relationship with a health care entity.  (c) Enrollment or participation in a health care training program.  (2) "Clinical privileges" includes privileges, membership on the medical staff, and such other circumstances pertaining to the furnishing of medical care under which a physician or other licensed health care professional is permitted to furnish such care or to engage in training in a health care training program.  (3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (4) "Health care entity" includes a hospital, as defined in R.S. 40:2102, any institution or clinic licensed by the department, any entity that provides health care services and that follows a formal peer review process for the purpose of furthering quality health care, any hospitalization or care facilities maintained by a university or medical school, or any health care training program in which trainees are required to hold a license, permit, or other authority from a professional licensing board in order to participate in training.  (5) "Health care professional" means:  (a) A person who possesses a current license, certificate, registration, or other authority from a professional licensing board to provide health care services in this state.  (b) Any person who is licensed or otherwise authorized by a professional licensing board to participate in a health care training program in this state.  (6) "Health care training program" means any university, hospital, institution, or other entity that sponsors post-graduate health care training in which participants must possess a license, permit, or other authority from a professional licensing board to participate in training.  (7) "Impaired" or "impairment" means dependency on, or the excessive use or abuse of alcohol or drugs that affect the central nervous system and which are capable of inducing physiological or psychological dependence.  (8) "Professional licensing board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, or the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.  Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.14. Reporting of certain actions taken by health care entities; to whom to report; information to be reported; time frame for reporting

RS 1745.14 - Reporting of certain actions taken by health care entities; to whom to report; information to be reported; time frame for reporting  A. Each health care entity shall report the actions described in this Section to the appropriate professional licensing board.  B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a health care entity shall report each instance in which the health care entity:  (1) Takes an adverse action against a health care professional due to impairment or possible impairment.  (2) Accepts the surrender of clinical privileges, the resignation of employment or a contractual relationship, or the withdrawal from participation in a health care training program of or by a health care professional under any of the following conditions:  (a) While the health care professional is under investigation by the entity relating to impairment or possible impairment.  (b) In return for not conducting an investigation.  C. A report shall not be required under this Section when a health care professional is granted a leave of absence for evaluation or treatment of impairment or possible impairment provided all of the following conditions are met:  (1) The individual cooperates with the institutional policy regarding the evaluation or treatment of such impairment or possible impairment.  (2) Any leave of absence granted is for six months or less.  (3) The individual agrees not to engage in any clinical activity while undergoing evaluation or treatment except insofar as approved by his or her addiction provider while undergoing treatment.  (4) The individual, if a physician, cooperates with the Physicians Health Program of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners or, if a registered nurse, cooperates with the Recovering Nurses Program of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing or, if a dentist, cooperates with the Dentist Well-Being Committee program of the Louisiana Dental Association, as approved by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, or if a medical psychologist, cooperates with a program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.  D. Such report shall be provided in writing and shall include but not be limited to the following:  (1) The name, address, telephone number, and category of license of the health care professional.  (2) The date and nature of the action taken and a description of the acts or omissions or other reasons for the action.  (3) Such other information respecting the circumstances of the action as the department or the professional licensing board deems appropriate.  E. Such report shall be made to the appropriate professional licensing board within seventy-two hours of the adverse action, surrender, resignation or withdrawal.  Acts 2007, No. 274, §1; Acts 2009, No. 251, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 238, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.15. Confidential nature of reports

RS 1745.15 - Confidential nature of reports A. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Records Act, R.S. 44:1 et seq., reports received by professional licensing boards under the provisions of this Part shall be held confidential and shall not be deemed to be or be treated as public records. B. Such reports shall be privileged against disclosure or production pursuant to administrative or judicial subpoena. Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.16. Relief from liability for reporting

RS 1745.16 - Relief from liability for reporting A. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against any health care entity with respect to any report required under this Part, unless such report is made with knowledge of the falsity of the information contained therein. B. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against any person who serves as a director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, attorney, or who otherwise works for, is associated with, or represents a health care entity for reporting information required under this Part, unless such report is made with knowledge of the falsity of the information contained therein. C. A report made under this Part that includes disclosure of any peer review information shall not constitute a waiver of any legal or evidentiary privilege, nor form the basis of any claim or action for damages or injunctive relief of any kind or nature, including breach of confidentiality, invasion of privacy, or otherwise, nor deprive the person, health care entity, committee, or any peer review entity making disclosure, of the benefit of the immunities otherwise provided for in R.S. 13:3715.3. D. In any action brought against a health care entity or director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, attorney, or representative thereof for reporting information required under this Part the court shall, at the conclusion of the action, award to any such party defendant against any such claimant the cost of the action attributable to such claim, including actual attorney's fees, if the claim is found to be without merit. Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1745.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1745.17. Use of information

RS 1745.17 - Use of information Any information reported by a health care entity as required in this Part is intended to be used solely by the professional licensing board in furtherance of their statutory obligations. Acts 2007, No. 274, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1746 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1746. Definitions

RS 1746 - Definitions  For purposes of this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:  (1) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.  (2) "Healthcare provider" means a person licensed by this state to provide health care or professional services as a physician, dentist, registered or licensed practical nurse, certified registered nurse, anesthetist, nurse midwife, chiropractor, or podiatrist.  Acts 1991, No. 1009, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1747 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1747. Hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency carriers; practice requirements; report procedures; exemptions

RS 1747 - Hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency carriers; practice requirements; report procedures; exemptions  A. Each board licensing healthcare providers shall establish by rule practice requirements based on applicable guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which will protect the public from the transmission of the hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus in the practice of a profession regulated by the appropriate board.  B. The boards shall by rule, based on applicable guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, establish requirements and procedures for a licensee and a licensure applicant to report his status as a carrier of the hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus to the board and shall enforce such requirements and procedures.  C. Each report of hepatitis B virus carrier status or human immunodeficiency virus carrier status filed by a licensee or licensure applicant in compliance with this Section and each record maintained and meeting held by the boards in the course of monitoring a licensee for compliance with the practice requirement established by Subsection A of this Section are confidential and exempt from the public records by R.S. 44:4(7), (9), and (11), except for the purpose of the investigation or prosecution of alleged violations of this Part by the boards.  Acts 1991, No. 1009, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1748 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1748. Videotape businesses; disclosure of customer information prohibited

RS 1748 - Videotape businesses; disclosure of customer information prohibited A. No person engaged in the business of renting or selling prerecorded videotapes shall, without the express written consent of the customer, disclose customer information, except as may be required by law in a legal proceeding.  B. "Person" means any natural person, business, company, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any other legal entity.  C. "Customer information" means the customer's name, address, telephone number, or any other information which may identify or may tend to facilitate the identification of any videotape rented or purchased by a specific customer.  D. Nothing in this Section prohibits disclosure as authorized by Chapter 121 of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2710(b)(2).  E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.  Acts 1991, No. 830, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1749 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1749. Cash bonding

RS 1749 - Cash bonding  A. Whenever a provision of this Title requires the posting of a bond or other security for the performance of a duty which bond runs in favor of a state agency, board, or commission, in lieu of the bond or other security, cash, a certificate of deposit, an irrevocable letter of credit, a money order, or a certified check in the same amount specified for the bond shall satisfy the security requirement.  B. It shall be the responsibility of the governing authority of each such entity which requires the posting of a bond or other security to adopt rules providing for the receipt and handling of such deposits, including whether or in what manner interest will be paid.  Acts 1992, No. 338, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1752 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1752. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1752 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1753 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1753. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1753 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1754 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1754. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1754 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1755 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1755. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1755 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1756 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1756. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1756 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1757 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1757. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1757 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1758 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1758. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1758 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1759 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1759. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1759 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1760 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1760. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1760 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1761 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1761. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1761 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1762 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1762. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1762 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1763 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1763. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1763 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1764. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1764 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1765 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1765. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1765 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1766 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1766. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1766 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1767 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1767. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1767 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1768 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1768. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1768 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1769 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1769. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1769 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1770 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1770. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1770 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1771 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1771. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.

RS 1771 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 391, §2, EFF. SEPT. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1781. Short title

RS 1781 - Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Pawnshop Act". Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.