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LA Rev Stat § 37:2718 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2718. Privileged communications

RS 2718 - Privileged communications A. Testimonial privileges, exceptions, and waiver with respect to communications between a social worker and his client are governed by the Louisiana Code of Evidence. B. No social worker may disclose any information he may have acquired from persons consulting him in his professional capacity that was necessary to enable him to render services to those persons except: (1) With the written consent of the client, or in the case of death or disability, with the written consent of his personal representative, other person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of any insurance policy on his life, health, or physical condition. (2) When the individual is a minor under the age of eighteen and the information acquired by the social worker indicated that the child was the victim or subject of a crime, then the social worker may be required to testify fully in relation thereto upon any examination, trial, or other proceeding in which the commission of such crime is a subject of inquiry. (3) When a communication reveals the intended commission of a crime or harmful act and such disclosure is determined to be necessary by the social worker to protect any individual or person from a clear, imminent risk of serious mental or physical harm or injury, or to forestall a serious threat to the public safety. (4) When the person waives the privilege by bringing any public charge against the social worker. C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed, however, to prohibit a social worker from voluntarily testifying in a court hearing concerning matters of adoption, child abuse, child neglect, or other matters pertaining to children, elderly, and physically or mentally impaired adults, except as prohibited under the applicable state and federal laws. Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1992, No. 376, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2719 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2719. Discrimination

RS 2719 - Discrimination No license, certificate, or registration shall be denied any applicant based upon the applicant's race, religion, creed, national origin, sex, or physical impairment so long as the physical impairment does not interfere with the performance of professional duties. Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2720 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2720. Violations; penalties

RS 2720 - Violations; penalties A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any individual or person: (1) To engage in the practice of social work without being duly licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter. (2) To imply or state that he is a licensed clinical social worker, certified social worker, licensed master's social worker, or registered social worker, unless he is duly and respectively licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter. (3) To use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter during the time his license, certificate, or registration shall be suspended, revoked, or shall have lapsed. (4) To otherwise violate any of the provisions of this Chapter. B. Such misdemeanor, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. C. Such misdemeanor shall be prosecuted by the district attorney of the judicial district in which the offense was committed in the name of the people of the state of Louisiana. Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2721 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2721. Injunctive proceedings

RS 2721 - Injunctive proceedings NOTE: Subsection (A) eff. until Jan. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 215.  A. The board may, in the name of the people of the state of Louisiana, through the attorney general apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act prohibited by the provisions of this Chapter. NOTE: Subsection (A) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 215, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  A. The board may apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act prohibited by the provisions of this Chapter.  B. If it is established that any person has been or is committing an act prohibited by this Chapter, the court shall enter a decree permanently enjoining said person from further commission of such act.  C. The violation of any injunction issued under the provisions of this Section shall constitute contempt of court.  D. Such injunctive proceedings shall be in addition to and not in lieu of all other remedies and penalties provided in this Chapter.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2021, No. 215, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2722 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2722. Exclusions

RS 2722 - Exclusions A. No provision of this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit: (1) The activities and services of a student pursuing a course of study in a social work educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education if these activities and services constitute a part of the supervised course of study. (2) Subsidiary workers in the agencies and offices of individuals licensed, certified, or registered to practice social work in this state from assisting in the rendering of services to clients under the personal and responsible supervision and direction of such persons. (3) Qualified members of other professional groups from doing work of a psychosocial nature within their legal scope of practice consistent with the standards and ethics of their respective professions, provided that they shall not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the term social worker, or that they shall not state or imply that they are licensed, certified, or registered to practice social work. (4) Non-social work degreed governmental employees from performing their assigned job responsibilities. B. An individual licensed to practice social work in another jurisdiction may, upon prior written application to the board, practice social work in this jurisdiction within the scope of practice designated by such license no more than thirty days per year without applying for a license. Practice privileges under this Subsection shall apply only if the requirements for a license in such other jurisdictions are substantially similar to the requirements for licensure in this jurisdiction. The thirty-day period shall commence on the date of receipt by the board of the written application. The practitioner who provides services under this Subsection shall be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the applicable board and be bound by the laws of this state. C. An individual licensed to practice social work in another jurisdiction who is providing services within the scope of practice designated by such license and in response to a disaster declared by the appropriate authority or governor of the state may, upon prior written notice of the board, provide such services in this jurisdiction for a period of time not to exceed sixty consecutive days per year without applying for a license. The practitioner who provides services under this Subsection shall be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the board and be bound by the laws of this state. Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2723 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2723. Protected action and communication

RS 2723 - Protected action and communication A. There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against: (1) Any member of the board, or its agents or employees, or any member of an examining committee appointed or designated by the board, for any action undertaken or performed by such individual within the scope of the duties, powers, and functions of the board or such examining committee as provided for in this Chapter when such individual is acting without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action taken by him is warranted. (2) Any person, committee, association, organization, firm, or corporation providing information to the board, its agents or employees, or to an examining committee appointed or designated by the board, whether a witness or otherwise. Such a person, committee, association, organization, firm, or corporation providing such information without malice and in the reasonable belief that such information is accurate shall not be held, by reason of having provided such information, to be liable in damages under any law of the state or any political subdivision thereof. B. In any suit brought against the board, its employees, or agents, any member of an examining committee appointed by the board, or any person or entity providing information to the board, when any such defendant prevails in such suit, the court shall, at the conclusion of the action, award to any such prevailing party defendant against any such claimant the cost of the suit attributable to such claim, including attorney fees if the claim was frivolous, unreasonable, without foundation, or in bad faith. C. For the purposes of this Section, a defendant shall not be considered to have prevailed when the claimant obtains an award for damages or permanent injunctive or declaratory relief. Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2724 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2724. Qualification; certified social worker

RS 2724 - Qualification; certified social worker  A. No individual shall be eligible for certification by the board as a certified social worker unless the individual:  (1) Is of good moral character and whose screening for criminal history pursuant to R.S. 37:2710 contains no disqualifying information.  (2) Holds a master's degree from an accredited graduate school of social work. NOTE: Subsection (B) eff. until Jan. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 215.  B. The board may issue a social worker certificate to an individual who has completed all requirements for certification as a certified social worker. The individual may hold the certificate for no more than three years from the issuance of the original certificate, and the individual shall take an examination approved by the board within the first six months after certification and annually for the next two and a half years or until they have achieved a passing score. NOTE: Subsection (B) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 215, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  B. The board may issue a social worker certificate to an individual who has completed all requirements for certification as a certified social worker. The individual may hold the certificate for no more than three years from the issuance of the original certificate.  C. An individual certified as a certified social worker may engage in advanced social work practice based on the application of social work theory, knowledge, ethics, and methods to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The certified social worker practice requires the application of specialized knowledge and advanced practice skills which include prevention or intervention, or both, service or treatment planning and evaluation, case management, information and referral, counseling, employee assistance services, addiction services, advocacy, teaching, research, supervision, consultation, community organization, and the development, implementation, and administration of policies, programs, and activities. A social worker certified at the certified social worker level may practice clinical social work and psychotherapy within an agency under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker. A certified social worker may work as an employee only in an agency setting, notwithstanding the definition of "agency" as defined in R.S. 37:2703(1) or the requirement for employment in an agency setting provided in this Subsection.  Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2021, No. 215, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2801. Definitions

RS 2801 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter:  (1) "Board" means the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  (2) "Licensed chiropractor" means persons licensed under the provisions of this Chapter.  (3)(a) "Practice of chiropractic" means holding one's self out to the public as a chiropractor and as being engaged in the business of, or the actual engagement in, the diagnosing of conditions associated with the functional integrity of the spine and treating by adjustment, manipulation, and the use of the physical and other properties of heat, light, water, electricity, sound, massage, therapeutic exercise, mobilization, mechanical devices such as mechanical traction and mechanical massage, and other physical rehabilitation measures for the purpose of correcting interference with normal nerve transmission and expression. A chiropractor may also make recommendations relative to personal hygiene and proper nutritional practices for the rehabilitation of the patient. A chiropractor may also order such diagnostic tests as are necessary for determining conditions associated with the functional integrity of the spine.  (b)(i) While chiropractors may not directly perform or administer computerized axial tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and nuclear magnetic imaging, nothing shall be construed to prohibit a chiropractor from ordering such diagnostic procedures when deemed necessary by the practitioner. However, the authority to order such diagnostic tests shall not be construed so as to mandate coverage for such tests ordered by a chiropractor under any health care plan or policy of insurance, to require such coverage under any such plan or policy, or to circumvent any requirement or preauthorization for covered services by a primary care physician or precertification by an insurer or administrator of a plan or policy in accordance with the terms of a health care plan or policy.  (ii) In the exercise of the authority to order diagnostic tests provided in this Paragraph, a chiropractor shall not order such tests or solicit an insurer or health care plan provider for coverage arrangements for such tests for the primary purpose of financial gain.  (c) The practice of chiropractic does not include the right to prescribe, dispense, or administer medicine or drugs, or to engage in the practice of major or minor surgery, obstetrics, X-ray therapy, radium therapy, or nuclear medicine. For purposes of this Chapter, the terms "medicine" and "drugs" shall not include orthotic devices, vitamin, mineral, and nutritional supplements, therapeutic devices, postural modification equipment, exercise equipment, or homeopathic remedies. Any chiropractor applying to practice acupuncture shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 37:1358.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 390, §1; Acts 1986, No. 77, §1; Acts 1991, No. 1047, §§1 and 3; Acts 1997, No. 990, §1; Acts 1999, No. 648, §1; Acts 2018, No. 589, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2803. Organization of board; quorum; meetings; records; rules and regulations

RS 2803 - Organization of board; quorum; meetings; records; rules and regulations  A. Within fourteen days after the appointment of all its initial members the board shall hold a meeting for the purpose of organization and shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president and a secretary-treasurer, each of whom shall serve a term of one year or until the successor of each is elected. Thereafter, the board shall annually and in like manner elect its officers.  B. The regular meetings of the board shall be held at least twice in each year for the purpose of examining applicants and at any other time the board deems necessary, at a time and place designated by the president. Special meetings may be called by the president upon giving at least seventy-two hours notice, sent by registered or certified mail to the post office address of each member of the board and of persons who previously have indicated that they have business before the board.  C. A majority of the total membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and an affirmative vote by the majority of the total membership shall be required to grant, suspend, or revoke a certificate or license to practice chiropractic.  D. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for certificates or licenses, which shall contain the name and location of the institution which granted the applicant a diploma, the date granted, and information as to whether a license has been granted or refused. The record and register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein.  E. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern its actions and to provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 49:951 et seq.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 268, §1; Acts 1989, No. 679, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2806. Interns; qualifications, requirements

RS 2806 - Interns; qualifications, requirements  A. Pending issuance of license by the board, any graduate chiropractor who possesses a diploma from a college of chiropractic accredited by the Association of Chiropractic Colleges or the Council on Chiropractic Education, or their successors, and approved by the board, and who complies with the provisions of R.S. 37:2805(B)(1)(a) through R.S. 37:2805(B)(1)(f) may intern for a period not to exceed six months or until the next scheduled board examination date with any chiropractor licensed under this Chapter at the office of said chiropractor and under his personal supervision. Prior to the end of the internship period the intern must successfully pass the examination provided for in R.S. 37:2805(B). If the intern fails the examination, he thereafter is prohibited from interning in this state.  B. A chiropractic intern may practice only while the supervisory, licensed chiropractor with whom he is interning is physically in the same building and office with him.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 39, §1. Amended by Acts 1987, No. 636, §1; Acts 1988, No. 94, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2807. Blank

RS 2807 - Blank
LA Rev Stat § 37:2808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2808. Reciprocity license

RS 2808 - Reciprocity license The board may grant a license to practice chiropractic with examination to a chiropractor who: (1) Complies with the same or equivalent requirements as provided in R.S. 37:2805; or (2) Has maintained a license and has been in active practice in good standing in another jurisdiction for a minimum of five consecutive years immediately prior to his application and meets all requirements of R.S. 37:2805 with the exception of R.S. 37:2805(B)(1)(f). Acts 1990, No. 804, §1; Acts 2004, No. 176, §1, eff. June 10, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 44, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2809. Fees

RS 2809 - Fees A. The board shall fix and collect uniform fees that shall not exceed the following amounts for each type of fee and shall not be refundable: (1) Application fee for license to practice chiropractic $200.00 (2) Certificate of internship $100.00 (3) For issuing duplicate of any certificate or license $ 20.00 (4) Certificate for annual renewal of license $200.00 (5) License to practice chiropractic $150.00 (6) License by reciprocity $200.00 (7) Inactive license renewal $ 50.00 (8) Certificate of chiropractic assistant to perform chiropractic X-rays $ 75.00 (9) Delinquent fee, in addition to the renewal fee, if not renewed by December 31 of the applicable license period $250.00 (10) Application fee for examination retake $ 75.00 (11) Annual X-ray certificate registration $ 25.00 B. All fees received by the board and all fines collected under the provisions of this Chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall place them in a special fund to the credit of the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The board shall have authority to expend the moneys in said fund for the operating expenses of the board and for other expenses incurred in the administration and enforcement of this Chapter. Acts 1974, No. 39, §1; Acts 1982, No. 826, §1; Acts 1984, No. 249, §1; Acts 1986, No. 231, §1; Acts 1987, No. 636, §1; Acts 1988, No. 94, §1; Acts 1990, No. 804, §1; Acts 1991, No. 542, §1; Acts 1997, No. 858, §1; Acts 2001, No. 375, §2; Acts 2007, No. 44, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:2810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2810. Renewal of license; inactive status

RS 2810 - Renewal of license; inactive status  A.(1) Each license to practice chiropractic in this state shall be renewed annually on or before December thirty-first of each year, upon payment of the renewal fee prescribed in R.S. 37:2809 and the presentation to the board of a certificate or certificates attesting to satisfactory attendance of an educational program or programs totaling fifteen hours of classroom instruction which have been approved for continuing education credit by the board. At least three of the fifteen hours shall be in the subject of risk management, which shall include one hour of ethics.  (2) However, for good and reasonable cause, the board may waive the educational requirements and/or renewal fee requirements.  B. Any licensee who fails to renew his license by December thirty-first may thereafter renew after paying the required renewal fee and a delinquent renewal fee as provided in R.S. 37:2809, if the renewal fee and delinquent fee are paid within sixty days of the December thirty-first deadline. If such fees remain unpaid after the sixtieth day, the delinquent fee shall increase by one hundred dollars for each additional month or each part of a month that the renewal fee has not been paid.  C.(1) Any person licensed by this Chapter may be granted an inactive status by submitting a written request to the board and paying the inactive renewal license fee. Such a person may retain his current license but shall continue to meet all educational requirements for license renewal and shall not be entitled to practice chiropractic.  (2) Any person in an inactive status may be granted active status by submitting a written request to the board and satisfactory proof of the following:  (a) Fifteen hours of continuing education annually.  (b) Payment of annual inactive renewal fees.  (c) Payment of active license fee.  (d) Payment of reinstatement fee.  (3) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 700, §1.  (4) Any licensee who fails to meet the provisions of this Subsection may be subject to reapplication for licensure to the board.  D. The board may refuse to renew a license to practice chiropractic to any licensee until all delinquent costs, fees, or fines imposed by the board have been paid.  Acts 1974, No. 39, §1; Acts 1988, No. 94, §1; Acts 1989, No. 679, §1; Acts 1990, No. 241, §1; Acts 1991, No. 702, §1; Acts 1991, No. 1047, §1; Acts 2003, No. 700, §1; Acts 2007, No. 44, §1; Acts 2017, No. 255, §1.