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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3516. Fees

RS 37:3516 - Fees
A. The board shall assess the following schedule of fees which shall not be refundable:
(1) Private investigator agency:
(a) Application fee - $50.00.
(b) Examination fee - $50.00.
(c) Reexamination fee - $25.00.
(d) Initial license fee - $250.00.
(e) Annual renewal license fee - $250.00.
(f) Replacement fee for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated license - $25.00.
(2) Private investigator or apprentice investigator:
(a) Application fee - $50.00.
(b) Examination fee - $50.00.
(c) Reexamination fee - $25.00.
(d) Initial license fee per investigator or apprentice - $100.00.
(e) Annual renewal license fee - $100.00.
(3) The board shall assess a reasonable training class fee not greater than an amount necessary to cover the actual costs for the conduct of the training class.
B. All fees shall be paid by check or money order made payable to the board.
C. Any fees payable by a registrant under this Chapter, or paid by a licensee on the registrant's behalf, or any deposits which may be required by a licensee from a registrant under this Chapter, may be deducted from any wages payable to the registrant by the licensee. However, no such deduction shall reduce the hourly wage of the registrant below that required by the applicable minimum wage law.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2; Acts 1999, No. 675, §1; Acts 2008, No. 381, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3517. License renewal; certificate; penalty

RS 37:3517 - License renewal; certificate; penalty
A. A license shall expire annually on the date of issuance unless renewed by payment of the required renewal fee at least thirty days prior to its expiration. The board shall notify the licensee of the renewal at his last known address at least sixty days in advance of the expiration and on the expiration date. If a license is not renewed within thirty days after the expiration date, it shall be deemed to have lapsed and to be invalid. The delinquent private investigator business or the private investigator shall apply again for initial licensure. If the license renewal is made prior to the thirty-day grace period but after the expiration date, the private investigator business shall pay a fine of one hundred dollars and an additional twenty dollars per investigator.
B. The board shall use the same license number when issuing a renewed license as that issued for the original license or shall deny renewal within thirty days. The board shall promptly notify the licensee if it refuses to renew the license.
C. The licensee, within fifteen days after receipt of the board's notice of refusal, shall cease engaging in the private investigator business.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2; Acts 2008, No. 381, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3518. Reciprocity; licensure without examination; agreement with other states

RS 37:3518 - Reciprocity; licensure without examination; agreement with other states
A. A person holding a license to engage in the private investigator business issued to him by a proper authority of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia that has licensing requirements comparable to Louisiana, and who in the opinion of the board, otherwise meets the requirements of this Chapter, upon application may be licensed without further examination.
B. The board shall have the power to enter into an agreement with other states or territories or possessions of the United States or with the District of Columbia for reciprocity or recognition of private investigators duly licensed by such states, territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia. The agreements shall allow those investigators to provide and perform private investigative work in Louisiana upon such terms as set forth in the agreement.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2; Acts 1999, No. 675, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3519. Causes for nonissuance, suspension, revocation, or restrictions; fines; reinstatement

RS 37:3519 - Causes for nonissuance, suspension, revocation, or restrictions; fines; reinstatement
A. The board may refuse to issue or may suspend, revoke, or impose probationary or other restrictions on any license issued under this Chapter for good cause shown which shall include the following:
(1) Conviction of a felony or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge under the laws of the United States or of any state.
(2) Deceit or perjury in obtaining any certificate or license issued under this Chapter.
(3) Providing false testimony before the board.
(4) Efforts to deceive or defraud the public.
(5) Professional incompetency or gross negligence.
(6) Rendering, submitting, subscribing, or verifying false, deceptive, misleading, or unfounded opinions or reports.
(7) The refusal of the licensing authority of another state to issue or renew a license, permit, or certificate to practice in that state, or the revocation of, suspension of, or other restriction imposed on a license, permit, or certificate issued by such licensing authority.
(8) Aiding or abetting a person to evade the provisions of this Chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed person, or acting as an agent, partner, associate, or otherwise, of an unlicensed person with intent to evade provisions of this Chapter.
(9) Violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rules or regulations of the board or rules of professional conduct promulgated by the board.
B. The board, as a probationary condition or as a condition of the reinstatement of any license suspended or revoked hereunder, may require the holder to pay all costs of the board proceedings, including investigators', stenographers', and attorneys' fees.
C. A majority vote of the board shall be required for the revocation of any license. A majority vote of the board shall be required for suspension of any license or the imposition of costs or fines in excess of five hundred dollars.
D. Any license certificate suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by the board may be reinstated by majority vote of the board.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3520. Illegal acts

RS 37:3520 - Illegal acts
A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to commit any of the following acts:
(1) Provide contract or private investigator service without possessing a valid license.
(2) Employ an individual to perform the duties of a private investigator who is not the holder of a valid registration card.
(3) Designate an individual as other than a private investigator to circumvent the requirements of this Chapter.
(4) Knowingly make any false statement or material omission in any application filed with the board.
(5) Falsely represent that a person is the holder of a valid license or registration.
(6) Violate any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the board.
B. It shall be unlawful for any private investigator knowingly to commit any of the following:
(1) Make any statement which would reasonably cause another person to believe that the private investigator functions as a sworn peace officer or other official of the state or of any of its political subdivisions, or an agency of the federal government.
(2) Fail to comply with the regulations issued by the board, or with any other requirements under the provisions of this Chapter.
(3) Divulge to anyone, other than his employer, or to such persons as his employer may direct, or as may be required by law, any information acquired during such employment that may compromise the employer or assignment to which he has been assigned by such employer.
(4) Possess a license or registration card issued to another person.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3521. Violations; penalties

RS 37:3521 - Violations; penalties
A. No person shall engage in the business of providing private investigators except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted by the board hereunder.
B. Whoever willfully violates any provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than three months nor more than one year, or both.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2; Acts 2010, No. 909, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3522. Cease and desist orders; injunctive relief

RS 37:3522 - Cease and desist orders; injunctive relief
A. In addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties and administrative sanctions provided in this Chapter, the board is empowered to issue an order to any person or firm engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Chapter, directing such person or firm 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.
B. If the person or firm to whom the board directs a cease and desist order does not cease and desist the prohibited activity, conduct, or practice within two days from service of such cease and desist order by certified mail, the board may seek, in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue, a writ of injunction enjoining such person or firm from engaging in the activity, conduct, or practice.
C.(1) Upon proper showing of the board that such person or firm has engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice prohibited by this Chapter, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order restraining the person or firm from engaging in unlawful activity, conduct, or practices 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, practices complained of, all without the necessity of the board having to give bond as usually required in such cases.
(2) A temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction issued hereunder shall not be subject to being released upon bond.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3523. Fund for the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners

RS 37:3523 - Fund for the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners
A. Subject to the exception contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all fees and funds collected by the board from every source shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall, prior to placing such remaining funds in the state general fund, pay into a special fund hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the Fund for the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners, an amount equal to the total amount of funds paid into the treasury by the board.
B. The monies in the fund shall be used solely to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter and only in the amounts appropriated each year by the legislature to the board.
C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All interest earned on monies invested by the treasurer shall be deposited in the fund.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3524. Rules and regulations

RS 37:3524 - Rules and regulations
The adoption of any rule or regulation, guideline, substantive procedure, or code of conduct by the board shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act; however, such rules shall be subject to legislative oversight by the House Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2; Acts 2003, No. 183, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3525. Occupational license tax; levy; collection

RS 37:3525 - Occupational license tax; levy; collection
This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the levying and collection of the occupational license tax authorized by Article VI, Section 28 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 1992, No. 245, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3553. Application of Chapter; exceptions and exemptions

RS 37:3553 - Application of Chapter; exceptions and exemptions
A. This Chapter shall apply to any person or massage establishment engaging in the practice of massage therapy within the state of Louisiana.
B.(1) This Chapter shall not apply to any services performed in hospitals licensed by the state.
(2) This Chapter shall also not apply to any of the following:
(a) Persons who are licensed, registered, or certified in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country when incidentally present in the state to teach a course of instruction related to massage and bodywork therapy as a continuing education course.
(b) Persons giving massage and bodywork to their immediate family without compensation.
(c) Persons incidentally present in the state to provide services as part of an emergency response team working in conjunction with relief officials during a disaster, provided such persons are properly licensed in the state from which they originate.
C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice of any person licensed or certified in this state under any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed or certified. However, a person licensed or certified in this state under any other law shall not hold himself out to the public as a licensed massage therapist under the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 567, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3556.1. Course of study; hours

RS 37:3556.1 - Course of study; hours
A. Pursuant to the licensure requirements provided in R.S. 37:3556, a course of study may utilize a credit hours equivalent as defined by the United States Department of Education in lieu of clock hours to measure student achievement. A course of study using credit hours shall provide course work consistent with the rules promulgated by the board including at least five hundred hours of in-class supervised instruction.
B. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on January 1, 2013.
Acts 2012, No. 605, §2, eff. June 7, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3557. Examination

RS 37:3557 - Examination
A. Examination of applicants to be massage therapists shall be conducted at such times and places and under such supervision as the board determines by rule.
B. The board shall determine by rule the scope, form, and content of the examination.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3558. Massage establishments

RS 37:3558 - Massage establishments
A. Massage establishments shall be required to be licensed as follows:
(1) Each person engaging in the practice of massage therapy at a massage establishment shall be the holder of a Licensed Massage Therapist Identification Card (LMT-ID Card), which shall identify the therapist as being properly licensed and shall authorize the therapist to provide off-site massage services.
(2) All locations where one or more persons are regularly engaged in the practice of massage therapy shall register with the board as a massage establishment. Additionally, all locations where more than one person is regularly engaged in the practice of massage therapy shall pay the establishment license fee.
(3) Obtaining a massage establishment license shall be the responsibility of the entity which controls the physical location where the services are provided, which entity may be a sole proprietor, lessee, owner, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association, or other legal entity.
B. A massage establishment shall employ or contract only licensed massage therapists to perform massage therapy.
C. For purposes of this Chapter, "sexually oriented business" means a sex parlor, massage parlor, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, adult bookstore, adult movie theater, adult video arcade, adult motel, or other commercial enterprise which has as its primary business the offering of a service or the sale, rent, or exhibit of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to the customer.
D. A sexually oriented business shall be ineligible for registration as a massage establishment and shall not operate as a massage establishment.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 766, §1; Acts 2001, No. 387, §1; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3559. License regulations

RS 37:3559 - License regulations
A. Each licensed massage therapist who works at a massage establishment shall display his LMT-ID Card in plain view in an appropriate public manner. A licensed massage therapist who is working outside of a massage establishment shall have in his possession his LMT-ID Card and shall present it for review upon request of a client or board representative.
B. Name or location changes to any license shall be submitted to the board within thirty days of the change with appropriate fees.
C. The license is nontransferable and shall be for the sole use and benefit of the licensee or location issued.
D. All licenses are the property of the board and shall be surrendered upon demand of the board.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 387, §1; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3561. License renewal requirements

RS 37:3561 - License renewal requirements
A.(1) Each license shall be renewed annually, on or before its expiration date by submitting a renewal application form, payment of the renewal fee specified in R.S. 37:3562, and providing evidence that the licensee has completed continuing education requirements, as established by rule of the board.
(2)(a) Beginning with the renewal cycle of April 1, 2022, any excess continuing education credits may be applied to the following year only after a licensee has satisfied the license renewal requirements.
(b) In the renewal cycle beginning April 1, 2022, and in this cycle only, each renewing applicant shall submit to a state and federal background check as described in R.S. 37:3555(A)(14). In order to renew, an applicant must not have pled guilty to or been convicted of any sex-related crime, crime of violence, or crime related to the practice of massage therapy.
B. Any license not renewed on or before its expiration date shall expire and all rights and privileges under the license shall cease.
C. A person whose license has expired and who has ceased activities as a massage therapist for less than twenty-four consecutive months may have his license reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee and the late fee specified in R.S. 37:3562, upon submission of a renewal application form and providing evidence satisfactory to the board that he has fulfilled continuing education requirements and passed the examination provided for in R.S. 37:3557.
D. A licensee who chooses to adopt inactive status and cease activities as a massage therapist may submit an affidavit, along with the specified fee in R.S. 37:3562 to apply for inactive status as required by rule of the board. If the licensee does not request to be placed on inactive status, his license shall expire if not timely renewed.
E. If a person does not apply for inactive status and does not renew his license for a period of more than twenty-four consecutive months, the license shall be considered to have lapsed and in order to obtain a license, the person shall submit a new application which complies with all of the current requirements of this Chapter and the rules of the board as appropriate and shall pay the licensure application fee, the original professional license fee, and any other fees applicable to a new application.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3562. Fees

RS 37:3562 - Fees
A. The board shall assess and collect fees as provided in this Section, including the following fees:
(1) Application fee $ 75.00
(2) Original massage therapist license fee $125.00
(3) Annual license renewal fee $125.00
(4) Annual license renewal (late fee) $100.00
(5) Original certificate of registration as a
massage establishment fee $100.00
(6) Annual certificate of registration as a
massage establishment renewal fee $100.00
(7) Annual certificate of registration
renewal, late fee $100.00
(8) Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 324, §3, eff. June 14, 2021.
(9) Directory fee $ 50.00
(10) Duplicate license $ 25.00
(11) Returned check fee $ 25.00
(12) Copy fee, per page, plus postage and handling $ .25
(13) Copies of statutes, rules, and regulations $ 15.00
(14) Continuing education provider biennial fee $100.00
(15) Continuing education program approval fee $ 50.00
B. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 324, §3, eff. June 14, 2021.
C. The fees established in this Section shall not be refundable except under such conditions as the board may establish.
D. All monies received by the board under this Chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy and may be deposited into an account maintained by the board without appropriation for costs of administration and other expenses, and any surplus at the end of a fiscal year or a biennium may be retained by the board for future expenditures and the board is not required to pay such surplus into the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
E. All funds received and expended by the board shall be audited annually in accordance with R.S. 24:513. The annual audit shall be submitted annually to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 493, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 387, §1; Acts 2021, No. 324, §3, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3564. Regulation of advertising

RS 37:3564 - Regulation of advertising
A. A person or an entity that does not hold a license as a massage therapist, physical therapist, or chiropractor, a certificate to practice athletic training, or a license as a massage establishment shall not use the words "massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation of the word "massage", including specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or other form of advertising. Any advertisement by a massage therapist or a massage establishment shall contain the license number of such therapist or establishment. Building signs with promotional material shall also include the professional or establishment number.
B. No sexually oriented business, as defined in R.S. 37:3558(C), shall use the word "massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation of the word "massage", including specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or other form of advertising.
C. In all pictorial representations for any advertisement representing massage therapy, including such representations through video, all persons representing massage therapists shall be attired and posed in a manner as to avoid appealing to the prurient interest. Persons representing clients shall be appropriately draped and posed.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 1993, No. 766, §1; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 645, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 766, §1.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3565. Penalties

RS 37:3565 - Penalties
A. Violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered a misdemeanor and any person, including the owner or operator of a massage establishment, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
B. A person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall additionally be ineligible for licensure as a massage therapist or as a massage establishment for a period of up to five years from the date of conviction.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3566. Injunction

RS 37:3566 - Injunction
A. In addition to the actions and penalties otherwise provided for by this Chapter, the board may cause to issue in any court of competent jurisdiction an injunction without bond enjoining any person from violating or continuing to violate the provisions of this Chapter.
B. In the suit for an injunction, the court may impose a penalty of fifty dollars per day for each violation, together with reasonable attorney fees and the costs of court.
C. An award of penalties, attorney fees, and court costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made absolute. If the board is unsuccessful in obtaining injunctive relief, the court may award attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3567. Effect on local regulations

RS 37:3567 - Effect on local regulations
A. Except as otherwise provided by Subsection B of this Section, the provisions of this Chapter shall supersede any regulation adopted by a political subdivision of the state relating to the licensing or regulation of massage therapists or massage establishments.
B. This Chapter shall not affect:
(1) Local regulations relating to zoning requirements or occupational license taxes pertaining to massage therapists or massage establishments.
(2) Any local regulations that do not relate to the practice of massage therapy as performed by a licensed massage therapist, including those professions specified in R.S. 37:3553, while performing duties pursuant to their professions while working with a licensed massage therapist.
C. Nothing in this Section shall prevent local or state law enforcement representatives or municipal or city officials from assisting in the enforcement of this Chapter. However, such representatives and officials are prohibited from imposing any additional rules or ordinances regarding zoning, educational requirements, or fees for licensure.
Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2016, No. 645, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3568. Human trafficking training

RS 37:3568 - Human trafficking training
A. The board shall provide training opportunities for its board members, staff, and contract inspectors to help identify signs of human trafficking. The training opportunities required pursuant to this Subsection shall commence no later than ninety days following the effective date of this Section and continue on at least an annual basis thereafter. Failure to participate in the training shall be grounds for removal of any board member, disciplinary action up to termination of employment for any staff person, or the termination of the contract of an inspector.
B. The board shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to help identify and address any illicit activity related to human trafficking in the massage industry.
Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3602. Articulated curricula; training programs; duties of the licensing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; implementation

RS 37:3602 - Articulated curricula; training programs; duties of the licensing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; implementation
A. It shall be the policy of this state that programs of training for all allied health professionals, including but not limited to those professions which the commission has identified pursuant to R.S. 37:3601, be organized and integrated in a fashion that permits the maximum amount of prior training to be credited against the requirements of any subsequent training. This policy shall exist to facilitate the continued professional development of all allied health professionals and to establish an adequate supply of those professionals to meet the requirements of the employers and health care institutions in this state, as well as to assure the availability of sufficient numbers of allied health professional educators.
B. The various licensing boards, hereafter referred to as the boards, shall meet together and with the various state education agencies, particularly including the Board of Regents, the college and university management boards, the commission, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and with the public and private hospitals, to develop and implement training curricula that articulates from one professional level to the next.
C. The boards shall review the training program approval standards and the accreditation and licensing standards they require in order to identify and make such adjustments as are necessary in order to implement the articulated curricula required by Subsection A of this Section.
D. The Board of Regents, the higher education management boards, the public institutions of higher education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the vocational institutes, and the hospitals which provide training facilities shall undertake whatever changes in procedure or policy as necessitated by the articulated curricula required by Subsection A of this Section.
E. The implementation of the curricula changes and the policy of articulation expressed and required by this Section shall begin, if on a gradual basis, not later than January 1, 1993.
Acts 1992, No. 1047, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3611. Definitions

RS 37:3611 - Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, "professional or occupational licensing board" means any state agency, board, commission, or substantially similar entity involved in the licensing, certification, or registration of any regulated profession or occupation within this state.
Acts 2022, No. 483, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3612. Licensing data to be published; summary of licensure requirements

RS 37:3612 - Licensing data to be published; summary of licensure requirements
A. A professional or occupational licensing board in this state shall publish on its website all of the following:
(1) The total number of license renewals issued by the board statewide and by parish of residency.
(2) The total number of new licenses issued by the board statewide and by parish of residency.
(3) The total number of applications for license renewal that were denied by the board statewide and by parish of residency.
(4) The total number of requests for a new license that were denied by the board statewide and by parish of residency.
B. A professional or occupational licensing board in this state shall update annually the information published pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
C. Every professional or occupational licensing board in this state shall submit a typed summary, no longer than one page, identifying requirements for obtaining a full licensure status or practice of a profession or occupation regulated by the board in this state. The board shall submit the summary prescribed in this Subsection to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce.
Acts 2022, No. 483, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3652. Professional and occupational licenses; renewal fees waived; educational requirements

RS 37:3652 - Professional and occupational licenses; renewal fees waived; educational requirements
A. A person who is performing or has performed service in the uniformed services, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 101, or the National Guard, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 311, or a military spouse who has relocated with their servicemember spouse assigned or ordered to active duty outside the United States and its territories and who has provided evidence of deployment or relocation to the professional or occupational licensing board prior to expiration of their license may be exempt from both of the following:
(1) The payment of any reinstatement or licensing renewal fee required by any profession or occupation governed by this Title or by any other provision of law or ordinance during the servicemember's period of service in the uniformed services.
(2) Compliance with any continuing educational requirements applicable to such license during the servicemember's period of service in the uniformed services.
B. An exemption provided pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to licensing or renewal fees or continuing educational requirements applicable to such license for the year in which the servicemember is released or discharged from active duty.
C. Any applicable license that is not subject to minimum licensing standards set forth in federal law or regulation shall continue in force and effect, provided that any applicable renewal fees are paid and any educational requirements are completed within one hundred eighty days of the servicemember's release or discharge from active duty. For occupational licenses or registrations which are subject to minimum standards set forth by federal law or regulation, the professional or occupational licensing board may take any such action that may be available to maintain such licenses in an inactive or dormant status so that the servicemember or spouse may resume the licensed activity promptly upon satisfying applicable minimums standards.
D. For the purposes of this Section, "professional or occupational licensing board" shall mean any state agency, board, commission, or substantially similar entity, involved in the licensing, certification, or registration of any regulated profession or occupation within the state of Louisiana.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any license issued and regulated under the authority of the judicial branch of government.
Acts 2013, No. 5, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3662. Definitions

RS 37:3662 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) "Military medical personnel" means an individual who has recently served as a medic in the United States Army, medical technician in the United States Air Force, or corpsman in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) "Pilot program" means the Louisiana Military Medics and Corpsmen Pilot Program established pursuant to this Chapter.
Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3663. Military medical personnel; pilot program

RS 37:3663 - Military medical personnel; pilot program
A.(1) The department, in collaboration with each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission that regulates the practice of a healthcare profession, shall establish a pilot program in which military medical personnel may practice and perform certain delegated acts that constitute healthcare services under the supervision of a physician or podiatrist who holds an active, unrestricted license in Louisiana. The activities shall reflect the level of training and experience of the military medical personnel.
(2) The supervising physician or podiatrist shall retain responsibility for the care of the patient.
B. Any licensed physician or podiatrist, a professional corporation or partnership of any licensee, any hospital, or any commercial enterprise having medical facilities for its employees that are supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists may participate in the pilot program.
C.(1) The department shall establish general requirements for participating military medical personnel, licensees, and employers.
(2) Each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission that participates in the pilot program may promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any rules necessary for the implementation of the program.
Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3664. Reporting requirements

RS 37:3664 - Reporting requirements
The department shall report to the governor and to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare no later than thirty days prior to the start of the regular legislative session each year on the progress of the pilot program and shall provide a written report of findings and recommendations upon termination of the program.
Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3701. Short title

RS 37:3701 - Short title
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Behavior Analyst Practice Act".
Acts 2013, No. 351, §2.
NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3702. Definitions

RS 37:3702 - Definitions
As used in this Part the following words, terms, and phrases have the following meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) "Applied behavior analysis" means the design, implementation, and evaluation of systematic instructional and environmental modifications by a behavior analyst, to produce socially significant improvements in behavior.
(2) "Assistant behavior analyst", "state-certified assistant behavior analyst", or "SCABA" means an individual who by training, experience, and examination meets the requirements for certification by the board and is duly certified to engage in the practice of behavior analysis under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst.
(3) "Behavior analyst", "licensed behavior analyst", or "LBA" means an individual who by training, experience, and examination meets the requirements for licensing by the board and is duly licensed to independently practice behavior analysis in the state of Louisiana. The distinction of a licensed behavior analyst or LBA is separate and apart from any other licensed individuals, including but not limited to psychologists.
(4) "Board" means the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board.
(5) "Line technician" or "registered line technician" means an individual who works directly with the client to implement applied behavior analysis services under the direction and supervision of a licensed behavior analyst and is registered as required in this Chapter.
(6) "Scope of practice of behavior analysis" includes the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environments. It uses direct observation and measurement of behavior and environment, the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors, known as functional assessment and analysis. Applied behavior analysis interventions are based on scientific research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and environment. They utilize contextual factors, establishing operations, antecedent stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other consequences to help people develop new behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and emit behaviors under specific environmental conditions. The practice of behavior analysis expressly excludes psychological testing, neuropsychology, cognitive therapy, diagnosis of psychiatric conditions, psychotherapy, sex therapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, and mental health counseling or academic teaching by college or university staff.
Acts 2013, No. 351, §2.
NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3703. Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board

RS 37:3703 - Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board
A. There is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board which shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803.
B.(1) The board shall be comprised of seven members to include six behavior analysts and one consumer member who shall be appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association, and who shall be confirmed by the Senate.
(2)(a) The consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following qualifications:
(i) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least one year immediately prior to appointment.
(ii) Has attained the age of majority.
(iii) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S. 36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in R.S. 36:259(A).
(iv) Has never been convicted of a felony.
(v) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare profession.
(b) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not participate in the grading of individual examinations.
(3) The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity. A vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(4) Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. No member of the board shall serve more than two consecutive complete terms on the board.
C. Annually, the board shall elect from among its membership a chairman and vice chairman.
D. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.
E. The board shall meet at least quarterly. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman or at the request of at least three members.
F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attendance at meetings and other official business of the board.
Acts 2013, No. 351, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2021, No. 59, §1.
NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3705. License, state certification, or registration required

RS 37:3705 - License, state certification, or registration required
A. No person shall hold himself out as a licensed behavior analyst, a state-certified assistant behavior analyst, or a registered line technician unless licensed, state certified, or registered in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. This Section shall be enforced beginning December 31, 2013.
Acts 2013, No. 351, §2.
NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3706. Qualifications of applicants of a licensed behavior analyst

RS 37:3706 - Qualifications of applicants of a licensed behavior analyst
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or other law to the contrary, an applicant for licensure as a licensed behavior analyst shall be issued a behavior analyst license by the board upon satisfaction of all the following criteria:
(1) Submission to the board of a completed application form. The board shall approve the form.
(2) Payment of all mandatory licensure fees.
(3) Proof of good moral character.
(4) Satisfactory completion of the criminal background check in accordance with the authority granted to the board.
(5) Proof that the applicant passed a nationally recognized examination administered by a nonprofit organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the American National Standards Institute, or a substantial equivalent to credential professional practitioners of behavior analysis related to the principles and practice of the profession of behavior analysis that is approved by the board.
(6) Proof that the applicant passed the jurisprudence examination covering the laws and rules governing the practice of behavior analysis in Louisiana that is approved by the board.
(7) Proof that the applicant conducts his professional activities in accordance with accepted standards, including the Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts and Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or other national credentialing bodies as approved by the board.
(8) Proof that the applicant holds a master's degree from any accredited university or other institution of higher learning.
B. The standards and requirements in this Chapter shall be separate and unique from the standards and requirements for practicing psychology and pertain to the practice of applied behavior analysis.
C. There shall be no requirement for individuals practicing under this Chapter to be supervised by members of other professions.
D. A behavior analyst applicant who has a suspended license may reapply for licensure after three years from the date of suspension.
Acts 2013, No. 351, §2.
NOTE: See R.S. 37:3718 regarding termination date of Chapter on July 1, 2028.