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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1341. False representations of licensure prohibited

RS 37:1341 - False representations of licensure prohibited
A. A person may not engage or offer to engage in perfusion, as defined in this Part, for compensation or use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title of "licensed perfusionist" or "provisional licensed perfusionist" or use the letters "LP" or "PLP" and may not use any facsimile of these titles in any manner to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed perfusionist or provisional licensed perfusionist unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this Part.
B. A person may not use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title of "certified clinical perfusionist" or use the letters "CCP" and may not use the facsimile of those titles in any manner to indicate or imply that the person is a certified clinical perfusionist by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion unless the person holds a certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1342. Exceptions

RS 37:1342 - Exceptions
The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:
(1) A person licensed in this state as a registered nurse performing perfusion services or a person licensed under any other provision of law engaging in the practice for which he is licensed.
(2) A student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program performing perfusion services if perfusion services performed by the student are an integral part of the student's course of study, and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed perfusionist who is assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area.
Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1343. Governmental official duties; professional service corporations

RS 37:1343 - Governmental official duties; professional service corporations
Nothing in this Part shall be construed in such a way as to prohibit:
(1) Any legally qualified perfusionist employed by the United States government from engaging in the practice of perfusion while in the discharge of his official duties.
(2) One or more licensed perfusionists from forming a professional service corporation in accordance with the Professional Service Corporation Act.
(3) The monitoring of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuit by a properly trained medical professional, in conjunction and with the consultation of a licensed perfusionist.
(4) Qualified health care providers who are not licensed perfusionists or provisional licensed perfusionists from performing autotransfusion under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed perfusionist.
Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1356. Definitions

RS 37:1356 - Definitions
As used in this Part the following definitions apply:
(1) "Acupuncture" means treatment by means of mechanical, thermal or electrical stimulation effected by the insertion of needles at a point or combination of points on the surface of the body predetermined on the basis of the theory of the physiological interrelationship of body organs with an associated point or combination of points, or the application of heat or electrical stimulation to such point or points, for the purpose of inducing anesthesia, relieving pain, or healing diseases, disorders and dysfunctions of the body, or achieving a therapeutic or prophylactic effect with respect thereto.
(2) "Acupuncture detoxification", also known as acu detox, means the treatment by means of the insertion of acupuncture needles in a combination of points on the ear.
(3) "Acupuncture detoxification specialist", known as an A.D.S., means an individual certified to practice acupuncture detoxification.
(4) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
(5) "Licensed acupuncturist" means an individual other than a physician who is certified by the board to practice acupuncture pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 37:1358.
(6) "NADA" means the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association.
(7) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana.
(8) "Physician acupuncturist" means a physician certified by the board to practice acupuncture pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 37:1357.
(9) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 550, §2.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2007, No. 452, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1357. Physician acupuncturists

RS 37:1357 - Physician acupuncturists
The board shall certify as a physician acupuncturist a physician licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana who has successfully completed either of the following:
(1) Six months' training in acupuncture in a school or clinic approved by the board.
(2) Three hundred credit hours of continuing medical education in acupuncture designated as category one continuing medical education hours by the American Medical Association.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2001, No. 849, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1357.1. Practice of acupuncture detoxification; certification; promulgation of rules; public health emergency

RS 37:1357.1 - Practice of acupuncture detoxification; certification; promulgation of rules; public health emergency
A. The board shall certify as an acupuncture detoxification specialist an individual who works under the general supervision of a physician licensed by the board to practice in the state or a licensed acupuncturist certified by the board to practice in the state and has successfully completed the following:
(1) NADA training by a registered NADA trainer.
(2) NADA certification.
(3) Registration with the board.
B.(1) Pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations in collaboration with its Integrative and Complementary Medicine Committee that it deems necessary to regulate the certification of acupuncture detoxification specialists and the practice of acupuncture detoxification in the state. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Provisions regarding the adoption of fees.
(b) Provisions regarding the action to deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation individuals who act beyond the scope of practice or engage in unprofessional conduct.
(c) Provisions regarding the general supervision of acupuncture detoxification specialists.
(2) The Integrative and Complementary Medicine Committee may conduct and its members may attend and participate in a meeting for the purposes of carrying out its duties pursuant to this Subsection or any other provision of law via electronic means in accordance with R.S. 42:17.3.
C. Acupuncture detoxification specialists from other states who are certified by NADA shall be allowed to practice acupuncture detoxification in Louisiana during a public health emergency and for such periods thereafter as the Louisiana Department of Health deems the need for emergency services to continue to exist, and under rules and regulations set forth by the board.
Acts 2007, No. 452, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1; Acts 2022, No. 408, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1358. Licensed acupuncturists

RS 37:1358 - Licensed acupuncturists
The board shall certify as a licensed acupuncturist an individual who meets both of the following:
(1) Holds active status with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
(2) Has successfully passed the certification examination, including the Biomedicine portion of the examination, given by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2001, No. 849, §1; Acts 2003, No. 62, §1; Acts 2007, No. 452, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1; Acts 2018, No. 93, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1359. Annual report by board to legislature

RS 37:1359 - Annual report by board to legislature
The board shall report annually to the legislature concerning the status of acupuncture practice in the state.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360. Powers and duties of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

RS 37:1360 - Powers and duties of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
In addition to the powers and duties established in R.S. 37:1270, the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners may do any of the following:
(1) Adopt, revise, and enforce rules and regulations that it deems necessary to ensure the competency of applicants, the protection of the public, and the proper administration of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) Approve the license of duly qualified applicants and deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation any licensee who acts beyond the scope of practice or engages in unprofessional conduct.
(3) Conduct hearings on charges calling for the denial, suspension, or revocation of or the refusal to renew a license.
(4) Adopt fees under its authority pursuant to R.S. 37:1281, for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Part.
(5)(a) Establish an advisory committee on acupuncture to provide such assistance as the board may deem necessary or request in the administration of this Part.
(b) The advisory committee may conduct and its members may attend and participate in a meeting via electronic means in accordance with R.S. 42:17.3.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 665, §1; Acts 2016, No. 550, §1; Acts 2022, No. 408, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.21. Legislative intent

RS 37:1360.21 - Legislative intent
A. Shortages of all skilled health personnel, particularly in rural and urban medically underserved areas and in the field of primary care medicine, new scientific and technological developments, and new methods of organizing health services have made the question of new uses for allied health personnel the critical issue to be resolved if our supply of health manpower is to be used effectively and productively. In its concern with the growing shortage and geographic maldistribution of health care services in Louisiana, the rising cost of health care services in the state and nationally, and the need for primary health care by thousands of Louisiana citizens, the legislature intends to modernize the laws governing physician assistant practice.
B. Physician assistants are health care professionals qualified by academic and clinical education and licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to provide health care services at the direction and under the supervision of a physician or a group of physicians approved by the board as a supervising physician.
C. It is the intent of this Part to permit the more effective utilization of the skills of physicians, particularly in the primary care setting, by enabling them to delegate medical services to qualified physician assistants when such delegation is consistent with the patient's health and welfare.
D. It is the intent of this Part to encourage and permit the utilization of physician assistants by physicians and assist in the development of the physician assistant profession and allow for innovative developments of programs for the education of physician assistants. It is also the purpose of this Part to provide for a system of licensing physician assistants and regulating their relationship with supervising physicians so that a high quality of service is assured.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 753, §1. Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 316, §1; Acts 2015, No. 453, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.22. Definitions

RS 37:1360.22 - Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Approved program" means a program for the education and training of physician assistants which has been formally approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, its predecessors, or its successors.
(2) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners within the Louisiana Department of Health.
(3) "Health care organization or entity" means any entity or organization providing health care services which is licensed or regulated under Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or regulations promulgated by the Louisiana Department of Health. "Health care organization or entity" shall also mean an entity commonly referred to as a physician-hospital organization or other similar entity.
(4) "Physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state.
(5) "Physician assistant" means a health professional qualified by academic and clinical education and licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to provide health care services at the direction and under the supervision of a physician or a group of physicians approved by the board as a supervising physician.
(6) "Physician assistant-certified (PA-C)" means a physician assistant who is currently certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physicians' Assistants or its successors.
(7) "Supervising physician" means a physician who has been approved by the board to supervise a physician assistant.
(8) "Supervision" means responsible direction and control, with the supervising physician assuming legal liability for the services rendered by the physician assistant in the course and scope of the physician assistant's employment. Such supervision shall not be construed in every case to require the physical presence of the supervising physician. However, the supervising physician and physician assistant must have the capability to be in contact with each other by either telephone or other telecommunications device. Supervision shall exist when the supervising physician responsible for the patient gives informed concurrence of the action of a physician assistant, whether given prior to or after the action, and when a medical treatment plan or action is made in accordance with written clinical practice guidelines or protocols set forth by the supervising physician. The level and method of supervision shall be at the physician and physician assistant level, shall be documented and reviewed annually, and shall reflect the acuity of the patient care and nature of the procedure.
(9) "Trainee" means a person who is currently enrolled in an approved physician assistant program.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 753, §1. Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 879, §1; Acts 1997, No. 316, §1; Acts 2015, No. 453, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.23. Powers and duties of the board

RS 37:1360.23 - Powers and duties of the board
A. The board shall have and exercise all powers and duties previously granted to it, subject to the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The powers and authority granted to the board by this Part shall be subject to the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and particularly R.S. 36:259(A) and 803. Except as otherwise provided by this Part, the board shall also have the power, in consultation with the Physician Assistants Advisory Committee, to make rules and regulations pertaining to the approval and regulation of physician assistants and the approval and regulation of physicians applying to become supervising physicians.
B. The board shall have the authority to approve or reject an application for licensure as a physician assistant. Licensure shall be valid for no more than one year but may be renewed annually.
C. The board shall have the authority to approve or reject an application by a licensed physician or physicians to act as a supervising physician, within the bounds of this Part and rules and regulations promulgated by the board.
D. The board shall make and enforce orders, rules, and regulations for the revocation or suspension of approval of licensure to act as a physician assistant, and for the revocation and suspension of approval of supervising physicians.
E. The board shall cooperate and participate in federal, state, and private programs for the training, employment, and utilization of allied health personnel.
F. The board may adopt rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the intent, purposes, and provisions of this Part.
G. A physician, approved by the board as a supervising physician, practicing in a private practice, group practice, partnership, professional medical corporation, or employed by a hospital or other health care organization or entity may be the primary supervising physician for up to eight physician assistants. Physician assistants may be employed by a group practice or partnership of physicians or a professional medical corporation duly qualified under R.S. 12:901 et seq., as amended, or a hospital or other health care organization or entity, as long as such physician assistants are being supervised by a qualified supervising physician.
H. The board shall ensure that applicants for the program shall not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, age, sex, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin.
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part to the contrary, any person who before and on June 16, 1993, is currently practicing as a physician assistant under supervision of a licensed physician shall be licensed as a physician assistant.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 753, §1. Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 879, §1; Acts 2015, No. 453, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 475, §1.
{{NOTE: See Acts 1993, No. 820, §6, which amended §1360.24(l), which is now §1360.23(i).}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.24. Licensure

RS 37:1360.24 - Licensure
A. Except as otherwise provided for in this Part, an individual shall be licensed by the board before he may practice as a physician assistant. The board may grant a license to a physician assistant applicant who:
(1) Submits an application on the forms approved by the board.
(2) Pays the appropriate fee as determined by the board.
(3) Has successfully completed an education program for physician assistants accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, its predecessors, or its successors and who has passed the physician assistant national certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
(4) Certifies that he is mentally and physically able to engage in practice as a physician assistant.
(5) Has no licensure, certification, or registration as a physician assistant in any jurisdiction under current discipline, revocation, suspension, or probation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician assistant, unless the board considers such condition and agrees to licensure.
(6) Is of good moral character.
(7) Submits to the board any other information the board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications.
(8) Has been approved by the board.
B. A personal interview of a physician assistant applicant shall be required only in those cases where the applicant is making his first application before the board and where discrepancies exist in the application or the applicant has been subject to prior adverse licensure, certification, or registration action.
C. The board may grant a working permit, which is valid for one year but may be renewed by one additional year, to a physician assistant applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure except that the applicant has not yet taken the national certifying examination or the applicant has taken the national certifying examination and is awaiting the results.
D. A working permit is valid only until the following occur:
(1) The results of an applicant's examination are available.
(2) The board makes a final decision on the applicant's request for licensure.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 2015, No. 453, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.26. Inactive license

RS 37:1360.26 - Inactive license
Any physician assistant who notifies the board in writing on forms prescribed by the board may elect to place his licensure on an inactive status. A physician assistant with an inactive status license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician assistant. Any licensee who engages in practice while his license is lapsed or on inactive status shall be considered to be practicing without a license, which shall be grounds for discipline pursuant to R.S. 37:1360.34. A physician assistant requesting restoration to active status from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fees and shall be required to meet the criteria for renewal as provided for in R.S. 37:1360.27.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 753, §1. Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.27. Renewal

RS 37:1360.27 - Renewal
A. Each person who holds a license as a physician assistant in this state shall, upon notification from the board, renew said license by:
(1) Submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board.
(2) Completing the appropriate forms.
(3) Meeting any other requirements set forth by the board.
B. A physician assistant seeking licensure renewal will not be required to make a personal appearance before the board, unless the assistant is currently engaged in a licensure revocation or discipline proceeding.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 753, §1. Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.28. Supervision of physician assistants

RS 37:1360.28 - Supervision of physician assistants
A. Supervision of a physician assistant shall be continuous but shall not be construed as necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time and place that the services are rendered.
B. It is the obligation and responsibility of each supervising physician and physician assistant to ensure:
(1) That the physician assistant's scope of practice is identified.
(2) That delegation of medical tasks and authority is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence.
(3) That the relationship of, and access to, the supervising physician is defined.
(4) That a process for evaluation of the physician assistant's performance is established.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 316, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.29. Supervising physician qualifications and registration

RS 37:1360.29 - Supervising physician qualifications and registration
A. A physician supervising a physician assistant shall:
(1) Be licensed and in good standing in this state.
(2) Notify the board of his intent to supervise a physician assistant.
(3) Submit a statement to the board that he will exercise supervision over the physician assistant in accordance with any rules and regulations adopted by the board and that he will retain professional and legal responsibility for the care rendered by the physician assistant.
(4) Maintain a written agreement with the physician assistant in compliance with R.S. 37:1360.22(8) that includes a statement that the physician shall exercise supervision over the physician assistant in accordance with this Part. The agreement shall be signed by the supervising physician and physician assistant, updated annually, kept on file at the practice site, and available to the board upon request.
B. Physicians seeking to supervise a physician assistant shall be required to appear before the board upon their first application and notification to the board of their intention to supervise a physician assistant when the board finds discrepancies in the physician's application or when the physician is currently or has been previously subject to adverse licensure, certification, or registration actions.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 2015, No. 453, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.30. Notification of intent to practice

RS 37:1360.30 - Notification of intent to practice
A. A physician assistant licensed in this state, prior to initiating practice, shall submit, on forms approved by the board, notification of such intent to practice. Such notification shall include:
(1) The name, business address, and telephone number of the supervising physician.
(2) The name, business address, and telephone number of the physician assistant.
B. A physician assistant shall notify the board of any changes in or additions to his supervising physicians within fifteen days of the date of such change or addition.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.32. Assumption of professional liability

RS 37:1360.32 - Assumption of professional liability
When a physician assistant is supervised by a physician or group practice of physicians or a professional medical corporation or a hospital or other health care organization or entity, the physician assistant shall be supervised by and be the legal responsibility of the supervising physician or group practice or professional medical corporation or other hospital or other health care organization or entity and the supervising physician. The legal responsibility for the physician assistant's patient care activities, including care and treatment that is provided in health care facilities, shall remain that of the supervising physician, group practice of physicians, or a professional medical corporation or a hospital or other health care organization or entity.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 879, §1; Acts 2015, No. 453, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.33. Violations

RS 37:1360.33 - Violations
The board may, exercising due process, discipline any physician assistant, as provided in R.S. 37:1360.34, who:
(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license.
(2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license.
(3) Violates any provision of this Part or any regulations adopted by the board pertaining to this Part.
(4) Is convicted of a felony.
(5) Is a habitual user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he is unable to safely perform as a physician assistant.
(6) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has a mental condition that renders him unable to safely perform as a physician assistant.
(7) Has committed an act of moral turpitude.
(8) Represents himself as a physician.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.34. Disciplinary authority

RS 37:1360.34 - Disciplinary authority
The board, upon finding that a physician assistant has committed any offense described in R.S. 37:1360.33, may:
(1) Refuse to grant a license.
(2) Administer a public or private reprimand.
(3) Revoke, suspend, limit, or otherwise restrict a license.
(4) Require a physician assistant to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a physician or physicians designated by the board.
(5) Place the physician assistant on probation with the right to vacate the probationary order for noncompliance.
(6) Restore or reissue, at its discretion, a license and impose any disciplinary or corrective measure.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.35. Title and practice protection

RS 37:1360.35 - Title and practice protection
A. Any person not licensed under this Part is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine if he:
(1) Holds himself out as a physician assistant.
(2) Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term "physician assistant" to indicate that he is a physician assistant.
(3) Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the board.
B. An unlicensed physician shall not be permitted to use the title of "physician assistant" or to practice as a physician assistant unless he fulfills the requirements of this Part.
C. Only a physician assistant licensed under this Part who has met the current certification requirements of the National Commission on the Certification of Physicians' Assistants and its successors shall be entitled to use the designation "PA-C" before or after his name or as any title, thereof.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.36. Identification requirements

RS 37:1360.36 - Identification requirements
A physician assistant licensed under this Part shall keep his license available for inspection at his primary place of employment and shall, when engaged in his professional activities, wear a name tag identifying himself as a "physician assistant".
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.37. Injunctive proceedings

RS 37:1360.37 - Injunctive proceedings
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 Part, or prohibited by the board by authority of this Part.
B. If it is established that any person has been or is committing any act prohibited by any provision of this Part or prohibited by the board by authority of this Part, the court shall enter a decree enjoining said person from further violation of this Part.
C. In case of violation of any injunction issued in accordance with the provisions of this Part, the court shall try and punish the offender for contempt of court in accordance with law.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.38. Exemptions

RS 37:1360.38 - Exemptions
A. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:
(1) Practitioners of allied health fields duly licensed in accordance with other laws of this state.
(2) A physician assistant administering medical services in cases of emergency.
(3) A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
(4) A physician assistant employed by the federal government while performing duties incidental to that employment.
B. Nothing herein shall prohibit or limit the authority of physicians to employ auxiliary personnel not recognized under this Part.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 316, §1; Acts 2015, No. 453, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.51. Short title

RS 37:1360.51 - Short title
This Part may be cited as the "Medical Psychology Practice Act".
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2021, No. 238, §2.
NOTE: Acts 2021, No. 238, §2 provides that Acts 2009, No. 251 may be cited as "The Dr. James W. Quillin, MP, Medical Psychology Practice Act".
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.52. Definitions

RS 37:1360.52 - Definitions
As used in this Part the following words, terms, and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as established in R.S. 37:1263.
(2) "Drug" means the same as the term "drug" as defined in R.S. 40:961, including controlled substances except narcotics, but shall be limited only to those agents related to the diagnosis and treatment or management of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, or cognitive disorders. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to permit a medical psychologist to administer or prescribe a narcotic.
(3) "LAMP" means the Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists.
(4) "LSBEP" means the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
(5) "Medical psychologist" or "MP" means a psychological practitioner who has undergone specialized training in clinical psychopharmacology and has passed a national proficiency examination in psychopharmacology approved by the board. Such practice specifically includes the authority to administer, prescribe, and distribute without charge, drugs as defined in this Part.
(6) "Medical Psychology Advisory Committee" means a committee, established by the board for purposes as defined in this Part.
(7) "Medical psychology" means that profession of the health sciences which deals with the examination, diagnosis, psychological, pharmacologic, and other somatic treatment and/or management of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, or cognitive disorders, and specifically includes the authority to administer, distribute without charge, and/or prescribe drugs as defined in this Part. In addition, the practice of medical psychology includes those practices defined in R.S. 37:2352.
(8) "Mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, and cognitive disorders" means those disorders, illnesses, or diseases listed in either the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association or the mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, and cognitive disorders listed in the International Classification of Diseases published by the World Health Organization.
(9) "Narcotics" means those natural or synthetic opioid analgesics, and their derivatives used to relieve pain.
(10) "Nurse" for the purpose of this Part means a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse.
(11) "Physician" means an individual licensed by the board to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.53. Powers and duties of the board

RS 37:1360.53 - Powers and duties of the board
The board shall have and exercise with respect to medical psychologists all powers and duties granted to it by R.S. 37:1261 et seq. relative to physicians. In addition, the board shall have the authority to:
(1) Establish and publish standards of medical psychology practice in accordance with those developed and accepted by the profession.
(2) Approve, deny, revoke, suspend, renew, and reinstate licensure or certification of duly qualified applicants.
(3) Adopt, promulgate, revise, and enforce orders, rules, and regulations for initial licensure, renewal, and certificates of advanced practice as the board may deem necessary to ensure the competency of applicants, the protection of the public, and the proper administration of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(4) Conduct hearings on charges calling for the denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license or certificate.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.54. License required

RS 37:1360.54 - License required
No one shall engage in the practice of medical psychology, or hold himself out as a medical psychologist in this state unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.55. Qualifications of applicants

RS 37:1360.55 - Qualifications of applicants
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part or other law, on or before January 1, 2010, any medical psychologist shall be issued a medical psychology license by the board upon satisfaction of all of the following criteria:
(1) Holds a current and unrestricted license in good standing to practice psychology issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
(2) Holds a current and unrestricted certificate of prescriptive authority issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
(3) Holds a controlled and dangerous substance permit issued by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
(4) Holds a controlled substance registration issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
B. After January 1, 2010, the board shall issue a medical psychology license to applicants who submit an application upon a form and in such a manner as the board prescribes and who furnish evidence to the board which meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Holds a current and unrestricted license in good standing to practice psychology issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
(2) Has successfully graduated with a post-doctoral master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology from a regionally accredited institution or has completed equivalent training to the post-doctoral master's degree approved by the board. The curriculum shall include instruction in anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, neurosciences, pharmacology, psychopharmacology, clinical medicine/pathophysiology, and health assessment, including relevant physical and laboratory assessment.
(3) Has passed a national exam in psychopharmacology approved by the board.
C. Medical psychologists licensed by the board shall be eligible for a controlled and dangerous substance permit and registration issued by the state and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.56. Consultation and collaboration for medical psychologists without a certificate of advanced practice

RS 37:1360.56 - Consultation and collaboration for medical psychologists without a certificate of advanced practice
A. Medical psychologists shall prescribe only in consultation and collaboration with the patient's primary or attending physician, and with the concurrence of that physician.
B. The medical psychologist shall also re-consult with the patient's physician prior to making changes in the patient's medication treatment protocol, as established with the physician, or as otherwise directed by the physician. The medical psychologist and the physician shall document the consultation in the patient's medical record.
C. In the event a patient does not have a primary or attending physician, the medical psychologist shall not prescribe for that patient.
D. The board shall promulgate rules relating to how the consultation and collaboration shall be affected in consultation with the Medical Psychology Advisory Committee.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.57. Certificate of advanced practice

RS 37:1360.57 - Certificate of advanced practice
Medical psychologists who satisfy the requirements specified by R.S. 37:1360.55(A) and who possess all of the following additional qualifications to the satisfaction of the board shall be issued a certificate of advanced practice:
(1) Three years of experience practicing as a medical psychologist. For those individuals licensed under R.S. 37:1360.55(A), such experience shall be deemed to have commenced with the issuance of the original certificate of prescriptive authority issued by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
(2) Treatment of a minimum of one hundred patients including twenty-five or more involving the use of major psychotropics and twenty-five or more involving the use of major antidepressants which demonstrate the competence of the medical psychologist.
(3) The recommendation of two collaborating physicians, each of whom holds an unconditional license to practice medicine in Louisiana, and who are each familiar with the applicant's competence to practice medical psychology.
(4) The recommendation of the Medical Psychology Advisory Committee.
(5) The completion of a minimum of one hundred hours of continuing medical education relating to the use of medications in the management of patients with psychiatric illness commencing with the issuance of a certificate of prescriptive authority by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists prior to January 1, 2010, or by the board after this date.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.58. Issuance and renewal of license

RS 37:1360.58 - Issuance and renewal of license
A. The board shall issue a license or certificate to any person who meets the qualifications provided for in this Part and the rules and regulations of the board, and who pays the respective fees fixed by the board.
B. A license or certificate issued under the provisions of this Part shall be subject to annual renewal and shall expire and become null and void unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.59. Designation of license

RS 37:1360.59 - Designation of license
A. A license or certificate issued under this Part shall designate the licensee's status with respect to advanced practice.
B. Any individual who is issued a license as a medical psychologist under the provisions of this Part may use the words "medical psychologist" or "psychologist" or may use the letters "MP" in connection with his name to denote licensure.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.60. Reinstatement of license

RS 37:1360.60 - Reinstatement of license
A. Any license or certificate suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by the board may be reinstated by the board.
B. A license or certificate that has expired without renewal may be reinstated by the board for a period of two years from the date of expiration, provided the applicant is otherwise eligible under the provisions of this Part, pays the applicable fees, and satisfies the continuing education and such other requirements as may be established by the board.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.62. Standards of practice for medical psychologists holding certificates of advanced practice

RS 37:1360.62 - Standards of practice for medical psychologists holding certificates of advanced practice
A. Patients receiving care from a medical psychologist who holds a certificate of advanced practice issued under this Part shall have an established primary, attending, or referring physician licensed by the board who shall be responsible for the patient's overall medical care.
B. The primary, attending, or referring physician shall evaluate the patient for medical conditions in accordance with customary practice standards, and as might be indicated based on the medications that the patient is receiving and/or risk factors that may be present. If the patient has been referred to a medical psychologist holding a certificate of advanced practice for the express purpose of evaluation and treatment to include drug management by the primary, attending, or referring physician, this condition shall be considered met.
C. The medical psychologist shall provide the primary, attending, or referring physician with a summary of the treatment planned at the initiation of treatment.
D. The medical psychologist shall provide the primary, attending, or referring physician with follow up reports as may be dictated by the patient's condition.
E. The medical psychologist shall provide the patient's primary, attending, or referring physician with a summary of the patient's condition and treatment no less than annually.
F. The requirements for Subsections C, D, and E of this Section shall be considered satisfied if the medical psychologist provides the physician with a copy of the initial examination and follow-up visit records.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1360.63. Medical Psychology Advisory Committee

RS 37:1360.63 - Medical Psychology Advisory Committee
A. A Medical Psychology Advisory Committee shall be established by the board for the purpose of reviewing and recommending action on application for licensure, recommending educational requirements for other medical activities that may be provided by medical psychologists, recommending changes in related statutes and rules, as well as other activities as might be requested by the board.
B. The Medical Psychology Advisory Committee shall consist of the following five members selected by the board:
(1) One member shall be a physician who is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association equivalent in the specialty of psychiatry and who is licensed to practice medicine in this state selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana State Medical Society and who is recommended by the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association and the Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists.
(2) Four members shall be medical psychologists selected from a list of names recommended by the Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists.
C. The executive director of the board shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the committee.
D. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the board. A vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
E.(1) The committee may meet as needed but shall meet at least twice per year. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.
(2) The committee may conduct and its members may attend and participate in a meeting via electronic means in accordance with R.S. 42:17.3.
F. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in attendance at meetings and other official business on behalf of the committee or the board.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2022, No. 408, §1.