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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:956. Statement of purpose

RS 36:956 - Statement of purpose
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the continued merger and consolidation of the departments of the executive branch of state government, the consolidation of functions, the abolitions of agencies, the consolidation of administrative and programmatic divisions of departments and of programs, the elimination of job positions, and efficiency and economy in the delivery of services, of the twenty departments of the executive branch of state government after the effective date of the transfers and allocations of functions required by Article IV, Section 1 and Article XIV, Section 6 of the constitution.
Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:958. Studies by committee, reports by committee, commissioner of administration, recommendations

RS 36:958 - Studies by committee, reports by committee, commissioner of administration, recommendations
A. The joint committee shall make such review of reports filed under the provisions of this Part as it shall deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part, and may request such additional information or make such additional studies of the departments as it shall deem necessary to implement this Part. For the purposes of this Part the joint committee shall have all powers and authority granted to it under the provisions of Chapter 23 of this Title.
B. Based on its review of reports received and other studies conducted by it, the joint committee shall make such recommendations to the legislature as it shall deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part, either by written report or by personal appearance. It may make recommendations for this purpose to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature or other committees thereof and also may make recommendations related to implementation of Act 277 of the 1976 Regular Session concerning the termination of agencies. It shall also recommend to the Joint Legislative Audit Council or to the appropriate standing committee any problem area it finds should be the subject of a detailed program evaluation.
C. The officers of each department shall submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on Reorganization of the Executive Branch a monthly report on the progress and implementation of reorganization and, upon request, shall also furnish to the committee any information concerning reorganization or appear before the committee to provide such information.
D. On or before March 15, 1978, the commissioner of administration shall submit to the legislature a comprehensive written report detailing the status of reorganization of each department administered by a secretary appointed by the governor and the accomplishments of the department to achieve reorganization and any proposals for legislation concerning related problems which require legislative action.
E. The joint committee shall submit, no later than the first day of the 1978 Regular Session of the legislature, a report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, which report shall include a statement by the joint committee of the accomplishments of each department to achieve further reorganization and consolidation. It shall also include any recommendations relative to the budget of the department which the joint committee finds advisable to achieve further reorganization and consolidation. The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee shall consider the report of the joint committee at such time as they consider the proposed budget for the department. The joint committee shall transmit a copy of this report to the Office of the Budget and to the Legislative Fiscal Officer.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:959. Information to be furnished to legislature

RS 36:959 - Information to be furnished to legislature
A. The secretary of each department shall furnish to each member of the legislature an organizational chart of his department, illustrating the officers and all offices and other organizational units of the department and their relationships. He shall also furnish each member of the legislature a brief description of the function of each officer, office, and other organizational units of the department, the name and telephone number of each departmental officer, and such other information as he deems necessary to explain the organization of the department and the functions of the officers, offices, and organizational units thereof. The secretary shall furnish the chart and other materials to the members of the legislature not later than the thirtieth day after the effective date of any transfer of an agency or the functions of an agency to his department.
B. At any time any change is made in the organization of a department, or in the functions of any officer, office, or organizational unit of a department, the secretary shall, within thirty days of the effective date of such change, notify all members of the legislature in writing of the change and shall furnish each member with a revised organizational chart, a revised description of the functions of the affected officer(s), office(s), or organizational unit(s), and revised explanatory information concerning departmental organization and functions, reflecting such change.
C. The secretary shall notify all members of the legislature of any new appointments to departmental offices within ten days after such appointments are made.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Organization of the Executive Branch › §36:960. Membership in certain departments and agencies prohibited

RS 36:960 - Membership in certain departments and agencies prohibited
No member of the legislature shall hold office or serve in any of the departments or agencies of the executive branch of state government as enumerated and contained in this Title.
Acts 1976, No. 513, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:3. Organization of the department

RS 37:3 - Organization of the department
The Department of Occupational Standards consists of the position of Director of Occupational Standards, the several boards enumerated in this Chapter, the divisions of administration, inspection, regulation, and examinations which are created herein, and such other divisions as may be provided in accordance with law.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:4. Head of department

RS 37:4 - Head of department
The director is head of the department. He shall serve on a full time basis and shall be a member of the classified civil service of the state and meet all requirements of the department of state civil service.
He shall designate the head of a division or some other employee of the department to act as head of the department in his absence or disability or in case of a vacancy, until the absence or disability is terminated or the vacancy filled. In default of such action, the governor may make the designation. While he is so acting, all the provisions of this Chapter which apply to the director apply to the person so designated.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 572, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:5. Appointment of director; qualifications

RS 37:5 - Appointment of director; qualifications
In the case of a vacancy in the office of the director, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor from a list of eligible persons submitted to him by the State Department of Civil Service.
The appointment shall be made on the sole basis of the qualifications of the appointee to administer the affairs of the department for which he is appointed as fixed by the Civil Service Commission. However, he shall not be a practitioner of any of the professions or vocations subject to testing or regulation by the department and shall not have any financial interest as teacher, officer or stockholder in any college or other school which offers any course of instruction or training in any of the professions or vocations so subject.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 572, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:6. Boards of the department; compensation of members

RS 37:6 - Boards of the department; compensation of members
The following boards are merged and consolidated in the Department of Occupational Standards: The Louisiana Homeopathic State Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Architectural Examiners, the Louisiana Real Estate Board, the State Board of Osteopathy, and the State Board of Library Examiners.
The several examining boards enumerated in this Section are continued. They shall approve all examinations for licenses before they are given and shall authorize the issuance, suspension, and revocation of licenses to practice in their respective fields, before action thereupon shall be deemed effective. Their decisions in such matters are final and conclusive. They may adopt rules within the scope of their powers, on their own initiative, after giving reasonable opportunity to the director to make recommendations thereon and after giving due consideration to any such recommendations made by the director.
The members shall be compensated at a rate of not more than twenty dollars a day for each meeting; but a member attending two meetings on the same day shall not be compensated for more than one meeting on that day. They shall also be reimbursed for their actual expenses covering travel, meals, lodging and other incidental expenses incurred while attending said board meetings.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 547, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:7. Divisions and subordinate units of the department

RS 37:7 - Divisions and subordinate units of the department
The work of the department, other than that assigned to any board thereof, shall be distributed among the divisions of the department. The heads of divisions shall be appointed by the director.
Except as the internal organization structure of the department and the establishment of divisions are specially provided by this Chapter, the governor, on recommendation of the director, may authorize the director to combine existing divisions, divide existing divisions, establish new divisions, change the names of divisions, add new functions to existing divisions, or transfer functions and staff from one division to another within the department.
The director may create, combine, or divide subordinate units within a division or otherwise alter the internal organization of a division.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:8. Plan for departmental procedure and operation; standard practice instructions

RS 37:8 - Plan for departmental procedure and operation; standard practice instructions
The director shall have designed and shall prescribe a definite plan or organization and procedure of the department with a view to the most effective conduct of the work of the department. This plan shall include such elements as unified and systematic procedures, definite allocation of functions to the divisions and other component parts of the department, proper housing and layout of quarters to facilitate the carrying out and supervision of the work in process, effective routing and flow of work, and coordination of staff efforts in carrying out the procedure prescribed. The director shall cause standard practice instructions to be prepared for the guidance of all concerned in the operation of the prescribed plan and the system of procedure based upon it, and for placing the prescribed procedures into effect and fitting them to the plan of organization established in accordance with law.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:9. Rules and regulations

RS 37:9 - Rules and regulations
The governor may prescribe such general administrative rules for the conduct of the affairs of the administrative departments, not inconsistent with law, as he thinks necessary or expedient. The director may prescribe such administrative rules, not inconsistent with this Chapter or with the general rules of the governor, as he thinks necessary or expedient for the proper conduct of the work of the department and for making effective the provisions of law.
Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:10. Powers of director as to employees and their duties

RS 37:10 - Powers of director as to employees and their duties
The director may, subject to the limitation of appropriations and to any civil service law in effect, establish positions within the department and make appointments thereto; abolish positions; transfer duties between positions; or assign duties to, direct and control the work of, and transfer, promote, demote, remove, and otherwise change the status of employees of the department.
All employees of the department are, to the extent practicable, interchangeable in work assignments for such temporary periods as are necessary to meet seasonal and emergency demands upon the department.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:11. Functions of the department; exceptions

RS 37:11 - Functions of the department; exceptions
The functions of the department, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, comprise all functions of the state authorized by law to be exercised in relation to the administration of laws requiring tests of qualifications for licenses to practice professions and vocations and the functions of licensing practitioners and regulating the practice of such professions and vocations.
The functions of the department do not include the regulation of or the examining and licensing for the practice of civil engineering and surveying, optometry, nursing, pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, law, school teaching, or chauffeuring of common carrier motor vehicles, or the functions of:
(1) The Board of Examiners of Bar Pilots for the Port of New Orleans;
(2) The Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners;
(3) The Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans;
(4) The Board of Examiners of Pilots for Calcasieu Bar, Pass, and River;
(5) The State Board of Certified Public Accountants of Louisiana;
(6) The State Board of Embalming and Funeral Directing;
(7) The Board of Barber Examiners;
(8) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
(9) The Board of Control of Cosmetic Therapy; or
(10) The State Board of Examiners of Journeyman Plumbers.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:12. Exercise of departmental functions

RS 37:12 - Exercise of departmental functions
Subject to such executive direction and control as is vested in the governor by the constitution and by this Chapter, the director has the management of the department and, subject to the provisions of this Chapter, shall exercise all the functions of the department through the department organization in carrying out the provisions of law with respect to such functions, except those functions which are specifically assigned to any board of the department under the provisions of this Chapter.
The record and administrative work, the examining, and the field inspection and enforcement work shall be centralized in the separate divisions provided.
Any act performed by any employee of the department under the authority of the director thereof is an act of the department and of the director.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:13. Examining staff; advisory committees; field force

RS 37:13 - Examining staff; advisory committees; field force
There shall be provided an examining staff qualified to develop and apply, with the advice and cooperation of the members of the several professions and occupations involved, the most effective examining procedures that it is practicable to devise. The director shall from time to time consult members of the professions and vocations, as individuals and in groups, with reference to professional and vocational standards and other matters affecting the several occupations. He may appoint from time to time advisory committees from among the members of the several professions and vocations, as he thinks necessary, to advise and assist him and the boards in preparing rules and regulations for approval by the several boards and to assist him and the boards in the preparation, conduct, or rating of examinations. He may employ temporarily, from time to time, such persons trained in the several professions as are necessary to assist in the preparation, conduct, or rating of examinations. A single field force organized to cover the state shall be provided to make, so far as practicable, all the inspections and investigations necessary for all the professions and vocations subject to regulations, examining, or licensing by the department, which shall cooperate with the field forces of the departments.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:15. Reports of governor and director

RS 37:15 - Reports of governor and director
The governor shall have prepared and shall submit to the legislature at its regular sessions annual reports on the operations and finances of the department and such other reports as the legislature prescribes or as the governor desires to submit.
The director shall make an annual report to the governor within sixty days after the close of each fiscal year, and special reports as required by the governor, concerning the work under his charge, with his observations and recommendations thereon and statistics pertinent thereto. The governor shall transmit these to the legislature at the next regular session with such comments as he wishes to make.
All annual reports shall observe the fiscal year of the state as the reporting year.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:22. Identification of health care providers

RS 37:22 - Identification of health care providers
It is the intent of the legislature in enacting this Section to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare by insuring the availability of certain minimum information concerning the licensure of individuals who provide health care services to consumers in this state. Therefore, nothing shall prohibit a licensed health care provider from displaying on his person professional credentials or identification utilizing professional licensure terms or terminology as provided for within the laws, rules, or regulations which govern the licensure of such health care providers.
Acts 1997, No. 638, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:23. Application for license, permit, certificate; social security number required

RS 37:23 - Application for license, permit, certificate; social security number required
A. Each board or commission authorized to issue a license, permit, or certificate under this Title shall require each applicant to include his social security number on the application. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, each board or commission shall maintain confidentiality of an applicant's social security number.
B. Upon request, a board or commission shall disclose an applicant's social security number to the agency charged with implementing a program of family support in accordance with R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq. which shall maintain the confidentiality of social security numbers.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §3, eff. April 24, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:23.1. Licenses, permits, or certificates for individuals with an ADA-recognized disorder

RS 37:23.1 - Licenses, permits, or certificates for individuals with an ADA-recognized disorder
Any board or commission created and provided for within this Title may develop a process to issue a license, permit, or certificate outside the national examination for those individuals with a disorder which is recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2018, No. 655, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:23.2. Internet publication of certain information concerning permits and licenses; information required to be published; manner of publication

RS 37:23.2 - Internet publication of certain information concerning permits and licenses; information required to be published; manner of publication
A.(1) Each state entity subject to the provisions of this Title that issues a permit or license shall prominently include on its internet website the information required by Subsection B of this Section.
(2) If a state entity does not have an internet website, the department of which the state entity is a part shall include the information required by Subsection B of this Section for the state entity on the website of the department.
B. All of the following information shall be included on the website:
(1) A brief description of each permit or license that the state entity issues. For each such permit or license, links to the following shall be included:
(a) The full text of the current application. For any license or permit applied for or issued through a nationwide licensing or registry system, the state entity shall provide a link to the nationwide licensing or registry system.
(b) A checklist of all information required to be submitted to complete the application process.
(c) The name and contact information of the person within the state entity responsible for responding to inquiries about the status of an application.
(d) The anticipated timeline for review of a completed application. For any license or permit applied for or issued through a nationwide licensing or registry system, the state entity shall provide a reasonable estimate for the timeline.
(2) A copy of the annual report submitted to the legislative oversight committees or subcommittees by the state entity pursuant to Subsection C of this Section.
C. Each state entity shall annually submit to its legislative oversight committee or subcommittee a report containing the number of permit or license applications received, the number of permits or licenses issued, and timelines for approval of an application.
D. For the purposes of this Section, "state entity" means any department, office, division, commission, council, board, bureau, or other regulatory agency of state government.
Acts 2022, No. 590, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:23.3. Prohibited agreements and actions of professional licensing boards and commissions

RS 37:23.3 - Prohibited agreements and actions of professional licensing boards and commissions
A. No professional or occupational licensing board or commission shall:
(1) Enter into a consent decree with a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder if such decree contains a nondisparagement clause. Such a nondisparagement clause contained in a consent decree is contrary to public policy of this state and shall be null, void, and unenforceable.
(2) Initiate disciplinary action against a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder for providing testimony or records to a legislative body.
B. For the purposes of this Section, a "legislative body" shall include but not be limited to a legislative committee, subcommittee, or task force.
Acts 2019, No. 179, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:23.4. Waiver of licensing fees; payment plans

RS 37:23.4 - Waiver of licensing fees; payment plans
A. Licensing boards shall waive any fee charged for an initial license or examination to any individual who is otherwise qualified to receive a license and meets the requirements of either Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection.
(1) Receives public assistance including, but not limited to the following:
(a) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
(b) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
(c) Medicaid.
(d) Disability insurance.
(e) Public housing.
(2) Earns less than two hundred percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget, unless the applicant has been in an undergraduate or graduate school full time and unable to work.
B. The licensing board shall inform applicants that they may be eligible for a fee waiver by placing notification on the licensing application. In addition to stating that the applicant may be eligible for a fee waiver if he meets certain criteria, the notification is also to include instructions on how the applicant may request further information.
C.(1) Licensing boards shall provide payment plans in lieu of full license and examination fee payments for initial applications and examinations to all individuals who apply, except for an individual who applies for a certificate of license who would otherwise be unqualified pursuant to this Title.
(2) Total fees paid by payment plans shall not exceed the amount an individual paying the full examination and licensing fee would otherwise pay.
(3) An individual who is in good standing with the licensing board and has been provided a payment plan shall have twelve months from the date of the first scheduled payment to pay the account in full. A failure to remit payment in full within the allotted twelve-month period shall result in the individual being denied a renewal of their license.
D. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to licensing boards that directly administer their own examinations.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a license issued and regulated under the authority of the judicial branch of government.
Acts 2020, No. 275, §1, eff. June 30, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:24. Licensing provisions; professionals

RS 37:24 - Licensing provisions; professionals
A. In recognition of the state of Louisiana's goal in reducing the number of suicides and suicide attempts each year in Louisiana, beginning January 1, 2015, the Louisiana Department of Health shall offer each of the following professionals certified, licensed, or registered in Louisiana access to a list of certain training programs in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management through posting links to such training on the department's official website:
(1) A mental health counselor certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1101 et seq.
(2) A social worker certified or licensed under R.S. 37:2701 et seq.
(3) A psychiatrist and any other physician certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1261 et seq.
(4) A psychologist certified or licensed under R.S. 37:2351 et seq.
(5) A medical psychologist certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1360.51 et seq.
(6) A nurse certified or licensed under R.S. 37:911 et seq.
(7) A physician assistant certified or licensed under R.S. 37:1360.21 et seq.
(8) An addiction counselor certified or licensed under R.S. 37:3386 et seq.
B. The training programs and corresponding links included in the online list by the department under this Chapter may be offered in either continuous multi-hour blocks or spread over shorter training sessions.
Acts 2014, No. 582, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:25. Continuing education

RS 37:25 - Continuing education
A. The disciplining authorities over the professions listed in R.S. 37:24(A), at each board's discretion, may approve the hours spent completing training in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management under this Chapter as hours that may count toward meeting any applicable continuing education or continuing competency requirements for each profession.
B. Obtaining any training listed or linked via department website links under this Chapter shall not be construed to establish a legal basis for negligence or the standard of care or duty of care owed by a health care professional to a patient in any civil action for medical malpractice.
C. The department shall be immune from civil liability for the development and posting of the list of available programs providing training in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management.
Acts 2014, No. 582, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:26. Model list of training programs; development; interpretation and construction of Chapter

RS 37:26 - Model list of training programs; development; interpretation and construction of Chapter
A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall develop a list of available programs providing training in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management. In developing such a list, the secretary shall consider the suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management training programs listed on the best practices registry of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
B. On or before January 1, 2015, the secretary shall make available on the department's official website online access to its list developed under this Section and, where possible, links to training programs on the department's list. At the secretary's discretion, the department may also list on its official website where and when such training programs may be available for attendance in person in the state of Louisiana. At the discretion of each board, the disciplining authorities may provide links on their official board websites to the training programs linked on the department's official website.
C. Nothing in this Chapter may be interpreted to expand or limit the scope of practice of any profession regulated under Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
D. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require the department to develop training programs or curricula or to create online training programs.
Acts 2014, No. 582, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:27. Definitions

RS 37:27 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) "Disciplining authority" means the specific professional licensing or certifying board that is referenced by statute in R.S. 37:24(A) as certifying or licensing each profession included in the training access offered under this Chapter.
(3) "Training in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management" means empirically supported training that contains the following elements: suicide assessment, including screening and referral, suicide intervention, suicide treatment, and suicide management.
Acts 2014, No. 582, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:31. Short title

RS 37:31 - Short title
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act".
Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:33. License; pre-application eligibility determination

RS 37:33 - License; pre-application eligibility determination
A.(1) An individual convicted of a crime may request at any time, including before obtaining any required education or training, that an entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law determine whether the individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from obtaining a license issued or conferred by the licensing entity.
(2) An individual making such a request shall include any identifying information required by the licensing entity and details of the individual's criminal conviction, including any information relevant to the factors provided in R.S. 37:2950.
B.(1) Not later than forty-five days after receiving a request in accordance with this Section, the licensing entity shall inform the individual whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, the individual is disqualified from receiving or holding the license about which the individual inquired. Any suspension of legal deadlines by executive order shall apply to this Subsection.
(2) An individual making such a request may seek a criminal background check at the time of a pre-application eligibility determination. In such cases, the licensing entity shall inform the individual of a disqualifying determination within forty-five days of receipt of the criminal background check report.
(3) A determination made pursuant to this Section is binding upon a licensing authority unless, at the time a full application for a license is submitted, the applicant has been subsequently convicted of a crime, has pending criminal charges, or has previously undisclosed criminal convictions.
C. Any decision made pursuant to this Section shall be made in accordance with R.S. 37:2950.
Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1; Acts 2022, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:34. License; notice; final denial

RS 37:34 - License; notice; final denial
A. Before an entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law makes a final determination that a criminal conviction will result in the denial of a license, the licensing entity shall provide the individual who made the request with written notice of all of the following:
(1) The specific conviction that is the basis for the intended denial.
(2) The reasons the conviction was determined to be directly related to the licensed activity, including findings for each of the factors provided in R.S. 37:2950 that the licensing authority deemed relevant to the determination.
(3) The right to submit additional evidence relevant to each of the factors listed in R.S. 37:2950 within sixty days, which the licensing authority shall consider before issuing a final determination.
B. A final determination that a criminal conviction will prevent a person from receiving a license shall be in writing and include notice of the right to appeal the determination and notice of the earliest date the applicant may reapply for a license.
Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1; Acts 2022, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:35. License; information for applicants

RS 37:35 - License; information for applicants
Each entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law shall include in its application for a license, and publish on its public website, all of the following information:
(1) Whether the criminal convictions of applicants may be used as a basis for denial.
(2) If criminal history may be used as a basis for denial, the factors listed in R.S. 37:2950 that the licensing entity shall consider.
(3) Notice of the right to petition for a determination pursuant to R.S. 37:33 prior to meeting the general qualifications for a license.
Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1; Acts 2022, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:36. Records; reports; exemptions

RS 37:36 - Records; reports; exemptions
A. An entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law shall keep record and compile a report of the number of licenses denied by the entity, including all reasons for such denial, when the denial is of an otherwise qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense or offenses.
B. The entity shall provide the report annually to the House Committee on Commerce no later than February first of each year.
C. This Chapter shall not apply to any license, certification, or permit regulated by any of the following:
(1) The State Boxing and Wrestling Commission.
(2) The Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
(3) The Louisiana Lottery Corporation.
(4) The Louisiana State Racing Commission.
(5) The office of charitable gaming, Department of Revenue.
(6) The gaming enforcement division, office of state police, Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 157, §1; Acts 2016, No. 105, §1; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1; Acts 2022, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:42. Legislative policy

RS 37:42 - Legislative policy
By establishing and executing the policies provided in this Chapter, the state intends to ensure that occupational licensing boards and board members will avoid liability under federal antitrust laws.
Acts 2018, No. 623, §1, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:44. State policy for promulgated occupational regulations

RS 37:44 - State policy for promulgated occupational regulations
For occupational regulations promulgated by occupational licensing boards, each of the following apply as policy of this state:
(1) The increase of economic opportunities for all of its citizens by promoting competition and thereby encouraging innovation and job growth to the extent those values can be achieved without harm or threat of significant harm to public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) Use of the least restrictive regulation necessary to protect consumers from present or potential harm that threatens public health, welfare, or safety.
(3) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to restrict an occupational licensing board from requiring, as a condition of licensure or registration, that an individual's personal qualifications or entity's qualifications include obtaining or maintaining certification from an organization that credentials individuals in the relevant occupation, field, or industry.
Acts 2018, No. 623, §1, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:47. Interpretation

RS 37:47 - Interpretation
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent or limit any occupational licensing board from granting or recognizing reciprocity or mobility in the licensing, registration, or certification of occupations or professions where an occupational licensing board has established or seeks to establish occupational regulations providing for reciprocity or mobility of licensed, registered, or certified occupations or professions as authorized by state law.
Acts 2018, No. 623, §1, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:71. Short title

RS 37:71 - Short title
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Accountancy Act".
Acts 1979, No. 510, §1; Acts 1991, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 473, §1, eff. June 18, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:72. Legislative findings and purpose

RS 37:72 - Legislative findings and purpose
The legislature hereby finds and declares that the purpose of this Part is to promote reliability of information that is used for guidance in financial transactions or for accounting for or assessing the financial status or performance of commercial, noncommercial, and governmental enterprises. The public interest requires that persons professing special competence in accountancy or offering assurance as to the reliability or fairness of presentation of such information shall have demonstrated their qualifications to do so, and that persons who have not demonstrated and maintained such qualifications not be permitted to represent themselves as having such special competence or to offer such assurance. The public interest further requires that the conduct of persons and firms certified, permitted, or licensed as having special competence in accountancy be regulated in all aspects of their professional work, that a public authority competent to prescribe and assess the qualifications and to regulate the conduct of licensees be established, and that the use of titles that have a capacity or tendency to deceive the public as to the status or competence of the persons using such titles be prohibited.
Acts 1979, No. 510, §1; Acts 1999, No. 473, §1, eff. June 18, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:74.1. Fees

RS 37:74.1 - Fees
The board is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to impose and collect fees which shall not exceed the following:
(1) Original or reciprocal certification application $250.00
(2) Reinstatement application $500.00
(3) Notice under substantial equivalency $200.00
(4) Transfer of grades transfer fee $ 50.00
(5) Written verifications requested by
applicants and registrants $100.00
(6) Registration and renewal fee for
CPA-Inactive status $100.00
(7) Registration and renewal fee for
CPA-Retired status $50.00
(8) Application to establish experience
or evaluate education courses and
qualifications $200.00
(9) Annual renewal of certificate $200.00
(10) Additional fee if not renewed prior to
February 1 $200.00 per month
(11) Additional fee to licensees or CPA firms
who have delinquently renewed their
certificates or permits three times within
the previous six years $300.00
(12) Firm permit, initial application $250.00
(13) Annual filing fee for firm permit $100.00 plus $25.00
per each owner over 10, with a maximum
fee of $2,500.00 per firm
(14) Additional delinquent fees for
firm permit renewals received
on or after February 1 $300.00
(15) Reinstatement fee for firms The number of years
continuing to practice as a CPA the firm practiced
firm in Louisiana after the expirationwithout a permit times or cancellation of the firmthe annual firm permit
renewal fee
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1; Acts 2006, No. 214, §1; Acts 2016, No. 553, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:77.1. Firm permits to practice; single-owner firms; death of owner

RS 37:77.1 - Firm permits to practice; single-owner firms; death of owner
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter to the contrary, upon written authorization from the board, a firm that is a sole proprietorship, a single-member limited liability company, a single-shareholder professional accounting corporation, or any other single-owner business entity licensed to practice public accounting by the state of Louisiana may continue to operate for a period of up to twenty-four months following the date of death of the owner. Authorization of the continuation of the firm shall be granted by the board when the following documents have been provided to the board:
(1) A certified copy of the owner's death certificate or a notarized affidavit of evidence of the owner's death, acceptable to the board.
(2) A copy of a power of attorney or similarly enforceable document executed by the owner's executor, administrator, or heir designating a licensee in good standing with the board to manage the firm on behalf of the heirs of the owner for the twenty-four month period.
(3) Written evidence that a disruption in the continuation of the firm would jeopardize the survivability of the firm.
B. The firm's permit to practice as a certified public accountant firm shall be renewed annually during the period of continuance of the firm. The board may charge a fee for applying for the continuation of business not to exceed the annual filing fee for firm permits.
Acts 2003, No. 335, §1; Acts 2016, No. 553, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:78. Appointment of secretary of state as agent for nonresidents

RS 37:78 - Appointment of secretary of state as agent for nonresidents
Application by any person or firm not a resident of this state for a certificate or a permit to practice shall constitute appointment of the secretary of state as the applicant's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding against the applicant arising out of any transaction or operation connected with or incidental to services performed by the applicant while a licensee within this state.
Acts 1979, No. 510, §1; Acts 1990, No. 61, §1; Acts 1995, No. 190, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1466, §1; Acts 1999, No. 473, §1, eff. June 18, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:80. Investigations

RS 37:80 - Investigations
A. The board may, upon receipt of a complaint or other information suggesting violations of this Part or of the rules adopted by the board pursuant to this Part, conduct investigations to determine whether there is probable cause to institute proceedings against any person or firm for such violation. An investigation shall not be a prerequisite to such proceedings in the event that a determination of probable cause can be made without investigation.
B. The board may issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to testify or produce evidence in aid of such investigations.
C. The board may review the publicly available information or professional work of certificate, license, or privilege holders on a general and random basis without any requirement of a formal complaint or suspicion of impropriety on the part of any particular certificate, license, or privilege holder. In the event that as a result of such review the board discovers reasonable grounds for a more specific investigation, the board may proceed as provided in this Section.
Acts 1979, No. 510, §1; Acts 1987, No. 113, §1, eff. June 18, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 473, §1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2007, No. 102, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:82. Reinstatement of licenses

RS 37:82 - Reinstatement of licenses
A. In any case where the board has suspended or revoked a certificate or permit or refused to renew a certificate or permit, the board may, upon a written application by the person or firm affected and upon a showing of good cause, modify the suspension or reissue the certificate or permit or issue a new certificate or permit under a new number.
B. The board shall specify the manner in which such applications shall be made including but not limited to the time period within which they shall be made and the circumstances in which hearings shall be held.
C. Before reissuing or terminating the suspension of a certificate or permit, the board may require the applicant to show successful completion of specified continuing professional education and may make the reinstatement conditional and subject to satisfactory completion of a peer review conducted in such fashion as the board may specify or under such other conditions as the board may specify.
Acts 1979, No. 510, §1; Acts 1987, No. 112, §1, eff. June 18, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 473, §1, eff. June 18, 1999.