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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:962. Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners; method of appointment

RS 37:962 - Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners; method of appointment
A. The Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health and is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. The board shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
B. Six members of the board shall be practical nurses, two shall be registered nurses, one shall be a consumer, and four shall be licensed physicians.
C. The appointment of members of the board shall be made from a list, containing twice the number of eligibles to be appointed, submitted to the governor by the Louisiana State Medical Society where the appointee shall be a licensed physician, by the Louisiana Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc., for one of the practical nurses, by the Licensed Practical Nurses of Louisiana, Inc., for one of the practical nurses, by the Louisiana Nursing Home Association, for one practical nurse, by the Louisiana Hospital Association, for one practical nurse, or by the Louisiana State Nurses Association where the appointee shall be a registered nurse. The consumer member may apply directly to the office of the governor. The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity.
D.(1) The consumer member shall be selected from the state at large and appointed by the governor. The consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following qualifications:
(a) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least one year immediately prior to appointment.
(b) Has attained the age of majority.
(c) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S. 36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in R.S. 36:259(A).
(d) Has never been convicted of a felony.
(e) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare profession.
(2) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not participate in the grading of individual examinations.
Acts 1990, No. 642, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 642, §2.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:964. Terms of members

RS 37:964 - Terms of members
The terms of the members of the board shall be for six years; provided that initially three members shall serve two years, three shall serve four years and three shall serve six years. Board members shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 274, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:966. Meetings; quorum

RS 37:966 - Meetings; quorum
A. The board shall meet annually at a time and place to be fixed by it, and at such other times as may be necessary.
B. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.
Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:967. Officers of the board

RS 37:967 - Officers of the board
The board shall elect a chairman and a secretary-treasurer from its membership to serve a two year term; the election shall be held within thirty days of July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The board shall appoint an executive director who need not be a member of the board.
Amended by Act 1968, No. 80, §1; Acts 1977, No. 274, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:968. Compensation of members; expenses

RS 37:968 - Compensation of members; expenses
A. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem of seventy-five dollars for each day actually engaged on board business and reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred while engaged on board business.
B. The board shall expend funds received under this Part for the purpose of meeting the expenses incurred by the board in the performance of its functions under this Part.
Amended by Acts 1968, No. 80, §1; Acts 1982, No. 272, §1, eff. July 18, 1982.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:970. Qualifications of applicants

RS 37:970 - Qualifications of applicants
An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse shall:
(1) Be of good moral character.
(2) Be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States.
(3) Satisfy either of the following requirements:
(a) Successfully complete an education program for practical nurses at a program approved by the board.
(b) Successfully complete an education program for registered nurses at a program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 315, §2; Acts 1968, No. 80, §1; Acts 2010, No. 553, §1; Acts 2023, No. 80, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:971. Examination; licensing

RS 37:971 - Examination; licensing
A. Applicants for licenses under this Part shall pass a written examination in all subjects required by the board. The written examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination.
B. If the applicant passes the examination provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the board shall issue a license to practice as a practical nurse and authorize the use of the title "Licensed Practical Nurse" or the abbreviation "L.P.N."
Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:972. Licensing by endorsement

RS 37:972 - Licensing by endorsement
The board may by endorsement issue licenses without examination to persons who are licensees as practical nurses under the laws of other states if these licensees meet the requirements for practical nursing in this state.
Amended by Acts 1968, No. 80, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:973. Renewals

RS 37:973 - Renewals
Every person licensed under the provisions of this Part shall annually renew his license on or before January 31 of each year. Upon the receipt of the application for renewal and the renewal fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application for renewal and issue to the applicant a certificate of renewal for the current calendar year.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:974. Reinstatement of license

RS 37:974 - Reinstatement of license
A licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated upon satisfactory explanation for the failure to renew and upon payment of both the renewal fee and the reinstatement fee as prescribed in R.S. 37:977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:975. Retirement from practice

RS 37:975 - Retirement from practice
A licensee who is retiring from practice shall send a written notice to the board. Upon receipt of this notice the board shall place the name of the licensee upon an inactive list. While on this list, the licensee shall not be subject to the payment of any renewal fees and shall not practice practical nursing in the state. When the licensee desires to resume practice, a renewal license shall be issued to a licensed practical nurse who submits the required fee.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 272, §1, eff. July 18, 1982.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:976. Schools of practical nursing; application; hearings

RS 37:976 - Schools of practical nursing; application; hearings
A. A school of practical nursing which wishes to be accredited may make application to the board. After investigation and approval of the curricula of the school, the board may approve the school and issue a certificate as an accredited school of practical nursing.
B. If the board finds that an accredited school is not adhering to the requirements of this Part or to the courses prescribed by the board, the board shall give reasonable notices to correct these conditions within a reasonable time. If the conditions are not corrected, the board may, after a hearing with charges detailed and specified, revoke the certificate issued to such school.
C. Appeals from decisions of the board shall be to the Civil District Court of Orleans Parish within thirty days from the final ruling.
Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:977. Fees

RS 37:977 - Fees
A. The board is authorized, by rule promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to establish fees and costs which shall be within the range prescribed by the following schedule:
(1) License fees: Minimum Maximum
(a)License by examination$ 85.00$200.00
(b) License by endorsement 50.00 100.00
(c) Duplicate license 20.00 30.00
(d) Renewal of license 30.00 60.00
(e) Reinstatement of license
which has been suspended,
revoked, or has lapsed by
nonrenewal 100.00 300.00
(f) Duplicate renewal 10.00 20.00
(g) Delinquency fee in 50.00 100.00
addition to renewal fee
for nursing license
(per year delinquent)
(2) Survey fee 250.00 500.00
(3) Renewal of certificate
of accreditation 100.00 200.00
(4)Evaluation of credits:
(a) Applicants for admission
to approved program 25.00 50.00
(b) Out-of-state applicants for
Louisiana practical nurse
license 50.00 100.00
(5) Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 162, §1.
(6) Miscellaneous fees and costs
(a) Photocopies of documents
per page .50 1.00
(b) Certificate of document
as true copy 5.00 10.00
(c) Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 162, §1.
(d) Handling and mailing per page 1.00 2.00
B. All fees collected under this Section shall be paid to the treasurer of the board, who shall deposit them to the credit of the board in a national banking institution designated by the board.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 315, §3; Acts 1968, No. 80, §1; Acts 1982, No. 272, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1991, No. 54, §1; Acts 1999, No. 942, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2018, No. 162, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:978. Violations; penalties

RS 37:978 - Violations; penalties
A. No person shall engage in any of the following activities:
(1) Steal or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or record, or aid or abet therein.
(2) Practice as a practical nurse under cover of any diploma, license, or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed, or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation.
(3) Practice practical nursing unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions of this Part.
(4) Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a practical nurse, unless licensed to practice under the provisions of this Part.
(5) Practice practical nursing during the time his license has lapsed because of his intentional failure to renew the license.
(6) Conduct a school of practical nursing, or a school or course for the training of practical nurses, unless the school or course has been accredited by the board.
(7) Aid or abet anyone in the violation of this Part.
(8) Violate any provisions of this Part.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. If a person licensed to practice practical nursing is found guilty of any of the offenses in this Section, the board may suspend or revoke the license of the practical nurse.
Amended by Acts 1976, No. 432, §2. Acts 1986, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:979. Exemptions

RS 37:979 - Exemptions
The provisions of this Part shall not apply to:
(1) The nursing by friends or members of the family; or
(2) The incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or persons primarily employed as housekeepers or otherwise as long as they do not practice as practical nurses; or
(3) The giving of practical nursing assistance in the case of emergency; or
(4) Practical nursing by students enrolled in accredited schools of practical nursing by students in training in clinics and hospitals, where nursing is part of the prescribed courses for the students; or
(5) Service by auxiliary workers in hospitals or institutions if the service is supervised by a licensed physician; or
(6) The practice of Christian Science or religious rules or ceremonies as a form of religious worship, devotion or healing if the person administering or making use of, or assisting or prescribing, relies on faith and prayer alone, and does not prescribe or administer drugs or medicine, or assist in surgical or physical operations, assume the title of, or hold himself out to be a practical nurse.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 315, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1001. Contracts for nurses' education programs and for education of other technical personnel

RS 37:1001 - Contracts for nurses' education programs and for education of other technical personnel
The hospitals supported by the State of Louisiana are authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with colleges, with universities and with other training agencies supported by public funds, in the State of Louisiana in the establishment and maintenance of nurses' education programs and the education of other technical personnel which may be authorized by law and for which funds have been made available for such purposes.
Acts 1950, No. 392, §1; Acts 1991, No. 818, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1003. Approval of financial agreements by commissioner of administration

RS 37:1003 - Approval of financial agreements by commissioner of administration
Any financial agreements made between hospitals supported by the state and colleges, universities or training agencies supported by public funds shall be made subject to approval by the commissioner of administration.
Acts 1950, No. 392, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1004. Ratification of prior scholarships and stipends

RS 37:1004 - Ratification of prior scholarships and stipends
The programs of scholarships and stipends provided by state hospitals to students in nursing during the year 1950 and in prior years are hereby ratified and approved.
Acts 1950, No. 392, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1005. Articulated curricula; duties of the nursing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; cooperation with the Nursing Supply and Demand Council; report

RS 37:1005 - Articulated curricula; duties of the nursing boards; cooperation with educational agencies; cooperation with the Nursing Supply and Demand Council; report
A. It shall be the policy of this state that programs of training for nurses, including nurse assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurses with baccalaureate degrees, be organized and integrated in a fashion that permits the maximum amount of prior training to be credited against the requirements of any subsequent training. This policy shall exist to facilitate the continued professional development of nurses and to establish an adequate supply of nurses to meet the requirements of the employers and health care institutions in this state, as well as to assure the availability of sufficient numbers of nurse educators.
B. The Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, hereafter referred to as the nursing boards, shall meet together and with the various state education agencies, particularly including the Board of Regents, the college and university management boards, the Nursing Supply and Demand Council, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and with the public and private hospitals, to develop and implement nurse training curricula that articulates from one level of nursing to the next.
C. The nursing boards shall review the nursing program approval standards and the accreditation and licensing standards they require in order to identify and make such adjustments as are necessary in order to implement the articulated curricula required by Subsection A of this Section.
D. The Board of Regents, the higher education management boards, the public institutions of higher education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the vocational institutes, and the hospitals which provide training facilities shall undertake whatever changes in procedure or policy are necessitated by the articulated curricula required by Subsection A of this Section.
E. The implementation of the curricula changes and the policy of articulation expressed and required by this Section shall begin, if on a gradual basis, not later than January 1, 1993.
Acts 1991, No. 818, §4; Acts 2008, No. 534, §3, eff. June 30, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1011. Purpose of Part

RS 37:1011 - Purpose of Part
In order that the opportunity for graduate education be expanded, a nursing stipend program is provided for the upgrading of the faculty of the approved schools of nursing which prepare registered nurse applicants in an effort to meet the accreditation standards for such schools.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1012. Definitions

RS 37:1012 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section:
(1) "Approved school" means any school of nursing preparing registered nurse applicants, approved by the board and including Charity Hospital School of Nursing, which is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
(2) "Board" means the Board of Regents.
(3) "Committee" means the committee of deans, directors, and department heads of the approved schools and programs of nursing which prepare registered nurse applicants and a nonvoting representative of the board.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1013. Eligibility

RS 37:1013 - Eligibility
A. Members of the faculty of approved schools of nursing shall be eligible to participate in a stipendiary educational program as provided in R.S. 37:1014 through 1016, for the purpose of acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in the field of nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field.
B. Nurses who have a baccalaureate degree in nursing, are admitted into a graduate program for the acquisition of a master's degree in the field of nursing, and who contract to serve as a member of the faculty of an approved school of nursing in this state upon completion of the degree shall be eligible to participate in a stipendiary educational program as provided in R.S. 37:1017.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 1991, No. 818, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1014. Establishment of program

RS 37:1014 - Establishment of program
The committee shall administer a program which shall provide a stipend to qualified faculty for the purpose of acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in the field of nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field. The committee shall meet quarterly or as required at a site it determines in order to review applications of academic personnel for stipends. The committee members shall serve without compensation.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1015. Procedure for applications

RS 37:1015 - Procedure for applications
A. Faculty members requesting stipends for the purpose of acquiring a master's or doctoral degree in nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field shall submit to the committee an application that includes all of the following:
(1) Notation of approval by the applicant's dean, director, or department head of nursing and other required institutional permission.
(2) An authorized letter of acceptance from the institution which the applicant plans to enter.
(3) The specific period of time for which the stipend is requested.
(4) Other data and qualifications as deemed pertinent by the committee.
B. The committee shall select and determine the number of approved faculty applicants from each approved school of nursing who shall be granted stipends.
C. The university, college, or school budget administrator shall submit to the board a list of faculty members from the institution who were granted stipends by the committee. Upon request, each institution shall be reimbursed on a monthly or semester basis by the Board of Regents for authorized stipends paid.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1016. Stipends

RS 37:1016 - Stipends
Each person granted a stipend in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall receive seventy-five percent of his current contractual annual salary for the period of approved stipend program participation. Stipends for the fall and spring semester shall each be calculated on a four-and-one-half-month basis. Stipends granted for a quarter session shall be calculated on a three-month basis. Summer stipends may be authorized at seventy-five percent of the salary of the individual in accordance with institutional policy. Stipends shall be used exclusively for study in Louisiana graduate programs approved by the board. A stipend may, however, be granted for out-of-state study if the committee determines that the necessary course of study is not available in the approved graduate programs of this state or for such other valid reasons as may be determined by the committee.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1017. Procedure and stipends for nonfaculty applications

RS 37:1017 - Procedure and stipends for nonfaculty applications
A. The committee may administer a program by which it loans each year to an applicant eligible pursuant to R.S. 37:1013(B) not more than seventy-five percent of the lowest faculty salary being paid at the time of the application to be forgiven in exchange for completing the degree and for serving on the faculty for not less than three years more than the length of time taken to acquire the degree.
B. A stipend paid pursuant to this Section shall be contracted for pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board.
Acts 1991, No. 818, §4; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1019. Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator

RS 37:1019 - Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator
A. The nurse licensure compact administrator for this state shall be appointed by the governor to serve as the single state designee on the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.
B. The administrator shall be a current board member or the executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing for two years beginning in the year of enactment of this Part and shall rotate every two years thereafter with an appointment of a current board member or the executive director of the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.
Acts 2018, No. 577, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1020. Implementation; rulemaking

RS 37:1020 - Implementation; rulemaking
The Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners shall:
(1) Ensure application and enforcement of the nurse licensure compact as it applies to their respective licensees and licensees from compact states performing nursing services under each board's respective practice act.
(2) Develop a reporting system to collect aggregate data from employers on the number and geographic representation of nurses and licensed practical nurses employed in Louisiana who are practicing nursing or licensed practical nursing pursuant to a multi-state license as determined by the respective licensing board in properly promulgated rules. The report shall be completed prior to a nurse or licensed practical nurse furnishing any nursing services in this state. Failure of an employer to submit this data to the board shall not be a basis for disciplinary action against or restriction of the multi-state license of any nurse or licensed practical nurse.
(3) Develop a voluntary reporting system in which nurses holding a multi-state license under the nurse licensure compact and who engages in the practice of nursing or licensed practical nursing in Louisiana voluntarily provide their addresses and other workforce-related data as determined by the respective licensing board in properly promulgated rules. Failure to voluntarily provide this information shall not be a basis for disciplinary action against or restriction of the multi-state license of any nurse or licensed practical nurse.
(4) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2018, No. 577, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1021. Applicability

RS 37:1021 - Applicability
This Part shall apply only to the office for citizens with developmental disabilities and the office of aging and adult services of the Louisiana Department of Health, to community homes for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health, to intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities, and to in-home Medicaid home- and community-based services. This Part shall apply to any program or agency contracting for services with the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services. Participation on the part of private providers that contract with the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services is strictly voluntary.
Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1; Acts 1995, No. 668, §1; Acts 2006, No. 163, §4; Acts 2013, No. 105, §1, eff. June 5, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1022. Drugs which may be administered

RS 37:1022 - Drugs which may be administered
Nonlicensed personnel who have successfully completed and passed the drug administration course may administer oral medication, ointments, suppositories, but shall not administer any medication by intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous routes.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 558, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1023. Drug administration course; certification of medication attendants; rules; instructor training courses; fees

RS 37:1023 - Drug administration course; certification of medication attendants; rules; instructor training courses; fees
A. Drug administration courses shall be established by the office of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health in conjunction with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners and as approved by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Persons who have successfully completed the course and passed a qualifying examination shall be permitted to administer certain medications to residents of facilities operated by the office for citizens with developmental disabilities or community homes for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services and to persons receiving in-home Medicaid home- and community-based services and shall be known as medication attendants. The course shall include but not be limited to instruction of the legal aspects, roles, and responsibilities of drug administration, definitions, terminology, classification, measurement, identification, effects, distribution, and the care and handling of drugs.
B. Fees for the drug administration courses shall be determined by the office of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. The cost of implementation will be reimbursed to providers with contracts by the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services.
C. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the certification of medication attendants, the renewal, suspension, or revocation of such certification, and an appeals process for persons who have been denied certification or renewal, or whose certification has been suspended or revoked. The department shall also promulgate rules for the assessment of fees for instructor training courses.
Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1; Acts 1995, No. 668, §1; Acts 1995, No. 725, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2013, No. 105, §1, eff. June 5, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1024. Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants

RS 37:1024 - Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants
A. The authorized functions of the medication attendant are:
(1) Deliver and administer medications ordered by a physician or dentist to residents with the supervision of a registered nurse.
(2) Record in the client's chart doses delivered to and/or administered to the client.
(3) Chart drug effects and side effects.
(4) Obtain vital signs as indicated or ordered.
(5) Deliver pro re nata "PRN", as needed, medications when authorized by a licensed physician, dentist, or registered nurse. This authorization must be documented in writing within twenty-four hours.
B. The prohibited functions of the medication attendant are:
(1) May not give medications by intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous routes.
(2) May not administer medications by the oral inhalant aerosol route unless administering a premeasured dosage unit provided by the manufacturer.
(3) May not receive or assume responsibility for reducing to writing oral or telephone orders from a physician.
(4) May not alter medication dosages as delivered from the pharmacy, unless authorized by a physician or dentist.
(5) May not administer medication in an acute care unit funded or operated by the Louisiana Department of Health and/or the Department of Children and Family Services.
Acts 1976, No. 558, §1; Acts 1977, No. 684, §9; Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1025. Qualifications of applicants to the drug administration course

RS 37:1025 - Qualifications of applicants to the drug administration course
A. Each person accepted to participate in the drug administration course shall be:
(1) A citizen of the United States, a United States national, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency in the United States.
(2) Employed in a facility operated by the office for citizens with developmental disabilities, in a community home for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services, or in an intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities, or be a person who provides in-home Medicaid home- and community-based services.
(3) At least eighteen years of age.
(4) Able to read, write, and comprehend the English language.
(5) Free of communicable diseases and in suitable physical and emotional health to administer medications safely.
(6) Without a known record or history of drug abuse or record of conviction of a felony.
B. There will be no discrimination in selection of medication attendants for reason of race, color, creed, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin.
Acts 1976, No. 558, §1; Acts 1977, No 684, §10; Acts 1990, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 877, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §6; Acts 1995, No. 668, §1; Acts 2006, No. 163, §4; Acts 2013, No. 105, §1, eff. June 5, 2013; Acts 2019, No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.1. Purpose

RS 37:1026.1 - Purpose
The purpose of this Part is to create a program that shall authorize certification of medication attendants to perform certain functions in licensed long-term care facilities. This program shall be administered by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 50, §1; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.2. Applicability

RS 37:1026.2 - Applicability
This Part shall apply only to licensed long-term care facilities as defined in R.S. 37:1026.3.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.3. Definitions

RS 37:1026.3 - Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Authorized prescriber" means a licensed physician, dentist, or other health care provider authorized by law to prescribe drugs, medications, medical devices or appliances, and health care regimens.
(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(3) "Licensed long-term care facility" means any of the following:
(a) Nursing home as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2.
(b) Adult residential care provider as defined in R.S. 40:2166.3.
(4) "Medication attendant" means a person who, pursuant to this Part, has completed a medication administration course approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, passed an examination for medication attendants approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, and received a current certification from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.4. Medication attendants

RS 37:1026.4 - Medication attendants
Persons who have successfully completed an approved medication administration course, passed a qualifying certification examination, and been issued a current certification by the department pursuant to this Part shall be permitted to administer certain medications to residents of licensed long-term care facilities and shall be considered direct care staff with regard to licensed long-term care facilities. The ratio of supervising licensed personnel to certified medication attendants shall be specified in department rules.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.5. Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants

RS 37:1026.5 - Authorized and prohibited functions of medication attendants
A. The authorized functions of the certified medication attendant shall include the following:
(1) Delivery and administration of certain prescribed medications ordered by an authorized prescriber for patients under the supervision of a licensed nurse by the following methods:
(a) Orally.
(b) Topically.
(c) Drops for eye, ear, or nose.
(d) Vaginally.
(e) Rectally.
(f) Transdermally.
(g) Via oral inhaler.
(2) Recording medications administered to the resident in the resident's chart.
(3) Charting medication effects and side effects.
B. The prohibited functions of the medication attendant shall include the following:
(1) Administering controlled dangerous substances or other substances identified as high risk by the department, unless otherwise specified in department rules.
(2) Administering medications by intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, or other routes restricted in department rules.
(3) Administering medications by the oral inhalant aerosol route, unless administering a premeasured dosage unit provided by the manufacturer.
(4) Administering medications ordered on a pro re nata, as-needed, basis, except on an individualized basis as specified in department rules.
(5) Receiving or assuming responsibility for writing oral or telephone orders from an authorized prescriber.
(6) Performing a task involving the administration of medication if the medication administration requires an assessment of the patient's physical status, the need for medication, a calculation of the dosage of the medication, or the conversion of a dosage.
(7) Performing a task involving the administration of a medication if the patient is unstable or has changing nursing needs, unless the supervising nurse is available to monitor the patient and the effect of the medication on the patient.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.6. Promulgation of rules and regulations

RS 37:1026.6 - Promulgation of rules and regulations
A. The department, in consultation with an advisory committee to be comprised of one representative each, designated by the chief elected or administrative officer, of the Louisiana State Nurses Association, Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program in the office of the governor, Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, Louisiana Nursing Home Association, and Louisiana Assisted Living Association shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act for the enforcement of this Part.
B. The rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Establishment of a medication administration course of not less than one hundred hours.
(2) Establishment of standards, curricula, and training requirements for a medication administration course for certified medication attendants, including but not limited to:
(a) Legal aspects of medication administration.
(b) Roles of health care providers in relation to medication administration.
(c) Responsibilities of medication administration.
(d) Definitions.
(e) Terminology.
(f) Classification.
(g) Measurement of medications.
(h) Identification of residents.
(i) Documentation.
(j) Effects of medications.
(k) Distribution, care, and handling of medications.
(3) Examination and certification of medication attendants.
(4) Performance evaluations for certified medication attendants.
(5) Application for and issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of medication attendants.
(6) Ratios of supervising licensed nurses to medication attendants in licensed long-term care facilities.
(7) Appeal procedures.
(8) Analysis of statistical data pertaining to medication error rates, resident outcomes, and satisfaction.
(9) Evaluation of the training program to determine its effectiveness.
(10) Preparation and delivery of annual interim reports to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare for purposes of performance evaluation and continuance.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 50, §1; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.7. Medication administration course; qualifications of applicants

RS 37:1026.7 - Medication administration course; qualifications of applicants
Each person accepted to participate in the medication administration course shall meet the following minimum qualifications:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States, a United States national, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency in the United States.
(2) Have attained a high school diploma or approved equivalent.
(3) Be at least eighteen years old.
(4) Be proficient in reading and writing the English language.
(5) Be free of abused substances as evidenced by periodic random testing.
(6) Pass a criminal background check and have no history of criminal activities that may subject persons entrusted to their care to potential harm.
(7) Be a certified nursing assistant with a valid certification.
(8) Have a minimum of one year's experience in a licensed long-term care facility as a certified nursing assistant or graduated from a nursing program.
(9) Have a letter of recommendation from an administrator or a director of nursing.
(10) Any qualifications specified in the rules promulgated by the department.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1026.8. Registry

RS 37:1026.8 - Registry
A permanent register of all persons certified to practice as a medication attendant shall be maintained by the department as part of the nurse aide registry. Any licensed long-term care facility utilizing a medication attendant shall verify with this registry that the person has a current certification.
Acts 2007, No. 293, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1031. Applicability

RS 37:1031 - Applicability
A. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to gratuitous care provided by friends or members of the individual's family. The provisions of this Part shall apply to all direct service workers employed by a licensed agency, or employed as part of an authorized departmental self-directed program, and who attend to individuals receiving home- and community-based long-term services and who are not authorized to perform these tasks under other state laws or regulations. An individual being served shall meet the following criteria:
(1) Is eligible for home- and community-based long-term care services licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) Resides in a residence where there is daily monitoring by a family member, a direct service worker, or other health care provider.
(3) Has a current plan of care.
(4) Receives a periodic assessment by a registered nurse based on the individual's health status.
(5) Requires assistance with medication administration or other noncomplex medical tasks.
B. As used in this Part, the term "residence" shall not include any intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities, any nursing home, or any other facility licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services.
C. As defined in this Part, a "direct service worker" is an unlicensed person who provides personal care or other services and supports to persons with disabilities or to the elderly in order to enhance their well-being and which involves face-to-face direct contact with the person. Functions performed may include but are not limited to assistance and training in activities of daily living, personal care services, and job-related supports.
D. A registered nurse may delegate to a licensed practical nurse components of the training and supervision of the direct service worker provided that the registered nurse shall retain the responsibility and accountability for all acts of delegation and ensuring authorization and competency validation.
E. The Louisiana Department of Health, in conjunction with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to enable the implementation of this Part, and other rules and regulations concerning direct service workers consistent with this Part.
Acts 2005, No. 451, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 163, §4; Acts 2008, No. 552, §1; Acts 2011, No. 299, §1; Acts 2014, No. 507, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 507, §2(B), which provides that the Act shall be known as "Bailey's Law".
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1032. Authorized procedures

RS 37:1032 - Authorized procedures
Direct service workers may perform any or all of the following tasks for an individual who is in stable condition only when the task may be performed according to exact directions and there is no need to alter the standard procedure and the results are predictable:
(1) Administration of oral and topical medication, ointments, suppositories, or a pre-measured dosage unit provided by the manufacturer of an oral inhalant aerosol as ordered by an authorized prescriber. Any medication administered by a direct service worker under this Part shall be in a container which meets acceptable pharmaceutical standards and is marked with clear instructions, the prescriber's name, the prescription number, if any, and the name of medication, dosage, and route. Under no condition shall a direct service worker administer medications not in compliance with the provisions of this Section.
(2) Provision of routine hydration, nutrition, or medication by way of an established gastro-tube.
(3) Other non-complex tasks which may be delegated by the registered nurse to the direct service worker pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to this Part.
Acts 2005, No. 451, §1, eff. July 11, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1034. Termination of authorization

RS 37:1034 - Termination of authorization
Authorization for a direct service worker to perform any of the tasks specified in R.S. 37:1032 shall be terminated for any of the following reasons:
(1) The condition of the individual for whom the direct service worker is performing the tasks covered within this Part has become unstable.
(2) A registered nurse certifies that the direct service worker can no longer perform the prescribed tasks safely.
(3) The direct service worker has a finding against him placed on the Direct Service Worker Registry.
Acts 2005, No. 451, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 299, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1045. Officers; meetings; quorum

RS 37:1045 - Officers; meetings; quorum
A. The board shall choose from its membership a president and a secretary-treasurer. The board shall hold regular semiannual meetings. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
B. All proceedings of the board are to be conducted in conformity with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 443, §1; Acts 2022, No. 313, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Professions and Occupations › §37:1046. Fees; compensation; expenses; staff

RS 37:1046 - Fees; compensation; expenses; staff
A. Pursuant to the authority of Paragraph A of Section 9 of Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board shall retain all fees and other monies received by it. Such funds may be expended by the board, without appropriation, for costs of administration of this Chapter and other expenses. Any funds remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained by the board for expenditure in succeeding years and no part thereof shall revert to the General Fund of the state.
B. Each member of the board shall be reimbursed when actually in attendance of a board meeting or when required to travel for the official authorized business of the board, not more than seventy-five dollars per day plus actual expenses and mileage to and from their domicile to the place of meeting at the same rate of reimbursement set by the division of administration for state employees under the provisions of R.S. 39:231.
C. The secretary-treasurer, who shall be an appointed member of the board, may receive for his services a reasonable salary fixed by the board. The board may also employ such persons as may be necessary to assist the secretary-treasurer or other officers to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1967, No. 44, §1; Acts 1973, No. 66, §1; Acts 1982, No. 678, §1; Acts 2003, No. 987, §1.