Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter E - Licensure by Reciprocity › Section XLV-353 - Qualifications for Medical Licensure by Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant who possesses and meets all
					 of the qualifications and requirements specified by §311-313 of this Chapter,
					 including but not limited to the restrictions and limitations prescribed by
					 §387, save for successfully passing the examinations in the manner specified by
					 §311. A.5 a-h within the prior 10 years, shall nonetheless be eligible for
					 licensing if such applicant possesses, as of the time the application is filed
					 and at the time the board passes upon such application, a current, unrestricted
					 license to practice medicine issued by the medical (whether allopathic or
					 osteopathic) licensing authority of another state, and the applicant has,
					 within 10 years prior to the date of application, taken and successfully passed
					 a written certification or recertification examination administered by and
					 leading to certification or recertification by a specialty board recognized by
					 the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic
					 Association (AOA).
B. An applicant
					 who possesses all of the qualifications for licensure by reciprocity specified
					 by §353 A, save for having taken or passed a written medical competence
					 examination within 10 years of the date of application, shall nonetheless be
					 considered eligible for licensure by reciprocity if such applicant has, within
					 10 years prior to the date of application, taken and successfully passed the
					 special purpose examination (SPEX), administered under the auspices of the
					 Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FSMB), or the
					 comprehensive osteopathic medical variable-purpose examination-USA
					 (COMVEX-USA), administered under the auspices of the NBOME, as may be
					 determined by the board.
C. The
					 waiver of qualifications provided by §311. B of this Chapter shall be available
					 to reciprocity applicants.
D. An
					 applicant who possesses all of the qualifications and requirements for
					 licensure by reciprocity specified by §353 A, save for having taken and passed
					 a written certification or recertification examination, SPEX or COMVEX-USA, as
					 described in §353. A and §353. B within 10 years of the date of application,
					 shall nonetheless be considered eligible for licensure by reciprocity if the
					 applicant is certified by a specialty board recognized by the ABMS or AOA, has
					 been primarily engaged in the practice of medicine in such specialty for the
					 four years immediately preceding the submission of an application, and attests
					 in a form prescribed by the board that applicant's practice in this state will
					 be limited to the applicant's specialty.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1272,
						and
						37:1276.