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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 15 - Anesthesia/Analgesia Administration › Section XXXIII-1508 - Oral Administration of Drugs for Sedation

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A. Oral administration of drugs used to
				induce sedation beyond minimal sedation shall be performed on the dental
				premises only. Oral administration of drugs for sedation for children under the
				age of 13, regardless of the level of sedation targeted, shall be performed on
				the dental premises only.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 15 - Anesthesia/Analgesia Administration › Section XXXIII-1509 - Third-Party Sedation/Anesthesia

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A.
				Sedation and/or general anesthesia may be performed in a dental office in
				conjunction with dental work when the dentist utilizes the services of a
				third-party Louisiana-licensed physician who specializes in anesthesiology, a
				third-party Louisiana-licensed certified registered nurse anesthetist, or a
				Louisiana-licensed dentist with an appropriate sedation permit for the level of
				anesthesia to be achieved provided that the third-party anesthetist must remain
				on the premises of the dental facility until any patient given sedation is
				recovered.
B. In order to utilize a
				third-party to administer sedation and/or anesthesia as described in Subsection
				A, a dentist must obtain an office permit for each office location at which a
				third-party anesthetist will be administering sedation or anesthesia, subject
				to the exceptions in
				R.S.
				37:793(H). This permit will
				only be issued after an office inspection by the board to assure that the
				office meets the minimum requirements for facilities, personnel and equipment
				for sedation/anesthesia procedures. Additionally, the dentist who is performing
				the dental work but not performing the sedation/general anesthesia must have
				current certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) as described in
				§1503. E and, if
				children are to be sedated, must also have current certification in pediatric
				life support (PALS) as described in
				§1504. A.4 If a
				dentists practice is restricted to treating only children, the certification in
				pediatric life support (PALS) described in
				§1504. A.4 will
				suffice as a substitute for ACLS.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 15 - Anesthesia/Analgesia Administration › Section XXXIII-1510 - Moderate Sedation

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A. In order to
				administer moderate sedation, the dentist shall:
1. comply with all requirements of this
				Chapter;
2. utilize a working pulse
				oximeter on patients;
3. maintain a
				proper record keeping mechanism in addition to a controlled substance log;
				and
4. utilize an accurate scale on
				pediatric patients (anyone under the age of 13).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 15 - Anesthesia/Analgesia Administration › Section XXXIII-1513 - Exceptions (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 15 - Anesthesia/Analgesia Administration › Section XXXIII-1515 - Hospitals and Outpatient Surgical Centers; Exemption

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A. Office permits for the administration of
				anesthesia are not required when the procedure is being performed in a hospital
				or outpatient surgical center approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
				of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1601 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
				this Chapter govern the board's minimum continuing education requirements for
				relicensure and recertification of dentists and dental hygienists as authorized
				by R.S.
				37:760(13), and provides for
				record keeping, penalties, reporting, exemptions, approved courses of
				instruction, and all related matters. Except where noted, these rules shall
				apply equally to dentists and dental hygienists.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8)(13).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1603 - Effective Date

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A. Beginning
				January 1, 1995, dentists and dental hygienists licensed to practice in the
				state of Louisiana, in addition to other requirements, shall complete the
				minimum hours of continuing education set forth in this Chapter during each
				renewal period in order to renew or have recertified their licenses, permits or
				certificates necessary to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state.
				These continuing education requirements also apply to all dentists and dental
				hygienists licensed to practice in Louisiana, but are practicing outside of
				Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8)(13).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1605 - Penalties

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A. Failure to
				comply with the requirements of this Chapter may be grounds for disciplinary
				action against the licensee under
				R.S.
				37:776(A), (3), (24) for
				dentists, and
				R.S.
				37:777(3), (18) for dental
				hygienists setting forth cause for the non-issuance, suspension, revocation, or
				imposition of restrictions on one's license to practice dentistry or dental
				hygiene, and/or imposition of a fine as set forth in
				R.S.
				37:780(B).
B.
1. All
				continuing education not completed on time shall be completed no later than
				August of the following calendar year and shall not count toward the continuing
				education requirements of the subsequent renewal period.
2. A second violation of the continuing
				education requirements may be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank,
				whereas the first violation will not.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1607 - Exemptions

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A. Continuing
				education requirements, other than the three-hour opioid management course
				listed in §1611.A.3 and the
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation course listed in
				§1611 F, shall not apply to:
1. dentists enrolled in full-time
				post-graduate specialty training;
2. dental hygienists enrolled in full-time
				post-graduate training;
3. dentists
				renewing their license for the first time;
4. dental hygienists renewing their license
				for the first time.
5. dentists
				holding a retired volunteer dental license pursuant to
				R.S.
				37:761.1 who work fewer than 250 hours per
				calendar year during the renewal period; however, if the dentist holding the
				retired volunteer dental license maintains a sedation permit, the requirements
				of §1611.H still
				apply.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1609 - Reporting and Record Keeping

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A.
				Upon renewal of a dental or dental hygiene license, the licensee must list on a
				form provided by the board the date, location, sponsor, subject matter and
				hours completed during the past renewal period of continuing education courses.
				The licensee must attest to the truthfulness of his report by executing his
				signature where required on the reporting form.
B. The licensee shall retain satisfactory
				documentation such as certificates of attendance as may be necessary to
				document completion of the required number of continuing education hours. The
				board will not give credit unless the licensee can prove attendance at the
				course and, therefore, shall obtain and retain certificates of attendance. With
				cause, the board may request such documentation. Without cause the board may
				request such documentation from licensees selected at random.
C. Each dentist and dental hygienist shall
				maintain records of his/her continuing education for three calendar years
				following the calendar year in which the course was completed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8),
				  (13).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1611 - Continuing Education Requirements for Relicensure of Dentists

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A. Unless exempted
				under §1607, each dentist shall complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing
				education during each renewal period for the renewal of his/her license to
				practice dentistry by taking courses approved as set forth in
				§1615 in the following amounts:
1. 20 hours of personally attended clinical
				courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to
				patients;
2. 10 hours of clinical
				courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients that
				may be done in person, online or via correspondence; if done online or via
				correspondence the courses must require the successful completion of a written
				examination at the conclusion of the course;
3. 3 of the 30 hours listed in Paragraphs 1
				and 2 of this Subsection must include an opioid management course which
				includes training on drug diversion, best practice prescribing of controlled
				substances or appropriate treatment for addiction. Successful completion of
				this three-hour requirement once during a dentists career shall satisfy this
				requirement in full. A dentist can become exempt from this requirement by
				submitting to the board a certification form attesting that he has not
				prescribed, administered, or dispensed a controlled dangerous substance during
				the entire renewal period.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1613 - Continuing Education Requirements for Relicensure of Dental Hygienists

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A. Unless exempted
				under §1607, each dental hygienist shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of
				continuing education during each renewal period for the renewal of his/her
				license to practice dental hygiene by taking courses approved as set forth in
				§1615 in the following amounts:
1. 12 hours of personally-attended clinical
				courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental or dental hygiene services
				to patients;
2. 8 hours of clinical
				courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental or dental hygiene services
				to patients that may be done in person, online or via correspondence; if done
				online or via correspondence the courses must require the successful completion
				of a written examination at the conclusion of the course.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 16 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section XXXIII-1615 - Approved Courses

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A. Courses
				sponsored or approved by the following organizations shall be accepted by the
				board:
1. American Dental Association and its
				affiliate associations and societies;
2. American Dental Hygienists' Association
				and its affiliate associations and societies;
3. Academy of General Dentistry courses when
				set forth on official documentation;
4. American Academy of Dental Hygiene courses
				when set forth on official documentation;
5. National Dental Association and its
				affiliate societies;
6. American
				Association of Dental Boards;
7.
				colleges and universities with dental programs which are accredited by the
				Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association when
				continuing education courses are held under their auspices;
8. armed services and veterans'
				administration dental departments;
9. national, state and district associations
				and/or societies of all specialties in dentistry recognized by the board, and
				study clubs approved by said specialty societies;
10. American Heart Association as a provider
				of cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses (Course "C" Basic Life Support for the
				Health Care Provider);
11. the
				American Red Cross as a provider of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation course
				Red Cross professional rescue course;
12. the Accreditation Council for Continuing
				Medical Education (ACCME).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section XXXIII-1701 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This Chapter
				shall describe all procedures relative to the administration of the clinical
				licensing examinations for persons wishing to practice dentistry or dental
				hygiene in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(1) and
				  (8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section XXXIII-1707 - Religious Obligations

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A. There
				will be no exceptions relative to religious obligations in the conducting of
				the clinical licensing examinations of the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(1) and
				  (8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section XXXIII-1709 - Examination of Dentists

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A. An
				applicant shall be entitled to take the examinations required in this Section
				to practice dentistry in this state if such applicant:
1. is 18 years of age or older;
2. is of good moral character;
3. is a graduate of a dental school
				accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
				Association or its successor agency, if any, or any other nationally-recognized
				accrediting agency; and
4. has
				successfully completed the National Board of Dental Examiners dental
				examination.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section XXXIII-1711 - Examination of Dental Hygienists

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A.
				An applicant shall be entitled to take the examinations required in this
				Section to practice dental hygiene in this state if such applicant:
1. is 18 years of age or older;
2. is of good moral character;
3. is a graduate of a dental hygiene college
				or school approved by the board or accredited by the Commission on
				Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency;
				and
4. has successfully completed
				the national board dental hygiene examination as administered by the American
				Dental Association.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 17 - Licensure Examination › Section XXXIII-1713 - Board Approved Regional or National Independent Third Party Clinical Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				board may accept passing scores from board approved testing agencies which
				administer reliable, accurate, and valid examinations and in which the board
				has the option of representation on both the board of directors and the
				examination review committee or equivalent committees and allow for the board's
				input into the examination development and administration.
B.
1. The
				clinical examination shall include procedures performed on human subjects as
				part of the assessment of restorative and periodontal clinical competencies and
				shall have included evaluations in at least four of the following subject
				matter areas:
a. periodontics, clinical
				abilities testing;
b. endodontics,
				clinical abilities testing;
c.
				amalgam preparation and restoration;
d. anterior composite preparation and
				restoration;
e. posterior ceramic
				or composite preparation and restoration;
f. cast gold, clinical abilities
				testing;
g. prosthetics, written or
				clinical abilities testing;
h. oral
				diagnosis, written or clinical abilities testing; or
i. oral surgery, written or clinical
				abilities testing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1801 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
				this Chapter govern the collection and use of criminal history records
				information in connection with applications for an initial license, renewal, or
				reinstatement of a license of a dentist or dental hygienist in conformity with
				R.S.
				37:763.1.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. and 37:760(6), (8) and
				  37:763.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1803 - Definitions

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A. As used in this
				Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified.
Applicant
-an individual who has made
				  application to the board for the issuance or reinstatement of any license,
				  permit, certificate, or registration which the board is authorized by law to
				  issue.
Board
-the Louisiana State Board of
				  Dentistry.
Bureau
-the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal
				  Identification and Information of the Office of State Police within the
				  Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Criminal History Record
				  Information
-information collected by the bureau or the Federal Bureau
				  of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice or an individual
				  consisting of detentions, indictments, bills of information, or any formal
				  criminal charges and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing,
				  criminal correctional supervision and release.
Criminal history record
				  information
does not include information collected for intelligence or
				  investigatory purposes nor does it include any identification information which
				  does not indicate involvement of the individual in the criminal justice
				  system.
FBI
-the Federal Bureau of Investigation of
				  the United States Department of Justice.
Licensure
or
License
-any
				  license, permit, certification, or registration which the board is authorized
				  by law to issue.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. and 37:760(6), (8) and
				  37:763.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1805 - Criminal History Record Information Requirement

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A. As a condition for eligibility for the
				issuance of an initial license or the reinstatement of any license, an
				applicant must submit to the board such number of full sets of fingerprints,
				other identifiable information, and fees and costs as may be incurred by the
				board in requesting or obtaining criminal history record information, in the
				form and manner prescribed in §1809
B. The board will use the fingerprints to
				request and obtain criminal history record information relative to the
				applicant as provided in
				R.S.
				37:763.1.
C. The application of an applicant who fails
				to comply with the requirements set forth in
				§1805. A shall be
				deemed incomplete and shall not be considered by the board unless and until
				such requirements have been satisfied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(6), (8) and
				  37:763.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1807 - Effect of Application

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				submission of an application for licensure to the board shall constitute and
				operate as an acknowledgement and authorization by the applicant to any state
				or federal agency, including, but not limited to, the bureau and the FBI, to
				disclose and release to the board any and all state, national, or foreign
				criminal history record information; the submission of an application for
				licensure to the board shall equally constitute and operate as a consent by the
				applicant for disclosure and release of such information and as a waiver by the
				applicant of any privilege or right of confidentiality which the applicant
				would otherwise possess with respect thereto.
B. The submission of an application for
				licensure to the board shall constitute and operate as an acknowledgement and
				authorization by the applicant to the board's utilization of criminal history
				record information to determine his or her suitability and eligibility for
				licensure, and whether just cause exists for the board to refuse to issue,
				suspend, revoke, or impose probationary or other terms, conditions, or
				restrictions on any license held or applied for by an applicant in the state of
				Louisiana for violation of any of the causes specified by
				R.S.
				37:776 or
				R.S.
				37:777, and the board's rules respecting any
				such health care provider as set forth in LAC 46:XXXIII.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(6), (8) and
				  37:763.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1809 - Procedural Requirements

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A. In
				conformity with the substantive requirements of §1805, an application for
				licensure, whether initial, by credential, or reinstatement to the board, shall
				be accompanied by each of the following:
1.
				two or such other number of fully completed fingerprint record cards,
				containing all identifiable information requested, as well as certified sets of
				fingerprints which have been affixed by a sheriff, police officer, or other law
				enforcement personnel;
2. a check
				in the amount of no less than $100 i n satisfaction of the fees and costs
				incurred by the board to process fingerprint cards and to request and to
				receive criminal history record information.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1811 - Falsification of Criminal Record Information

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A. An applicant who denies the existence or
				extent of criminal history record information on an application, which is
				discovered by information, records, or documentation provided by the bureau,
				FBI, or any other state, national, or foreign jurisdiction shall, in addition
				to the potential disqualification of licensure for any of the causes specified
				in §1807 B, be
				deemed to have provided false, misleading, or deceptive information, or false
				sworn information on an application for licensure, and to have engaged in
				unprofessional conduct, providing additional cause for the board to suspend or
				revoke, refuse to issue, or impose probationary or other restrictions on any
				license held or applied for by an applicant in the state of Louisiana culpable
				of such violation, pursuant to
				R.S.
				37:776.A.(3) or
				R.S.
				37:777.A.(3).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(6), (8) and
				  37:763.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1813 - Confidentiality of Criminal History Record Information

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A. Criminal history record information
				obtained by the board pursuant to
				R.S.
				37:763.1 and the rules of this Chapter, which
				is not already a matter of public record or to which the privilege of
				confidentiality has not otherwise been waived or abandoned, shall be deemed
				nonpublic and confidential information, restricted to and utilized exclusively
				by the board, its officers, members, investigators, employees, agents, and
				attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for
				licensure. Criminal history record information shall not, except with the
				written consent of the applicant or by the order of a court of competent
				jurisdiction, be released or otherwise disclosed by the board to any other
				person or agency, provided, however, that any such information or documents
				which are admitted into evidence and made part of the administrative record in
				any adjudicatory proceeding before the board shall become public records upon
				the filing of a petition for judicial review of the board's final decision
				therein.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(6), (8) and
				  37:763.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 18 - Criminal History Records Information › Section XXXIII-1815 - Exceptions to Criminal History Information Requirement

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A. The criminal history record information
				requirements prescribed by this Chapter shall not be applicable to a dentist or
				dental hygienist applicant who seeks:
1. a
				visiting dentist or dental hygienist temporary permit, issued in accordance
				with LAC 46:XXXIII.120.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XXXV-101 - Source of Authority: Title

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				rules and regulations herein contained constitute, comprise and shall be known
				as the "Rules and Regulations of the Louisiana State Board of Electrolysis
				Examiners." These rules and regulations are adopted and promulgated pursuant to
				the authority granted to, and imposed upon the said board under the provisions
				of R.S.
				37:3051-3077.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XXXV-105 - Exceptions and Rights

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				provisions of these rules and regulations shall not authorize the use of
				roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes or the use of
				electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization, removal of warts,
				moles, or skin deformities of any kind.
B. Electrolysis treatment shall not be
				performed in areas of high bacterial colonization, such as the ear canals and
				nostrils, nor shall treatment be performed on moles or to remove eyelashes,
				except in special instances after consultation with a physician. Areas of the
				body not to be treated are the mucous membranes, inclusive of the vermillion
				border of the lip and the external auditory canal of the ear, the areola of the
				breast, and the tissue of the nostrils. Conditions of the skin not to be
				treated are warts, moles, cutaneous papillomas (skin tags), any type of skin
				eruptions, eyelids, vascular spider (spider nevus), and any type of infected or
				inflamed areas. Ingrown eyelashes shall only be treated by written
				authorization of the patient's attending physician.
C. A health history shall be completed on
				each patient prior to any treatment. No patient with a history of diabetes and
				no cardiac patient with a pacemaker shall be treated without the consent of a
				physician. Persons suspected of having a communicable disease shall not be
				treated without first having been examined by a physician. No electrologist,
				electrologist technician, instructor, apprentice, or student shall knowingly
				treat a person who is infected with impetigo, any contagious disease, skin
				malignancy, or any disease dangerous to the public.
D. A new unopened presterile disposable type
				probe shall be used for each client treatment. Techniques of sterilization of
				other instruments shall be the same as is used in hospitals, using pressure
				heat, dry heat, or any other method of sterilization deemed appropriate by the
				board.
E. Operation of Other
				Business or Trade
1. No other business or
				trade shall be allowed in treatment rooms while electrolysis is being
				performed, however, a licensed physician may perform electrolysis in his
				private office or clinic.
2. If a
				person or business conducting electrolysis before July 1, 1983, moves to a
				different location, that person or business shall be required to comply with
				the terms of this Subsection.
3.
				Further, any person or person conducting electrolysis that accedes to the
				common office suites, treatment rooms, and reception or waiting rooms used for
				the performance of any other business or trade, including schools of
				electrology and apprenticeship programs, shall be required to comply with the
				terms of the Subsection.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XXXV-107 - Advertising

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Advertising is
				prohibited which offers gratuitous goods or services or discounts in connection
				with electrolysis services unless the electrologist provides a disclosure
				statement to be signed by the client which explains:
1. when there will be a charge for goods and
				services;
2. when the services have
				been completed, and that any additional services the patient requests are
				subject to charge; or
3. when the
				discount has been exhausted and any additional services will be subject to full
				charge; provided, that this rule shall not be construed to relate to the
				negotiation of fee between electrologist and clients or to prohibit the
				rendering of electrologist services for which no fee is charged (R.S.
				37:3063.A and C).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XXXV-109 - Unprofessional Conduct

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. It shall be
				considered unprofessional conduct for any electrologist to enter into a
				contract which would obligate a client to pay for services to be rendered in
				the future unless the contract provides that the client is entitled to a
				complete refund for any service not received (R.S.
				37:3063.C and
				R.S.
				37:3062.E). Should any electrologist be found
				in violation of this Section he shall be punished in accordance with the
				board's current rules and regulations consistent with state law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XXXV-111 - Notification of Address

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
				licensed electrologist, upon commencing to practice, shall immediately notify
				the board of his office address or addresses including business telephone
				number and shall immediately notify the board of any address or telephone
				number changes.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 3 - Board Composition, Conflict Provision and Reimbursement › Section XXXV-301 - Composition

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The State Board
				of Electrolysis Examiners is created within the Department of Health and
				Hospitals. It shall be composed of five members, all to be appointed by the
				governor to serve at his pleasure. Four members shall be licensed
				electrologists who have been engaged in the practice of electrology for at
				least the five years prior to their appointment. Of these four, two members
				shall be appointed from a list of four names submitted to the governor by the
				Louisiana Electrologist Association and two members shall be appointed from a
				list of four names submitted to the governor by Regional Electrologists
				Association of Louisiana. One member shall be appointed from a list of three
				physicians licensed to practice in this state and recommended by the Louisiana
				State Medical Society. If the governor determines that the nominees of the
				Louisiana Electrologist Association, the Regional Electrologists Association of
				Louisiana, or of the Louisiana State Medical Society are not suitable, he may
				decline to appoint from the list submitted and shall call upon the associations
				or the society to nominate an additional list of persons. He may repeat such
				call until a list containing a qualified person or persons meeting his approval
				is submitted. If the Louisiana State Medical Society does not submit a list of
				physicians to the governor within 30 days of any such request, the governor may
				appoint an additional nominee of either the Louisiana Electrologist Association
				or the Regional Electrologists Association of Louisiana in lieu of the licensed
				physician. Members serving on the board shall remain in office until their
				successors are appointed and take office. Members of the board shall be
				residents of this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 3 - Board Composition, Conflict Provision and Reimbursement › Section XXXV-303 - Vacancy

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A vacancy
				occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term
				in the manner provided in
				§301 of this Part for
				appointment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 3 - Board Composition, Conflict Provision and Reimbursement › Section XXXV-305 - Financial Interest

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No member of
				the board shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in the
				manufacture or sale of equipment or supplies used in the practice of
				electrology, nor shall any member have any connection with the management or
				ownership of a school of electrology or apprenticeship program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 3 - Board Composition, Conflict Provision and Reimbursement › Section XXXV-307 - Reimbursement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each member of
				the board shall receive a per diem fixed by the board at not more than $50 per
				day for each day in actual attendance at its meetings. Each member shall be
				reimbursed for his actual travel, clerical, and incidental expenses necessarily
				incurred while engaged in the discharge of his official duties as determined by
				the board. The per diem and expenses shall be paid out of the board's
				funds.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 5 - Organization of Board, Quorum, Meetings, Records › Section XXXV-501 - Officers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Within 14 days
				after the appointment of its initial members, the board shall hold a meeting
				for the purpose of organization and shall elect officers from its membership.
				Officers shall be elected for terms of one year, or until the successor of each
				is elected. Thereafter, the board shall annually and in like manner elect its
				officers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 5 - Organization of Board, Quorum, Meetings, Records › Section XXXV-503 - Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board shall
				hold regular meetings at least four times each year for the purpose of
				examining applicants and any other time the board or its chairman deems
				necessary, at a time and place designated by the chairman. Special meetings may
				be called by the chairman upon giving at least 72 hours notice thereof by
				registered or certified mail to the post office address of each member of the
				board and of persons who previously have indicated that they have business
				before the board. Any board member who misses three consecutive meetings
				without just cause may be removed from the board by an affirmative vote of
				three board members, and replaced by the governor on the board's initiation.
				All meetings of the board shall be conducted in accordance with
Roberts
				Rules of Order
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 5 - Organization of Board, Quorum, Meetings, Records › Section XXXV-505 - Quorum

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A majority of
				the total membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
				of business, including the granting, suspending, or revoking of a certificate
				or license to practice electrology.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 5 - Organization of Board, Quorum, Meetings, Records › Section XXXV-507 - Records of Proceedings

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				board shall keep a record of its proceedings, and a register of all applicants
				for certificates or licenses, which shall contain the name and location of the
				institution which granted the applicant a diploma, the date granted, and
				information as to whether a license has been granted or refused. The record and
				register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded
				therein.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 7 - General Powers and Duties of the Board › Section XXXV-701 - Issuance of Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board
				shall be the sole and exclusive authority in the state to issue licenses to
				practice electrolysis and to administer the provisions of
				R.S.
				37:3051 et seq. The board shall have
				authority to examine for, grant, deny, approve, revoke, suspend and renew the
				licenses of electrologists and shall review applications for licenses of
				electrologists at least four times each calendar year. It may conduct hearings
				on charges for the revocation or suspension of a license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 7 - General Powers and Duties of the Board › Section XXXV-703 - Promulgate Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board is
				authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and
				reasonable for enforcement of
				R.S.
				37:3051 et seq., for the establishment,
				operation, and approval of any electrology schools and electrology
				apprenticeship programs in Louisiana, and for requiring each school of
				electrology and electrology apprenticeship program to establish and maintain in
				force a bond to be determined by the board, but not to exceed the sum of
				$10,000 in favor of the state, with surety by a corporation bonding company
				authorized to do business in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 7 - General Powers and Duties of the Board › Section XXXV-705 - Licenses to Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board is
				authorized to issue licenses to approved schools. No school may operate without
				a license issued by the board. The fee for such license shall be $500 payable
				at the time the school makes application for a license. The annual renewal fee
				shall be $300 which shall be due on or before July 1 of each year. Each license
				for an electrology school in this state shall be renewed on or before July 1 of
				each year upon application and payment of renewal fee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 7 - General Powers and Duties of the Board › Section XXXV-707 - Licenses to Apprenticeship Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board is authorized to issue licenses
				to approved apprenticeship programs. No apprenticeship program may operate
				without a license issued by the board. The fee for such license shall be $200
				payable at the time the apprenticeship program makes application for a license.
				The annual renewal fee shall be $100 which shall be due on or before July 1 of
				each year. Each license for an apprenticeship program in this state shall be
				renewed on or before July 1 of each year upon application and payment of
				renewal fee.
B. No apprenticeship
				program approved by the board may receive monetary compensation from an
				apprentice or student instructor.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 7 - General Powers and Duties of the Board › Section XXXV-709 - Prosecution

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board shall
				initiate an action for the prosecution of any person who violated any provision
				of this Part and may apply to any court having jurisdiction for an injunction
				to restrain and enjoin violations thereof. It shall keep a record of all
				proceedings relating thereto.
B.
				Exemptions to particular requirements may be considered by the board under
				certain circumstances. If a licensee feels that there is a situation that
				merits such consideration, he may request in writing to appear before the board
				and present justification why such an exemption should be made. The board,
				after consideration, may vote to grant an exemption. Such exemption shall not
				be valid for more than 12 months.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 7 - General Powers and Duties of the Board › Section XXXV-711 - Employing Counsel

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board is
				authorized to employ counsel to carry out the provisions of this
				Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 9 - Licensure of Electrologists and Instructors › Section XXXV-901 - License Required

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No person
				shall engage or attempt to engage in the practice of electrology in the state
				who does not hold a valid license issued by the board in accordance with the
				provisions of this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXV - Electrologists › Chapter 9 - Licensure of Electrologists and Instructors › Section XXXV-903 - Licensure of Electrologists

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				board shall license and issue an appropriate certificate to any person who
				files a verified application, accompanied by the appropriate application fee,
				with evidence, verified under oath and satisfactory to the board, that he is at
				least 18 years of age, of good moral character, has graduated from an
				accredited high school or equivalent (has submitted proof of G.E.D.), and has
				successfully completed a course in practical training of electrolysis in a
				school of electrology which maintains the standards established and approved by
				the board or that he has completed a like number of hours in the subject areas
				specified in an apprenticeship program approved by the board; at the time of
				certification is free of any infectious disease; has successfully completed the
				written and practical test, and is current with all fees owed to the board, and
				has completed at least 450 hours of clinical experience, 150 hours of academic
				study in a board approved school or apprenticeship program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3051 et
				  seq.