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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter J - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-1383 - Waiver of Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the CME required by these
					 rules in favor of a podiatrist who makes written request to the board and
					 evidences to its satisfaction a permanent physical disability, illness,
					 financial hardship or other similar extenuating circumstances precluding the
					 individual's satisfaction of the CME requirement.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8)
						and
						37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter J - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-1385 - Exceptions to the Continuing Medical Education Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The CME requirement prescribed by this
					 Subchapter prerequisite to renewal or reinstatement of licensure shall not be
					 applicable to a podiatrist:
1. engaged in
					 military service longer than one year's duration outside of
					 Louisiana;
2. who has held an
					 initial Louisiana license on the basis of examination for less than one year;
					 or
3. who is in a postgraduate year
					 one podiatric training program approved by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-1391 - Necessity for Registration

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As
					 used in this Section,
postgraduate year one (PGY-1)
or
internship
means the first year of postgraduate podiatric
					 training, following graduation from a school or college of podiatry, that is
					 approved by the Council of Podiatric Medical Education of the American
					 Podiatric Medical Association, or its successor, and the board. For purposes of
					 this Section PGY-1 includes only the first year of any such training following
					 graduation from a podiatry school or college and does not include training
					 which may be designated PGY-1 level subsequent to prior training at such level
					 in any specialty, field, or program.
B. No person who does not possess a license
					 or permit issued under this Chapter shall enroll or participate in a PGY-1
					 podiatric educational program, or internship, unless he is duly registered with
					 the board pursuant to this Subchapter.
C. Notwithstanding registration under this
					 Subchapter, no person who does not possess a license or permit issued under
					 this Chapter shall enroll or participate in a first year postgraduate podiatric
					 educational program, an internship, or any other program howsoever designated
					 or whenever taken, which permits or requires such persons to exercise
					 independent judgment, assume independent responsibility for patient care or
					 otherwise to engage in the practice of podiatry.
D. Upon a finding that a person or registrant
					 has violated the proscriptions of this Section, the board may:
1. suspend or revoke such person's
					 registration under this Subchapter or impose probationary conditions
					 thereon;
2. consider and declare
					 such person or registrant ineligible for a podiatry license or permit under
					 this Chapter; and/or
3. cause the
					 institution of judicial proceedings against such person for injunctive relief
					 pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:625.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-1393 - Qualifications for Registration

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To
					 be eligible for registration under this Subchapter an applicant shall possess
					 all of the substantive qualifications for licensure specified by
					 R.S.
					 37:613 and
					 §1305 and shall be a graduate of a
					 podiatry school or college approved by the board.
B. The burden of satisfying the board as to
					 the qualifications and eligibility of the applicant for registration shall be
					 upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such
					 qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such
					 qualifications in the manner prescribed by, and to the satisfaction of, the
					 board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:613.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-1395 - Procedural Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In
					 addition to the substantive qualifications specified in §1393, to be eligible
					 for registration under this Subchapter an applicant shall:
1. submit to the board a completed
					 application, upon forms supplied by the board, subscribed by the applicant and
					 by the administrator or chief executive officer of the hospital or medical
					 institution in which the PGY-1 program is to be conducted, accompanied by a
					 recent photograph of the applicant;
2. make a personal appearance by appointment
					 before a member of the board or its designee, or at the office of the board
					 before its designated officer, and present evidence of the qualifications
					 specified by §1393; provided, however, that an applicant who has completed his
					 podiatric education but who does not yet possess a degree as required by
					 R.S.
					 37:613(4) may be deemed
					 eligible for registration upon submission to the board of a letter subscribed
					 by the dean of an approved school or college of podiatry, certifying that the
					 applicant has completed his academic and podiatric education at such school or
					 college, that the applicant is a candidate for the degree of doctor of
					 podiatric medicine or its equivalent at the next scheduled convocation of such
					 school or college, and specifying the date on which such degree will be
					 awarded; and
3. pay all applicable
					 fees and costs prescribed by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-1397 - Issuance and Term of Registration

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated
					 by §1393 are met to
					 the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue a certificate to the
					 applicant evidencing his registration under this Subchapter for enrollment and
					 participation in a PGY-1 podiatric training program in the state of
					 Louisiana.
B. Registration issued
					 under this Subchapter shall be effective on and as of the date on which an
					 applicant's PGY-1 podiatric training program is to commence.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:613.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1501 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. These rules
				  govern the licensure of physician assistants in the state of
				  Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1270(B)(6),
					 37:1360.23(D) and
					 (F).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1505 - Necessity for License; Registration of Prescriptive Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
1. No person may act as or undertake to
				  perform the functions of a physician assistant unless he has in his personal
				  possession a current physician assistant license issued to him under this
				  Chapter.
2. A physician assistant
				  currently licensed by the board shall not prescribe medication or medical
				  devices unless his registration for prescriptive authority has been approved by
				  the board in accordance with this Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1507 - Qualifications for Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To be
				  eligible for licensure under this Chapter, an applicant shall:
1. be at least 20 years of age;
2. be of good moral character;
3. demonstrate his competence to provide
				  patient services under the supervision and direction of a supervising physician
				  by:
a. being a graduate of a physician
				  assistant training program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health
				  Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), or its predecessors or successors,
				  including but not limited to the Accreditation Review Commission on Education
				  for the Physician Assistant, and by presenting or causing to be presented to
				  the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant has successfully passed the
				  national certification examination administered by the National Commission on
				  Certificate of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or its successors, together with
				  satisfactory documentation of current certification; or
b. presenting to the board a valid, current
				  physician assistant license, certificate or permit issued by any other state of
				  the United States; provided, however, that the board is satisfied that the
				  certificate, license or permit presented was issued upon qualifications and
				  other requirements substantially equivalent to the qualifications and other
				  requirements set forth in this Chapter;
4. certify that he is mentally and physically
				  able to engage in practice as a physician assistant;
5. not, as of the date of application or the
				  date on which it is considered by the board, be subject to discipline,
				  revocation, suspension, or probation of certification or licensure in any
				  jurisdiction for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician
				  assistant; provided, however, that this qualification may be waived by the
				  board in its sole discretion.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1508 - Qualifications for Registration as Supervising Physician

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To be eligible for approval and
				  registration under this Chapter, a proposed primary supervising physician or
				  locum tenens physician shall, as of the date of the application:
1. be licensed to practice medicine in the
				  state of Louisiana; and
2. have
				  been in the active practice of medicine for not less than three years following
				  the date on which the physician was awarded a doctor of medicine or doctor of
				  osteopathy degree and not currently be engaged in a medical residency or other
				  post graduate training program. The board may, in its discretion, grant an
				  exception to the requirement for completion of all post graduate training on a
				  case-by-case basis where the supervising physician applicant is enrolled in
				  fellowship or other advanced training and it has been shown to the board's
				  satisfaction that the applicant has completed all training relevant to his or
				  her designated area of practice; and
3. not be employed by or serve as an
				  independent contractor to a physician assistant or be a party to any other or
				  similar employment, contractual or financial relationship. The board may, in
				  its discretion, grant an exception to this requirement on a case-by-case basis
				  where it has been shown to its satisfaction that such relationship is
				  structured so as to prohibit interference or intrusion into the physician's
				  relationship with patients, his exercise of independent medical judgment and
				  satisfaction of the obligations and responsibilities imposed by law and the
				  board's rules on a supervising physician.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1509 - Application for Licensure; Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Application for licensure as a physician
				  assistant must be made in a format approved by the board and must include:
1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory
				  to the board that the applicant possesses the qualifications set forth in
				  §1507 of this Chapter;
2. certification of the truthfulness and
				  authenticity of all information, representations and documents contained in or
				  submitted with the completed application;
3. payment of the applicable fee as provided
				  in Chapter 1 of these rules; and
4.
				  such other information and documentation as the board may require.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1510 - Application for Registration as Supervising Physician; Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A physician
				  seeking to supervise a physician assistant, as either primary supervising
				  physician or as locum tenens physician, shall first register with and be
				  approved by the board as a supervising physician for the physician assistant.
				  Application for approval and registration as either a primary supervising
				  physician or locum tenens physician must be made in a format approved by the
				  board and must include:
1. a detailed
				  description of the proposed supervising physician's professional background and
				  specialty, if any; the nature and scope of his medical practice; the geographic
				  and demographic characteristics of his medical practice; the address or
				  location of the primary office where the physician assistant is to practice and
				  be supervised;
2. a description of
				  the way in which the physician assistant will be utilized as a physician
				  assistant, and the methods to be used by the proposed supervising physician to
				  insure responsible direction and control of the activities of the physician
				  assistant;
3. a statement that the
				  physician will exercise supervision over the physician assistant in accordance
				  with any rules and regulations adopted by the board and that the physician will
				  retain professional responsibility for the services provided by the physician
				  assistant to any patient for whose care, or aspect of care, the physician is
				  responsible;
4. certification of
				  the truthfulness and authenticity of all information, representations and
				  documents contained in or submitted with the completed application;
5. payment of a one-time fee of $75, of which
				  the sum of $20 will represent a nonrefundable processing fee; and
6. such other information and documentation
				  as the board may require; provided, however, that c riminal history record
				  information is not required for registration as a supervising
				  physician.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1511 - Physician Assistant Advisory Committee

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The advisory committee shall be authorized
				  to advise the board on all matters specifically dealing with licensing or
				  disciplining of physician assistants or the drafting and promulgating of
				  regulations relating to physician assistants. The advisory committee shall also
				  review and make recommendations to the board on applications for licensure as
				  physician assistants. The board shall not act on any matter relating to
				  physician assistants without first consulting with the advisory
				  committee.
B. The advisory
				  committee shall meet not less than twice each calendar year, or more frequently
				  as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by its chairman or a majority of the
				  members of the advisory committee, which meetings shall be at the call of and
				  at such time and place as may be noticed by its chairman.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1270(B)(6),
					 37:1360.23(D) and
					 (F).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1513 - Issuance of License; Registration of Prescriptive Authority; Working Permit; Updating Information

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
1. If the qualifications, requirements and
				  procedures of
				  §1507 are met to the satisfaction of the
				  board, the board shall license the applicant as a physician
				  assistant.
2. If the
				  qualifications, requirements and procedures of
				  §1521 are met to the satisfaction of the
				  board, the board shall register the physician assistant's prescriptive
				  authority to the extent delegated by the supervising physician.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1514 - Issuance of Approval as Supervising Physician; Registration of Delegation of Prescriptive Authority; Updating/Verification of Information

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
1. If all the qualifications, requirements
				  and procedures of
				  §1508 are met to the satisfaction of the
				  board, the board shall approve and register a physician as a supervising
				  physician.
2. If all the
				  qualifications, requirements and procedures of
				  §1523 are met to the satisfaction of the
				  board, the board shall approve and register a supervising physician's
				  delegation of prescriptive authority to a physician assistant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1515 - Consent to Examination; Waiver of Privileges ; Examining Committee of Physicians

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An
				  applicant or physician assistant shall, by applying for or accepting licensure
				  under this Chapter, be deemed to have given his consent to submit to physical
				  or mental examinations when so directed by the board and to waive all
				  objections as to the disclosure or admissibility of findings, reports, or
				  recommendations pertaining thereto on the grounds of privileged communication
				  or other personal privileges provided by law.
B. The board may appoint or designate an
				  examining committee of physicians, possessing appropriate qualifications, to
				  conduct physical and mental examinations of a physician assistant, to otherwise
				  inquire into the physician assistant's fitness and ability to provide services
				  with reasonable skill and safety to patients, and to submit advisory reports
				  and recommendations to the board, when the board has reasonable cause to
				  believe that the fitness and ability of such physician assistant are affected
				  by mental illness or deficiency or physical illness, including but not limited
				  to deterioration through the aging process or the loss of motor skills, and/or
				  excessive use or abuse of drugs, including alcohol.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1270(B)(6),
					 37:1360.23(D) and
					 (F).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1517 - Expiration of Licensure; Renewals; Continuing Education; Modification; Notification of Intent to Practice

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Initial licensure shall expire as of the last day of the year in which such
				  license was issued.
B. Every
				  license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed annually on or
				  before the last day of the month in which the licensee was born, by submitting
				  to the board an application for renewal in a format approved by the board,
				  together with:
1. satisfactory verification
				  of current certification by the National Commission on Certificate of Physician
				  Assistants or its successors; and
2. the applicable fee as provided in Chapter
				  1 of these rules.
3. confirmation
				  of the completion of such continuing education as is required to maintain
				  current NCCPA certification. A physician assistant shall maintain a record of
				  certification of attendance for at least four years from the date of completion
				  of the continuing education activity. Such record shall be made available to
				  the board within thirty days of its request.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1519 - Reinstatement of Expired License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  A license that has not been placed on in-active status pursuant to
				  §1517 of these rules, which has expired
				  as a result of non-renewal for less than two years from the date of expiration,
				  may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures
				  hereinafter provided.
B. An
				  application for reinstatement shall be submitted in a format approved by the
				  board and be accompanied by:
1. a statistical
				  affidavit in a form provided by the board;
2. a recent photograph of the
				  applicant;
3. current NCCPA
				  certification;
4. such other
				  information and documentation as is referred to or specified in this Chapter or
				  as the board may require to evidence qualification for licensure; and
5. the renewal fee set forth in Chapter 1 of
				  these rules, plus a penalty computed as follows:
a. if the application is made less than one
				  year from the date of expiration, the penalty shall be equal to the renewal fee
				  of the license;
b. if the
				  application is made more than one but less than two years from the date of
				  expiration, the penalty shall be equal to twice the renewal fee of the
				  license.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1521 - Qualifications for Physician Assistant Registration of Prescriptive Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Legend Drugs,
				  Medical Devices and Controlled Substances. To be eligible for registration of
				  prescriptive authority, a physician assistant shall:
1. have completed a minimum of five hundred
				  clinical training hours prior to graduation from an approved physician
				  assistant education program;
2.
				  hold an active, unrestricted license to practice as a physician assistant duly
				  issued by the board;
3. have
				  received authority to prescribe to the extent delegated by a supervising
				  physician; and
4. apply for a
				  controlled dangerous substance license from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and
				  register with the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, if delegated authority
				  to prescribe Schedule II, III, I V, or V controlled substances by the
				  supervising physician.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1523 - Qualifications of Supervising Physician for Registration of Delegation of Prescriptive Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Legend
				  Drugs and Medical Devices. To be eligible for approval of registration to
				  delegate authority to prescribe legend drugs or medical devices, or both, to a
				  physician assistant a supervising physician shall:
1. satisfy the requirements of
				  §1508;
2. Repealed.
3. have prepared and signed clinical practice
				  guidelines or protocols that comply with
				  §1527 of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1525 - Physician Assistant Application for Registration of Prescriptive Authority; Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Physician assistant application for registration of prescriptive authority
				  shall be made upon forms supplied by the board and shall include:
1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory
				  to the board that the applicant possesses the qualifications for registration
				  of prescriptive authority set forth in
				  §1521 of this Chapter;
2. confirmation that the supervising
				  physician has delegated prescriptive authority to the physician assistant and
				  the nature, extent, and limits thereof, including the Schedules of any
				  controlled substances delegated, as documented in clinical practice guidelines
				  or protocols conforming to §1527;
3. such other information and documentation
				  as the board may require; and
4.
				  certification of the truthfulness and authenticity of all information,
				  representations and documents contained in or submitted with the
				  application.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1527 - Supervising Physician Application for Registration of Delegation of Prescriptive Authority; Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Physician application for approval and registration of delegation of
				  prescriptive authority to a physician assistant shall be made upon forms
				  supplied by the board and shall include:
1.
				  proof documented in a form satisfactory to the board that the applicant
				  possesses the qualifications set forth in
				  §1523 and this Chapter;
2. confirmation that the physician has
				  delegated prescriptive authority to the physician assistant and the nature,
				  extent, and limits thereof as documented in clinical practice
				  guidelines;
3. a description of the
				  manner and circumstances in which the physician assistant has been authorized
				  to utilize prescriptive authority and the geographical location(s) where such
				  activities will be carried out as documented in clinical practice
				  guidelines;
4. confirmation that
				  clinical practice guidelines or protocols conforming to this Section have been
				  signed by the supervising physician and physician assistant;
5. such other information and documentation
				  as the board may require; and
6.
				  certification of the truthfulness and authenticity of all information,
				  representations and documents contained in or submitted with the
				  application.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 15 - Physician Assistants › Section XLV-1529 - Expiration of Registration of Prescriptive Authority; Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Registration of
				  prescriptive authority shall not be effective until the physician assistant
				  receives notification of approval from the board. Such registration and the
				  physician assistant's prescriptive authority shall terminate and become void,
				  null and to no effect upon the earlier of:
1.
				  termination of the relationship between the physician assistant and supervising
				  physician;
2. notification to the
				  board that the supervising physician has withdrawn, cancelled or otherwise
				  modified the physician assistant's prescriptive authority;
3. a finding by the board of any of the
				  causes that would render a physician assistant ineligible for registration of
				  prescriptive authority set forth in
				  §1521.B or a
				  supervising physician ineligible to delegate such authority pursuant to
				  §1523 C;
4. a finding by the board that the physician
				  assistant has violated the Louisiana Physician Assistant Practice Act,
				  R.S.
				  37:1360.21 et seq. or the board's
				  rules;
5. a finding by the board
				  that the supervising physician has violated the Louisiana Medical Practice Act,
				  R.S.
				  37:1261 et seq. or the board's rules;
				  or
6. expiration of a physician
				  assistant's or supervising physician's license or registration of prescriptive
				  authority for failure to timely renew/verify such license or
				  registration.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-1901 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Chapter govern the licensing of occupational therapists and occupational
					 therapy assistants to engage in the practice of occupational therapy in the
					 state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter B - Qualifications for License › Section XLV-1905 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter govern the licensing of occupational therapists and
					 occupational therapy assistants who in order to practice occupational therapy
					 or hold themselves out as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy
					 assistant, or as being able to practice occupational therapy or to render
					 occupational therapy services in the state of Louisiana must meet all of the
					 criteria set forth in the Subchapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter B - Qualifications for License › Section XLV-1907 - Qualifications for License

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A. To be
					 eligible for a license, an applicant shall:
1. be of good moral character as defined by
					 §1903;
2. be a citizen of the
					 United States or possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work
					 in the United States duly issued by the United States Citizenship and
					 Immigration Services (USCIS) of the United States, Department of Homeland
					 Security, under and pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 stat.
					 163) and the commissioner's regulations thereunder (8 CFR);
3. have successfully completed the academic
					 and supervised field work experience requirements to sit for the "Certification
					 Examination for Occupational Therapist, Registered" or the "Certification
					 Examination for Occupational Therapy Assistant" as administered for or by the
					 NBCOT or such other certifying entity as may be approved by the
					 board;
4. have taken and
					 successfully passed the licensing examination required by the board in
					 accordance with Subchapter D of this Chapter.
5. file an application for licensure in a
					 format prescribed by the board;
6.
					 present proof of current certification by the NBCOT in a manner as prescribed
					 by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter B - Qualifications for License › Section XLV-1909 - Waiver of Examination Requirements for Licensure

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A. The board may waive the examination and
					 grant a license to any applicant who presents proof of current licensure as an
					 occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the
					 District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States which requires
					 standards for licensure considered by the board to be equivalent to the
					 requirements for licensure of this Chapter, provided that such state, district,
					 or territory accords similar privileges of licensure without examination to
					 holders of a license under this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-1911 - Purpose and Scope

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A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to
					 application to the board for licensing as an occupational therapist or an
					 occupational therapy assistant in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-1913 - Application Procedure

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A.
					 Application for licensing shall be made in a format prescribed by the
					 board.
B. Application and
					 instructions may be obtained from the boards web page or by personal or written
					 request to the board.
C. An
					 application for licensing under this Chapter shall include:
1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory
					 to the board that the applicant possesses the qualifications set forth in this
					 Chapter;
2. a recent photograph of
					 the applicant; and
3. such other
					 information and documentation as the board may require to evidence
					 qualification for licensing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1917 - Designation of Examination

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A. For
					 purposes of licensure, the board shall use the examination administered by or
					 on behalf of the NBCOT or such other certifying entity as the board may
					 subsequently approve.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1919 - Eligibility for Examination

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A. To
					 be eligible for examination an applicant for licensure must make application to
					 the NBCOT or its designated contract testing agency in accordance with
					 procedures and requirements of NBCOT. Information on the examination process,
					 including fee schedules and application deadlines, must be obtained by each
					 applicant from the NBCOT. Application for licensure under
					 §1913 does not constitute application
					 for examination.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1921 - Dates, Places of Examination

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A. The
					 dates on which and places where the NBCOT certification examination for
					 occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are given are
					 scheduled by the NBCOT.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1923 - Observance of Examination (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1925 - Subversion of Examination Process (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1927 - Finding of Subversion (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1929 - Sanctions for Subversion of Examination (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1931 - Passing Score

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A. The board
					 shall use the criteria for satisfactory performance on the exam adopted by the
					 NBCOT.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1933 - Reporting of Examination Score

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A.
					 Applicants for licensure shall be required to authorize the NBCOT to release
					 their test scores to the board each time the applicant-examinee attempts the
					 examination according to the procedures for such notification established by
					 NBCOT.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-1935 - Restriction, Limitation on Examinations; Additional Requirements

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A. An applicant who
					 fails the examination four times shall not thereafter be considered for
					 licensure until successfully completing such continuing education or additional
					 training as may be recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the
					 board or as the board may otherwise determine appropriate. For multiple
					 failures beyond four attempts such education or training may include, without
					 limitation, repeating all or a portion of any didactic and clinical training
					 required for licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter E - Temporary License › Section XLV-1937 - Temporary License in General

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A.
					 With respect to applicants who do not meet or possess all of the qualifications
					 and requirements for licensing, the board may, in its discretion, issue such
					 temporary licenses as are, in its judgment, necessary or appropriate to its
					 responsibilities under law.
B. A
					 temporary license entitles the holder to engage in the practice of occupational
					 therapy in the state of Louisiana only for the period of time specified by such
					 license and creates no right or entitlement to licensing or renewal of the
					 license after its expiration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter E - Temporary License › Section XLV-1939 - License Pending Examination; Reexamination; Renewal

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A. The board shall issue a temporary license
					 to practice occupational therapy to an applicant who has completed the academic
					 and supervised field work experience requirements specified under
					 §1907 of this Chapter and has applied
					 for and is waiting examination. The temporary license shall be valid for three
					 months or until the date on which results of the qualifying examination have
					 been known to and acted upon by the board, whichever is the longer.
B. An occupational therapist or occupational
					 therapy assistant holding a temporary license issued under this Section may
					 practice occupational therapy only under the direction of an occupational
					 therapist licensed by the board, who shall provide such on premises, close
					 supervision of and instruction to the temporary license holder as is adequate
					 to ensure the safety and welfare of patients. The direction and supervision
					 required with respect to:
1. an occupational
					 therapist holding a temporary license under this Section shall be deemed to be
					 satisfied by on-premises direction and immediate supervision by a licensed
					 occupational therapist for not less than two hours each week;
2. an occupational therapy assistant holding
					 a temporary license under this Section shall be deemed to be satisfied by
					 on-premises direction and immediate supervision by a licensed occupational
					 therapist for not less than 25 percent of the average weekly
					 caseload.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter E - Temporary License › Section XLV-1940 - Provisional Temporary Permit Pending Application for Visa

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A. The board may issue a provisional
					 temporary permit to an applicant for any license or permit provided for by
					 these rules who is otherwise completely qualified for such license or permit,
					 save for possessing an H-1 or equivalent visa as may be required by these
					 rules, provided that the applicant has completed all applicable requirements
					 and procedures for issuance of a license or permit and is eligible for an H-1
					 or equivalent visa under rules and regulations promulgated by the
					 USCIS.
B. A provisional temporary
					 permit issued under this Section shall be of the same type and scope, and
					 subject to the same terms and restrictions, as the license or permit applied
					 for, provided, however, that a provisional temporary permit issued under this
					 Section shall expire, and become null and void, on the earlier of:
1. 90 days from the date of issuance of such
					 permit;
2. 10 days following the
					 date on which the applicant receives notice of USCIS action granting or denying
					 the applicant's petition for an H-1 or equivalent visa; or
3. the date on which the board gives notice
					 to the applicant of its final action granting or denying issuance of the
					 license or permit applied for.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter E - Temporary License › Section XLV-1941 - License Pending Reexamination (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 19 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Subchapter E - Temporary License › Section XLV-1942 - Permit Pending Appearance before Board (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and
						37:1270(B)(6).