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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2510 - Recognition of Respiratory Care Education Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Graduation from a respiratory care
					 education program, or the successful completion of all program requirements
					 established by the NBRC for entry level respiratory therapy credentialing, is
					 among the required qualifications for respiratory therapy licensure. This
					 qualification shall be deemed to be satisfied if, as of the date of the
					 applicant's graduation, or successful completion of all program requirements
					 established by the NBRC for entry level respiratory therapy credentialing, the
					 respiratory therapy care education program is accredited by CoARC, including
					 programs formerly accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
					 Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in collaboration with CoARC.
B. A respiratory care education program that
					 is not accredited, or whose accreditation has been revoked or suspended by
					 CoARC, shall be deemed unacceptable to qualify applicants for licensure in this
					 state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2511 - License by Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
					 person who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice respiratory
					 therapy issued by the medical licensing authority of another state, the
					 District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, shall only be
					 eligible for licensure in this state if the applicant meets all of the
					 qualifications for licensure specified in
					 §2507 of this Subchapter, and satisfies
					 the procedural and other requirements specified in Subchapters C and D of this
					 Chapter, including but not limited to the restriction and limitation on
					 examination set forth in
					 §2536 of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-2515 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to
					 application to the board for licensure of a licensed respiratory therapist in
					 the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-2517 - Application Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Application for licensure shall be made in a format approved by the
					 board.
B. Applications and
					 instructions may be obtained from the board's web page or by personal or
					 written request to the board.
C. An
					 application for licensure under this Chapter shall include:
1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory
					 to the board, that the applicant possesses the qualifications for licensure set
					 forth in this Chapter;
2. one
					 recent photograph of the applicant;
3. certification of the truthfulness and
					 authenticity of all information, representations and documents contained in or
					 submitted with the completed application;
4. c riminal history record
					 information;
5. payment of the
					 applicable fee as provided in Chapter 1 of these rules; and
6. 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2521 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to the
					 examination for the licensure of respiratory therapists.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2523 - Designation of Examination

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 examinations accepted by the board pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3354 are the National Board for
					 Respiratory Care entry level credentialing examination and the advanced
					 practitioner registry credentialing examination or their
					 successor(s).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2536 - Restriction, Limitation on Examination

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant who failed to obtain a
					 passing score upon taking the entry level credentialing examination offered by
					 the NBRC four times shall be ineligible for licensure under this
					 Chapter.
B. An applicant who is
					 ineligible for licensure pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, shall regain
					 licensure eligibility upon the successful completion of the advanced
					 practitioner registry credentialing examination offered by the NBRC; provided,
					 however, that an applicant who fails to achieve a passing score upon four
					 attempts of either part of such examination shall not thereafter be considered
					 eligible for licensing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2537 - Passing Score

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant
					 will be deemed to have successfully passed a credentialing examination if he
					 attains a score equivalent to that required by the National Board for
					 Respiratory Care as a passing score.
B. Applicants for licensure shall be required
					 to authorize the National Board for Respiratory Care 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 the National
					 Board for Respiratory Care.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-2540 - Issuance of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If the
					 qualifications, requirements and procedures prescribed or incorporated in
					 Subchapter B this Chapter are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board
					 shall issue a license to the applicant to practice respiratory therapy in this
					 state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-2541 - Expiration of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
					 license issued by the board under this Chapter shall expire, and thereby become
					 null, void and to no effect each year on the last day of the month in which the
					 licensee was born.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-2543 - Renewal of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
					 license issued by the board under this Subchapter shall be renewed annually on
					 or before the last day of the month in which the licensee was born by
					 submitting to the board:
1. a renewal
					 application in a format prescribed by the board;
2. the renewal fee prescribed in Chapter 1 of
					 these rules; and
3. documentation
					 of not less than ten contact hours of approved continuing professional
					 education within the past twelve months as prescribed by Subchapter G of these
					 rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-2545 - Reinstatement of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
					 license which has expired 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;
3. proof of ten hours
					 of approved continuing professional education for each year that the license
					 lapsed, up to a total of thirty hours, as set forth in Subchapter G of this
					 Chapter;
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 for reinstatement is
					 made less than two years from the date of license expiration, the penalty shall
					 be equal to the renewal fee;
b. if
					 the application for reinstatement is made more than two years from the date of
					 license expiration, the penalty shall be equal to twice the renewal
					 fee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-2547 - Temporary License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board
					 may issue a 6-month temporary license, also known and designated as an
					 "examination permit," to an individual who has made application to the board
					 for a license as a respiratory therapist under the following terms and
					 conditions.
1. To be eligible for a 6-month
					 examination permit an applicant shall:
a. be
					 qualified for respiratory therapy licensure under §2507 A, except for having
					 taken and passed the required NBRC credentialing examination;
b. have taken, or made application to take,
					 the required NBRC credentialing examination and be awaiting the administration
					 and/or reporting of scores thereon; and
c. have applied within one year of the
					 applicant's date of graduation from a respiratory care education program or the
					 successful completion of all program requirements established by the NBRC for
					 entry level respiratory therapy credentialing. Exceptions may be made at the
					 discretion of the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-2548 - Temporary Work Permit

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may grant a temporary work permit to practice, effective for a period of
					 60 days, to an applicant who has made application to the board for a license as
					 a respiratory therapist, who:
1. is currently
					 credentialed in respiratory therapy by the NBRC, and who is not otherwise
					 demonstrably ineligible for licensure under §2507. A of these rules;
					 or
2. satisfies the criteria for a
					 temporary license (examination permit) specified by
					 §2547 of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter F - Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care › Section XLV-2549 - Organization; Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care (the "committee"), as established,
					 appointed and organized pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3356 of the Act is hereby recognized by
					 the board.
B. The committee shall:
1. have such authority as is accorded to it
					 by the Act;
2. function and meet as
					 prescribed by the Act;
3. monitor
					 respiratory care education and training programs conducted in the state of
					 Louisiana;
4. advise the board on
					 issues affecting the licensing of respiratory therapists and regulation of
					 respiratory care in the state of Louisiana;
5. provide advice and recommendations to the
					 board respecting the modification, amendment and supplementation of rules and
					 regulations, standards, policies and procedures respecting respiratory care
					 licensure and practice;
6. serve as
					 liaison between and among the board, licensed respiratory therapists, and
					 professional organizations;
7. have
					 authority to review and advise the board on requests for extension of temporary
					 licenses (examination permits) and applications for license
					 reinstatement;
8. conduct audits on
					 applications to ensure satisfactory completion of continuing education and
					 competency as specified by the board's rules;
9. perform such other functions and provide
					 such additional advice and recommendations as may be requested by the board;
					 and
10. receive reimbursement in
					 the amount of fifty dollars per day for attendance at meetings of the advisory
					 committee and other activities and expenses specifically authorized by the
					 board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter F - Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care › Section XLV-2551 - Delegation of Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Authority is hereby delegated to the Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care to:
1. monitor all respiratory care education
					 programs located in this state for the purpose of reporting and making
					 recommendations to the board. To facilitate its responsibility committee may,
					 among other items:
a. survey, by site visit
					 or otherwise, programs and their affiliated hospitals, other institutions and
					 associated clinical training sites;
b. request and obtain information from
					 students, instructors, administrators or others associated with any hospital or
					 clinical affiliate involved in such programs;
c. track enrollment, attrition, and retention
					 statistics;
d. trend NBRC
					 examination passage rates and scores; and
e. request information regarding examination
					 passage and scores from the NBRC.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2553 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional
					 education requisite to the annual renewal of licensure as a licensedrespiratory
					 therapist, as required by
					 §2543 and
					 §2555 of these rules, and prescribe the
					 procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation of continuing
					 professional education in connection with application for renewal of
					 licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:3357(D) and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2555 - Continuing Professional Educational Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Subject to the exceptions specified in
					 §2569 of this Subchapter, to be eligible
					 for renewal of licensure a respiratory therapists shall, within each year
					 during which he holds a license, evidence and document, upon forms or in
					 another format acceptable to the board, the successful completion of not less
					 than 10 contact hours of continuing professional education sanctioned by the
					 American Association of Respiratory Care, the organizations identified in
					 §2559 of these rules, or their
					 successors, or the advisory committee.
B. For purposes of this Section, one contact
					 hour of continuing professional education credit is equivalent to 50 minutes of
					 qualifying lecture, laboratory practice, on-line course or workshop instruction
					 on topics pertaining to the respiratory care profession.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:3357(D) and
						37;1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2557 - Qualifying Continuing Professional Education Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To be acceptable as qualifying continuing
					 professional education under these rules, a program shall:
1. have significant and substantial
					 intellectual or practical content dealing principally with matters germane and
					 relevant to the practice of respiratory care;
2. have pre-established written goals and
					 objectives, with its primary objective being to maintain or increase the
					 participant's competence in the practice of respiratory care;
3. be presented by persons whose knowledge
					 and/or professional experience is appropriate and sufficient to the subject
					 matter of the presentation and is up to date;
4. provide a system or method for
					 verification of attendance or course completion;
5. be a minimum of 50 continuous minutes in
					 length for each contact hour of credit; and
6. allow participants an opportunity to ask
					 questions on the content presented.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2559 - Approval of Program Sponsors

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
					 program, course, seminar, workshop or other activity meeting the standards
					 prescribed by
					 §2557 shall be deemed approved for
					 purposes of satisfying continuing education requirements under this Subchapter,
					 if sponsored or offered by one of the following organizations: the American
					 Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), the Louisiana Society for Respiratory
					 Care (LSRC), the American Lung Association (ALA), the American Heart
					 Association (AHA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American
					 College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the
					 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), the Louisiana Hospital
					 Association (LHA), or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
					 Organizations (JCAHO).
B. Upon the
					 recommendation of the advisory committee, or on its own motion, the board may
					 designate additional organizations and entities whose programs, courses,
					 seminars, workshops, or other activities shall be deemed approved by the board
					 for purposes of qualifying as an approved continuing professional education
					 program under
					 §2557 or §2559
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:3357(D) and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2561 - Approval of Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A continuing
					 professional education program or activity sponsored by an organization or
					 entity that is not approved by the board pursuant to
					 §2557 must be evaluated and approved by
					 the advisory committee in order to be accepted for purposes of meeting the
					 continuing professional education requirement for annual renewal of licensure.
					 To be considered for approval the sponsoring organization or entity shall
					 submit a written request to the board. For each continuing professional
					 educational program presented for consideration the following shall be
					 provided:
1. a list of course goals and
					 objectives for each topic;
2. a
					 course agenda displaying the lecture time for each topic;
3. a curriculum vitae for each
					 speaker;
4. information on the
					 location, date(s), and target audience;
5. a copy of the evaluation form used for the
					 overall program topics and speakers; and
6. such other information as the advisory
					 committee may request to establish the compliance of such program with the
					 standards prescribed by §2557
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2563 - Documentation Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Annual
					 documentation and certification of satisfaction of the continuing professional
					 education requirements prescribed by these rules shall accompany a licensed
					 respiratory therapist's application for renewal of licensure pursuant to
					 §2543 of these rules.
B. A licensed respiratory therapist shall
					 maintain a record or certificate of attendance for at least four years from the
					 date of completion of the continuing professional education program.
C. The board or advisory committee shall
					 randomly select for audit no fewer than 3 percent of the licensees each year
					 for an audit of continuing education activities. In addition, the board or
					 advisory committee has the right to audit any questionable documentation of
					 activities. Verification shall be submitted within 30 days of the notification
					 of audit. A licensee's failure to notify the board of a change of mailing
					 address will not absolve the licensee from the audit requirement.
D. Any certification of continuing
					 professional education not presumptively approved in writing by the board,
					 pursuant to
					 §2557 of these rules, or pre-approved by
					 the advisory committee, pursuant to §2561, shall be referred to the advisory
					 committee for its evaluation and recommendations prior to licensure denial or
					 renewal.
E. If the advisory
					 committee determines that a continuing professional education program or
					 activity listed by an applicant for renewal does not qualify for recognition by
					 the board or does not qualify for the number of contact hours claimed by the
					 applicant, the board shall give notice of such determination to the applicant.
					 An applicant may appeal the advisory committee's recommendation to the board by
					 written request delivered to the board within 10 days of such notice. The
					 board's decision with respect to approval and recognition of such program or
					 activity shall be final.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:3357(D) and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2565 - Failure to Satisfy Continuing Professional Education Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant for
					 renewal of licensure who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing
					 professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall be given
					 written notice of such failure by the board. The license of the applicant shall
					 remain in full force and effect for a period of 90 days following the mailing
					 of such notice, following which it shall be deemed expired, unrenewed and
					 subject to suspension or revocation without further notice, unless the
					 applicant shall have, within such 90 days, furnished the board satisfactory
					 evidence by affidavit that:
1. the applicant
					 has satisfied the applicable continuing professional education
					 requirements;
2. the applicant is
					 exempt from such requirements pursuant to these rules; or
3. the applicant's failure to satisfy the
					 continuing professional education requirements was occasioned by disability,
					 illness or other good cause as may be determined by the board pursuant to
					 §2567
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2567 - Waiver of Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may, in its discretion upon the recommendation of the advisory committee,
					 waive all or part of the continuing professional education required by these
					 rules in favor of a respiratory therapist who makes a written request for such
					 waiver 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 continuing
					 professional education requirement. Any licensed respiratory therapist
					 submitting a continuing professional education waiver request is required to do
					 so on or before the date specified for the renewal of the licensee's license by
					 §2543 Any request received by the board past the date for licensure renewal
					 will not be considered for waiver but, rather, in accordance with the
					 provisions of §2565
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:3357(D) and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-2569 - Exceptions to the Continuing Professional Education Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The continuing
					 professional education requirements prescribed by this Subchapter for renewal
					 of licensure shall not be applicable to:
1. a
					 respiratory therapist employed exclusively by, or at an institution operated by
					 the United States Government; or
2.
					 a respiratory therapist who has within the twelve months prior to the date of
					 renewal, been credentialed or recredentialed by the NBRC on the basis of
					 examination.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter H - Supervision of Students › Section XLV-2571 - Scope of Subchapter [Formerly Section 5511]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe
					 certain restrictions on and requirements for supervision of students enrolled
					 in a respiratory care education program as that term is defined in these
					 rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270(B)(6) and
						37:3351-3361.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter H - Supervision of Students › Section XLV-2573 - Student Participation in Clinical Training

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A student or trainee providing respiratory
					 care to patients as permitted by
					 R.S.
					 37:3361(3) in the course of a
					 student's clinical training shall:
1. be
					 supervised in accordance with the provisions of
					 §2575 of this Subchapter;
2. be identified to patients and licensed
					 practitioners by title or otherwise which clearly designates the student's
					 status as a student or trainee; and
3. not be compensated monetarily for services
					 rendered during their education processes for cardiopulmonary clinical
					 experiences.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 25 - Respiratory Therapists › Subchapter H - Supervision of Students › Section XLV-2575 - Supervision of Student [Formerly Section 5515]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A person pursuing a course of study
					 leading to certification or registry in respiratory care shall engage in the
					 practice of respiratory care only under the supervision of a licensed
					 respiratory therapist or a physician who actively practices respiratory care,
					 as provided in this Section.
B. A
					 licensed respiratory therapist or a physician who undertakes to supervise a
					 student shall:
1. undertake to concurrently
					 supervise not more than four students;
2. personally evaluate every patient prior to
					 the provision of any respiratory care treatment or procedure by a
					 student;
3. assign to a student
					 only such respiratory care measures, treatments, procedures and functions as
					 such licensed respiratory therapist or physician has documented that the
					 student by education and training is capable of performing safely and
					 effectively;
4. provide continuous
					 and immediate on-premises direction to and supervision of a student and be
					 readily available at all times to provide advice, instruction, and assistance
					 to the student and to the patient during respiratory care treatment given by a
					 student;
5. not permit a student to
					 perform any invasive procedure or any life-sustaining or critical respiratory
					 care, including therapeutic, diagnostic or palliative procedures, except under
					 the direct and immediate supervision, and in the physical presence of, the
					 supervising therapist and/or physician; and
6. provide and perform periodic evaluation of
					 every patient administered to by a student and make modifications and
					 adjustments in the patient's respiratory care treatment plan, including those
					 portions of the treatment plan assigned to the student.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-2701 - Scope of Chapter

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A. The rules of
					 this Chapter govern the licensing of perfusionists in Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2705 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter govern and prescribe the requirements, qualifications
					 and conditions requisite to eligibility for licensure as a licensed
					 perfusionist and provisional licensed perfusionist in the state of
					 Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2707 - Licensed Perfusionist

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may issue a license to practice as a licensed perfusionist to an
					 individual who has made application to the board. To be eligible for licensure
					 as a licensed perfusionist an applicant shall:
1. be at least 18 years of age;
2. be of good moral character;
3. be a high school graduate or have the
					 equivalent of a high school diploma;
4. be a graduate of a perfusion education
					 program, the educational standards of which have been established by the
					 Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education, and accredited by the
					 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or
					 their successors or such other accreditating organization as the board may
					 subsequently approve;
5. have
					 passed the clinical perfusion certification examination offered by the American
					 Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or its successor organization;
6. 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 of
					 the United States, Department of Homeland Security, under and pursuant to the
					 Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163) and the regulations thereunder
					 (8 C.F.R.);
7. satisfy the
					 applicable fees as prescribed by Chapter 1 of these rules;
8. satisfy the procedures and requirements
					 for application provided by Subchapter C of this Chapter; and
9. not be otherwise disqualified for
					 licensure by virtue of the existence of any grounds for denial of licensure as
					 provided by the Act or in Chapter 58 of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2709 - Recognition of Perfusion Education Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Graduation from an accredited perfusion
					 education program is among the required qualifications for licensure as a
					 perfusionist. This qualification shall be deemed to be satisfied if, as of the
					 date of the applicant's graduation, such program is accredited by the
					 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
					 (CAAHEP).
B. A perfusion education
					 program that is not accredited, or whose accreditation has been revoked or
					 suspended by CAAHEP, shall be deemed unacceptable to qualify applicants for
					 licensure in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2711 - License by Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may issue a license to practice as a licensed perfusionist to an
					 applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license to practice as a
					 perfusionist duly issued by the licensing authority of another state, the
					 District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, and meets and
					 satisfies all of the qualifications, procedures and requirements specified by
					 Section
					 2707 of this
					 Subchapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-2713 - Provisional License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board
					 may issue a license to practice as a provisional licensed perfusionist to an
					 individual who has made application to the board. To be eligible for a
					 provisional license an applicant shall:
1.
					 meet and satisfy all of the qualifications, procedures and requirements
					 specified by
					 Section
					 2707 of this Subchapter, save
					 for passage of the certification examination in clinical perfusion offered by
					 the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; and
2. identify a supervising licensed
					 perfusionist who has agreed to provide supervision and direction at all times
					 during which the applicant provides perfusion services as a provisional
					 licensed perfusionist. A provisional licensed perfusionist may have multiple
					 supervising perfusionists provided; however, the individual identified in an
					 application to the board as the supervising perfusionist shall be deemed to be
					 the primary supervising perfusionist.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-2715 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements for application to the
					 board for a license to practice as a licensed perfusionist or provisional
					 licensed perfusionist in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-2717 - Application Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Application for licensure or provisional licensure shall be made in a format
					 approved by the board.
B.
					 Applications and instructions may be obtained from the board's web page or by
					 personal or written request to the board.
C. An application 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. one
					 recent photograph of the applicant;
3. certification of the truthfulness and
					 authenticity of all information, representations and documents contained in or
					 submitted with the completed application;
4. c riminal history record
					 information;
5. payment of the
					 applicable fee as provided in Chapter 1 of these rules; and
6. 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 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2721 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to the
					 examination for licensure as a licensed perfusionist in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2723 - Designation of Examination

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 examination accepted by the board for licensure as a licensed perfusionist is
					 the certification examination for clinical perfusion administered by the
					 American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor, or such other
					 certifying entity as the board may subsequently approve.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2725 - Restriction, Limitation on Examination s

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant who fails to obtain a passing
					 score upon taking any part of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion's
					 certification 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/or clinical training
					 required for licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-2727 - Passing Score

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant
					 will be deemed to have successfully passed the examination accepted by the
					 board if he or she attains a score equivalent to that required by American
					 Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) as a passing score.
B. Applicants shall be required to authorize
					 the ABCP 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 the ABCP.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Inactive Status › Section XLV-2729 - Issuance of License

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A. If the
					 qualifications, requirements and procedures prescribed or incorporated in this
					 Chapter are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall license the
					 applicant to practice perfusion in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and
						37:1270(B)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Inactive Status › Section XLV-2731 - Expiration of Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
					 license issued by the board to a licensed perfusionist shall expire, and
					 thereby become null, void and to no effect two years following its issuance on
					 the last day of the month in which the licensee was born.
B. Every provisional license issued by the
					 board shall be effective for two years and shall expire and become null and
					 void on the earlier of:
1. two years from the
					 date of issuance;
2. the date on
					 which the board takes action following notice of:
a. the applicant's certification in clinical
					 perfusion by virtue of the successful completion of the ABCP examination;
					 or
b. the applicant's fourth
					 unsuccessful attempt to pass any part of the ABCP examination.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 27 - Perfusionists › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Inactive Status › Section XLV-2733 - Renewal of License, Extension of Provisional License

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A. Every license issued by the board to a
					 licensed perfusionist shall be renewed every two years on or before the last
					 day of the month in which the licensee was born by submitting to the board:
1. a renewal application in a format
					 prescribed by the board;
2.
					 documentation of satisfaction of the continuing requirement prescribed by
					 Subchapter G of this Chapter;
3.
					 the renewal fee prescribed in Chapter 1 of these rules; and
4. such other information or documentation as
					 the board may require.