Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXIX - Registered Dietitians/Nutritionists › Chapter 7 - Practitioner Health Program › Section LXIX-701 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Upon voluntary
				disclosure or proof that an applicant or licensee has provided professional
				services while under the influence of alcohol or has used narcotic or
				controlled dangerous substances or other drugs in excess of therapeutic amounts
				or without valid medical indication, the board may offer the applicant or
				licensee the practitioner health program in order to receive, renew, or
				maintain the professional license. Participation in the program may be required
				as a prerequisite to initial application for licensure or continued practice in
				accordance with the conditions of any consent order, compliance hearing, or
				adjudication hearing.
B. The board,
				or its designated program administrator, may utilize its discretionary
				authority to require or exclude specific components of this program for
				participants based upon determination of the nature and severity of the
				impairment. Participation in the practitioner health program may consist of all
				or part of the following components:
1. a
				substance abuse assessment performed by a qualified, licensed health care
				professional within a prescribed period of time;
2. monitoring, including drug/alcohol
				screenings, with results submitted to the board, or its designated program
				administrator, for a specified period of time. The frequency of screening and a
				deadline for submission of the screening results will also be specified. The
				name of the monitoring agency shall be submitted as requested by the board, or
				its designated program administrator. Monitoring shall continue for a period of
				up to 36 months, as specified by the board, or its designated program
				administrator;
3. suspension of the
				license or other action specified by the board, or its designated program
				administrator, upon receipt of any positive, unexplained screening results
				during the monitoring period;
4.
				mandatory weekly attendance at a self-help group such as Alcoholics Anonymous
				for a specified period of time. Submission of a monthly log which meets the
				board, or its designated program administrator's specifications will be
				required:
a. a monthly log must be submitted
				to and received by the board, or its designated program administrator, before
				the final business day of the month following completion of the required
				meetings. It is the licensee's responsibility to ensure that these logs are
				properly completed and received by the board, or its designated program
				administrator, by the designated date;
b. the monthly log requires documentation of
				the first name and first initial of the last name of the sponsor, and meeting
				dates and times;
5.
				therapy for substance abuse by a licensed, health care professional;
6. supervision of the licensee by a
				supervisor approved by the board, or its designated program
				administrator;
7. penalties for
				noncompliance as determined by the board, or its designated program
				administrator.