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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-433 - Scope of Subchapter

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A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing medical education
					 ("CME") requisite to the renewal or reinstatement of licensure, as provided by
					 §417 of these rules and prescribe the
					 procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation of continuing medical
					 education in connection with applications for renewal or reinstatement of
					 licensure.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:1270(A)(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-435 - Continuing Medical Educational Requirement

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A. Subject to the waiver of and exceptions to
					 CME prescribed by
					 §445 and the special requirements
					 attendant to initial renewal of licensure specified in §449, every physician
					 seeking the renewal or reinstatement of licensure shall annually evidence and
					 document, in a manner specified by the board, the successful completion of not
					 less than 20 hours of board approved CME.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:1270(A)(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-437 - Qualifying Continuing Medical Education Programs

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A. Any program, course, seminar or other
					 activity offering Category 1 CME shall be deemed approved for purposes of
					 satisfying the continuing medical education requirements under this Subchapter,
					 if sponsored or offered by:
1. an
					 organization or entity accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
					 Medical Education (ACCME);
2. a
					 member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or a specialty board
					 recognized by the AOA;
3. the
					 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP);
4. the American College of Obstetricians and
					 Gynecologists (ACOG);
5. the
					 American Osteopathic Association (AOA); or
6. an organization or entity accredited by
					 the Louisiana State Medical Society or any other ACCME recognized state medical
					 society.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-439 - Documentation Procedure

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A.
					 Licensees shall insure that documentation of CME (or "continuing education")
					 sufficient to satisfy the annual continuing education requirement is submitted
					 to the board. Each licensee shall request the organization or entity sponsoring
					 or offering the activity to submit proof of the licensee's completion of a
					 continuing education activity to the board's designated electronic education
					 tracker ("EET). In the event the sponsoring or offering organization fails or
					 refuses to do so, the licensee shall submit such proof directly to the
					 EET.
B. Each licensee shall be:
1. sent a transcript of the
					 hours/credits/units of qualifying continuing education, which the board has
					 then received from its designated EET for the licensee. The transcript shall
					 reflect the amount of continuing education needed to satisfy the continuing
					 education requirement for license renewal. The transcript shall be
					 electronically transmitted to the licensee's preferred email address on file
					 with the board at periodic intervals in advance of the date for licensure
					 renewal;
2. obligated and
					 responsible for reviewing his/her continuing education transcript for accuracy
					 and resolving any discrepancies in the amount of credit awarded, lack of
					 reporting to the board, or other issues, with the organization or entity
					 sponsoring or offering the continuing education activity. If issues remain
					 unresolved, the licensee shall attempt resolution by way of the board's
					 designated EET. If still unsuccessful, the licensee may then supply
					 documentation of his/her efforts to resolve the discrepancy or other issues to
					 the board and request its assistance;
3. A licensee's failure to notify the board
					 of a change in preferred email address will not absolve the licensee from
					 his/her obligations and responsibilities under this Section.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-441 - Failure to Satisfy Continuing Medical Education Requirements

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A. Non-Compliance;
					 Reinstatement of Licensure. A licensee:
1. who
					 fails to satisfy the continuing education requirement shall not be eligible for
					 licensure renewal consideration;
2.
					 whose license has not been renewed for failure to satisfy the continuing
					 education requirement may be reinstated upon application to the board,
					 accompanied by payment of the renewal fee required by Subpart 1 of these rules,
					 in addition to all other applicable fees and costs, together with confirmation
					 of completion of the continuing education requirement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-443 - Application of Requirements to All Licensees; Resolution of Conflict

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A.Sections
					 439 of this Chapter shall apply
					 to physicians and all allied health care providers licensed by the board who
					 are required to complete continuing education as a prerequisite to the renewal
					 of a license or other authority to practice a profession regulated by the
					 board. All references to CME or continuing education and credits or hours,
					 shall apply equally to any word or term utilized in this Part to describe the
					 requirement for or amount of continuing education required for the renewal of
					 such license or other authority
,
In the event of a conflict
					 between §439 and §441, and
					 those of any other Section in this P§439 and
					 §441 shall govern and control.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:1270(A)(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-444 - Falsification of Continuing Medical Education (Formerly Section 443)

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A. Any licensee or
					 applicant who falsely certifies attendance at and/or completion of the required
					 continuing medical education requirements of §433-449 shall be deemed in
					 violation of
					 R.S.
					 37:1285.A(3), (4), (13) and/or (30),
					 providing cause for the board to suspend or revoke, refuse to issue, or impose
					 probationary or other restrictions on any license held or applied for by a
					 physician to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana culpable of such
					 violation.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:1270(A)(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-445 - Waiver of Requirements

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A. The
					 board may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the CME required by these
					 rules in favor of a physician 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 CME requirements.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:1270(A)(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-447 - Exceptions to the Continuing Medical Education Requirements

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A. Except as provided in §449, the CME
					 requirements prescribed by this Subchapter prerequisite to renewal or
					 reinstatement of licensure shall not be applicable to a physician:
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;
3. who has within the past year been
					 certified or recertified by a member board of the American Board of Medical
					 Specialties or a specialty board recognized by the AOA;
4. who is in a residency training program
					 approved by the board; or
5. who is
					 a retired physician in accordance with
					 §418 of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter K - Continuing Medical Education › Section XLV-449 - CME Requirement for Initial Renewal of License

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A. Effective on and after January 1, 2002,
					 every physician seeking the initial renewal of medical licensure, whether such
					 license was originally issued by the board on the basis of examination,
					 reciprocity or reinstatement shall, as part of the continuing medical education
					 required by this Subchapter as a condition prerequisite to licensure renewal,
					 evidence and document upon forms supplied by the board attendance at an
					 orientation program sponsored and/or approved by the board.
B. The program required pursuant to §449.A shall be conducted at such locations, on such dates and at such times as may be
					 designated by the board, shall consist of not less than two hours in duration
					 and involve such content, topic and structure as the board may from time to
					 time deem appropriate.
C.
					 Notification of the dates, times and locations at which such programs will be
					 offered, as well as the enrollment procedure, shall be mailed to the most
					 recent address of each applicant subject to the requirements of §449.A as
					 reflected in the official records of the board. A physician's failure to notify
					 the board of a change of mailing address will not absolve the applicant of the
					 requirement to attend a board sponsored/approved orientation program as a
					 condition of approval of an initial request for licensure renewal.
D. A physician required to attend an
					 orientation program pursuant to §449.A shall, for each hour of attendance as
					 may be required by the board, be granted an hour-for-hour credit towards the
					 annual CME requirement specified by
					 §435
E. A physician who at the time of the initial
					 renewal of medical licensure resides and practices medicine exclusively outside
					 of Louisiana or who has held an unrestricted license to practice medicine in
					 any state for at least 10 years may, in lieu of personal attendance, satisfy
					 the mandatory requirements of Subsection A of this Section by successfully
					 completing the board's orientation program on-line in a manner specified by the
					 board.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-1301 - Scope of Chapter

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A. The rules of
					 this Chapter govern the licensing of podiatrists to engage in the practice of
					 podiatry in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:612,
						37:613
						and
						37:616.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure, Scope of Practice › Section XLV-1304 - Necessity for License; Practice Prerogatives

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A. No individual may hold himself out as a
					 podiatrist or engage in the practice of podiatry in this state unless he or she
					 has been licensed by or holds a permit duly issued by the board.
B. Each podiatrist licensed by the board may
					 engage in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, medical, surgical, and
					 adjuvant treatment of the human foot as defined herein.
C. A podiatrist shall not engage in the
					 treatment of the ankle unless such practice is:
1. within the podiatrist's education and
					 level of training; and
2. included
					 within the scope of practice prerogatives for advanced practice for which the
					 podiatrist has been approved by the board as reflected by certification issued
					 under this Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure, Scope of Practice › Section XLV-1305 - Qualifications for License

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A. To be
					 eligible for a license, an applicant shall:
1. be at least 21 years of age;
2. be of good moral character as defined by
					 §1303 A;
3. 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 commissioner of the Immigration and
					 Naturalization Service of the United States under and pursuant to the
					 Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163) and the commissioner's
					 regulations thereunder (8 CFR);
4.
					 possess a doctor of podiatric medicine or equivalent degree duly issued and
					 conferred by a podiatric school or college approved by the board;
5. have taken and passed all three parts of
					 the examination offered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners,
					 or its successor, or such other national examination as may be approved by the
					 board following consultation with the board's Podiatry Advisory Committee;
					 and
6. with respect to applications
					 for licensure first received by the board on and after January 1, 2005, have
					 completed at least one year of postgraduate podiatric training in an internship
					 or equivalent program accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education
					 of the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor association, and
					 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 B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure, Scope of Practice › Section XLV-1307 - Qualifications for Certification for Advanced Practice; Scope of Practice

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A. Certification of
					 an applicant for advanced practice may be issued by the board for either the
					 conservative treatment of the ankle or the surgical treatment of the ankle, or
					 both, depending upon an applicant's education and training.
B. Qualifications for Certification in
					 Conservative Treatment of the Ankle. To be eligible for certification for the
					 conservative treatment of the ankle an applicant who possesses and meets the
					 qualifications and requirements of §1305A.1.-5 of this Chapter shall have
					 completed at least one year of postgraduate podiatric training in an internship
					 or equivalent program accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education
					 of the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor association, and
					 approved by the board.
C. Scope of
					 Practice for Conservative Treatment of the Ankle. The scope of practice for the
					 conservative treatment of the ankle shall be limited to the following:
1. the prevention, examination, diagnosis,
					 medical, surgical, and adjuvant treatment of the human foot, as defined in
					 §1303 A, which is authorized for a
					 doctor of podiatric medicine without certification in advanced
					 practice;
2. the medical treatment
					 of the ankle to include the muscles or tendons of the lower leg governing the
					 functions of the foot and ankle;
3.
					 surgical treatment of the superficial conditions of the ankle involving the
					 skin and overlying tissues and extending proximally; and
4. assisting an orthopedic surgeon or a
					 doctor of podiatric medicine whose practice prerogatives include surgical
					 treatment of the ankle, as defined in this Section.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure, Scope of Practice › Section XLV-1309 - Procedural Requirements [Reserved]

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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 B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure, Scope of Practice › Section XLV-1311 - Waiver of Examination Requirements [Reserved]

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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 C - Board Approval of Podiatry Schools and Colleges › Section XLV-1313 - Scope of Subchapter [Reserved]

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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 C - Board Approval of Podiatry Schools and Colleges › Section XLV-1315 - Applicability of Approval [Reserved]

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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 C - Board Approval of Podiatry Schools and Colleges › Section XLV-1317 - List of Approved Schools [Reserved]

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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 D - Licensure by Reciprocity › Section XLV-1319 - Definitions

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A. As used in this
					 Chapter the following terms shall have the meanings specified.
Reciprocity
-the issuance of a license to
						practice podiatry in this state on the basis of podiatric licensure issued by
						another state podiatric licensing authority, pursuant to written examination
						and other requirements acceptable to the board as specified by
						§1305 of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter D - Licensure by Reciprocity › Section XLV-1321 - Qualifications for Podiatry Licensure by Reciprocity

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A. An applicant who possesses and meets all
					 of the qualifications and requirements specified by
					 §1305 and/or 1307 of this Chapter,
					 except for the requirement of successfully passing the examination specified by
					 §1305. A.5 within the prior 10 years, shall nonetheless be eligible for
					 licensing if such applicant possesses, as of the time the application is filed
					 and at the time the board passes upon such application, a current, unrestricted
					 license to practice podiatry issued by the podiatry licensing authority of
					 another state and the applicant has, within 10 years prior to the date of
					 application, taken and successfully passed a written certification or
					 recertification examination administered by a specialty board recognized by the
					 Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical
					 Association.
B. An applicant who
					 possesses all of the qualifications for licensure by reciprocity specified by
					 Subsection A of this Section, except for the requirement of having taken or
					 passed a written certification or recertification examination within 10 years
					 of the date of application, shall nonetheless be considered eligible for
					 licensure by reciprocity if such applicant has, within 10 years prior to the
					 date of application, taken and successfully passed the National Boards Part III
					 or the podiatric medical licensure examination administered by the National
					 Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, or such other examination or competency
					 testing, as may be designated and approved by the board following consultation
					 with the board's Podiatry Advisory Committee.
C. An applicant who possess all of the
					 qualifications for licensure by reciprocity specified by Subsections A and B of
					 this Section who has not continuously practiced podiatry over the two years
					 immediately prior to submission of an application to the board shall, as an
					 additional requirement for eligibility for licensure by reciprocity,
					 demonstrate competency by the successful passage of an examination or by such
					 other testing as may be designated and approved by the board following
					 consultation with the board's Podiatry Advisory Committee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter E - Application › Section XLV-1323 - 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 licensure as a podiatrist in the state of
					 Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter E - Application › Section XLV-1325 - Application for Licensure; Procedure

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A. Application for licensure must be made in
					 a format approved 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
					 §1305 and/or 1307 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 13 - Physicians › Subchapter E - Application › Section XLV-1327 - Effect of Application

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A. The
					 submission of an application for licensure to the board shall constitute and
					 operate as an authorization by the applicant to each educational institution at
					 which the applicant has matriculated, each state or federal agency to which the
					 applicant has applied for any license, permit, certificate, or registration,
					 each person, firm, corporation, clinic, office, or institution by whom or with
					 whom the applicant has been employed in the practice of podiatry, each
					 physician or other health care practitioner whom the applicant has consulted or
					 seen for diagnosis or treatment and each professional organization or specialty
					 board to which the applicant has applied for membership, to disclose and
					 release to the board any and all information and documentation concerning the
					 applicant which the board deems material to consideration of the application.
					 With respect to any such information or documentation, the submission of an
					 application for licensing to the board shall equally constitute and operate as
					 a consent by the applicant to disclosure and release of such information and
					 documentation and as a waiver by the applicant of any privilege or right of
					 confidentiality which the applicant would otherwise possess with respect
					 thereto.
B. By submission of an
					 application for licensure to the board, an applicant shall be deemed to have
					 given his consent to submit to physical or mental examinations if, when, and in
					 the manner so directed by the board and to waive all objections as to the
					 admissibility or disclosure of findings, reports, or recommendations pertaining
					 thereto on the grounds of privileges provided by law. The expense of any such
					 examination shall be borne by the applicant.
C. The submission of an application for
					 licensure to the board shall constitute and operate as an authorization and
					 consent by the applicant to the board to disclose and release any information
					 or documentation set forth in or submitted with the applicant's application or
					 obtained by the board from other persons, firms, corporations, associations, or
					 governmental entities pursuant to this Section to any person, firm,
					 corporation, association, or governmental entity having a lawful, legitimate,
					 and reasonable need therefore including, without limitation, the podiatric
					 licensing authority of any state; the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency; the
					 Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; the Department of Health and Hospitals; federal,
					 state, county, parish and municipal health and law enforcement agencies; and
					 the Armed Services.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter F - Examination › Section XLV-1339 - Sanctions for Subversion of Examination [Reserved]

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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 F - Examination › Section XLV-1343 - Restriction, Limitations on Examinations [Reserved]

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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 F - Examination › Section XLV-1347 - Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Examinations [Reserved]

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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 G - Temporary License › Section XLV-1353 - Provisional Temporary Permit Pending Application for Visa [Reserved]

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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 G - Temporary License › Section XLV-1355 - License Pending Reexamination [Reserved]

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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 H - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement › Section XLV-1357 - Issuance of Licensure

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A. If the
					 qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by this
					 Chapter are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall license the
					 applicant to engage in the practice of podiatry in the state of
					 Louisiana.
B. Licensure issued by
					 the board under this Chapter, as evidenced by a certificate duly issued by the
					 board shall reflect an applicant's practice prerogatives based upon the
					 applicant's education and level of training in accordance with the
					 qualifications specified by this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement › Section XLV-1359 - Expiration of License or Permit

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A.
					 Every license or permit issued by the board under this Chapter, the expiration
					 date of which is not stated thereon or provided by these rules, shall expire,
					 and thereby become null, void and to no effect, on the last day of the year in
					 which such license or permit was issued.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §1359 A, every license, but not a permit, issued by the board under this Chapter to
					 be effective on or after January 1, 1999, and each year thereafter, shall
					 expire, and thereby become null, void and to no effect the following year, on
					 the first day of the month in which the licensee was born.
C. The timely submission of a properly
					 completed application for renewal of a license, as provided in §1361, shall
					 operate to continue the expiring licensing in full force and effect pending
					 issuance of the renewal license.
D.
					 Permits are not subject to renewal, except as expressly provided in these
					 rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:621.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement › Section XLV-1361 - Renewal of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
					 license or permit issued by the board shall be renewed annually on or before
					 the first day of the month in which the licensee was born by submitting to the
					 board a properly completed application for renewal, upon forms supplied by the
					 board, together with the renewal fee prescribed by the board and documentation
					 of satisfaction of the continuing medical education requirement prescribed by
					 Subchapter J of these rules.
B. An
					 application for renewal of license form shall be mailed by the board to each
					 person holding a license issued under this Chapter at least 30 days prior to
					 the expiration of the license each year. Such form shall be mailed to the most
					 recent address of each licensee as reflected in the official records of the
					 board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8)
						and
						37:621.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement › Section XLV-1363 - Reinstatement of Expired 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 set forth, provided that application for
					 reinstatement is made within four years of the date of expiration. A podiatrist
					 whose license has lapsed and expired for a period in excess of four years or
					 who is otherwise ineligible for reinstatement under this Section may apply to
					 the board for an initial original or reciprocal license pursuant to these rules
					 and/or the Podiatry Practice Act.
B. An applicant seeking reinstatement more
					 than one year from the date on which his license expired shall demonstrate, as
					 a condition of reinstatement, satisfaction of the continuing medical education
					 requirement of
					 §1373 of Subchapter J of these rules for
					 each year since the date of the expiration of licensure. As additional
					 conditions of reinstatement the board may require:
1. that the applicant complete a statistical
					 affidavit upon a form supplied by the board and provide a recent
					 photograph;
2. that the applicant
					 possess a current, unrestricted license to practice podiatry issued by another
					 state; and/or
3. if the applicant
					 does not at the time of the application for reinstatement possess a current,
					 unrestricted license to practice podiatry issued by another state, that the
					 applicant take and successfully pass:
a. all
					 or a designated portion of the examination specified by
					 R.S.
					 37:613; or
b. a written certification or recertification
					 examination approved, offered or sponsored by the American Podiatric Medical
					 Association or its successor association and acceptable to the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter I - Podiatry Advisory Committee › Section XLV-1365 - Constitution of Committee

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To
					 assist the board in the review of an applicant's qualifications for licensure
					 and renewal of licensure under this Chapter, the board shall constitute and
					 appoint a Podiatry Advisory Committee (advisory committee) which shall be
					 organized and shall function in accordance with the provisions of this
					 Subchapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter I - Podiatry Advisory Committee › Section XLV-1367 - Composition; Appointment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 advisory committee shall be comprised of six members five of whom shall be
					 podiatrists and one of whom will be an orthopedic surgeon specializing in
					 treatment of the foot. All members of the advisory committee will be licensed
					 by the board and practice and reside in this state.
B. Insofar as possible or practical, in its
					 appointment of members to the advisory committee the board shall maintain
					 geographic diversity so as to provide representative membership on the advisory
					 committee by podiatrists residing and practicing in north, central,
					 southwestern, and southeastern Louisiana.
C. Of the board's initial appointment of
					 members to the advisory committee following the effective date of these rules,
					 three appointees shall be designated to serve terms expiring on the last day of
					 the year of their appointment and three to serve terms expiring on the last day
					 of the year succeeding the year of their appointment. Thereafter, each member
					 of the advisory committee shall serve a term of two years, subject to removal
					 at any time at the pleasure of the board. Members appointed to the advisory
					 committee by the board to fill a vacancy occurring on the advisory committee,
					 other than by expiration of the designated term, shall serve for the unexpired
					 term. A member of the advisory committee may be appointed by the board for not
					 more than three consecutive terms other than the initial appointments provided
					 herein. Board appointments to the advisory committee shall be effective when
					 made with respect to appointments for unexpired terms and otherwise shall be
					 effective as of the first day of the year following the date of
					 appointment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:611-37:628.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter I - Podiatry Advisory Committee › Section XLV-1369 - Delegated Duties and Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The advisory committee is hereby
					 authorized by the board to:
1. advise and
					 assist the board in the ongoing evaluation of the podiatric licensing and other
					 competency examinations required by the board;
2. assist the board in examining the
					 qualifications and credentials of and interviewing applicants for podiatric
					 licensure and making recommendations thereon to the board;
3. provide advice and recommendations to the
					 board respecting the modification, amendment, and supplementation of rules and
					 regulations;
4. serve as a liaison
					 between and among the board, podiatrists and podiatry professional
					 associations;
5. receive
					 reimbursement for attendance at board meetings and for other expenses when
					 specifically authorized by the board; and
6. advise and assist the board in the review
					 and approval of continuing professional education programs and licensee
					 satisfaction of continuing professional education requirements for renewal of
					 licensure, as prescribed by Subchapter J of these rules, including the
					 authority and responsibility to:
a. evaluate
					 organizations and entities providing or offering to provide continuing
					 professional education programs for podiatrists and providing recommendations
					 to the board with respect to the board's recognition and approval of such
					 organizations and entities as sponsors of qualifying continuing professional
					 education programs and activities pursuant to
					 §1375 of this Chapter;
b. review documentation of continuing
					 professional education by podiatrists, verify the accuracy of such
					 documentation, and evaluate and make recommendations to the board with respect
					 to whether programs and activities supplied by applicants for renewal of
					 licensure comply with and satisfy the standards for such programs and
					 activities prescribed by these rules; and
c. request and obtain from applicants for
					 renewal of licensure such additional information as the advisory committee may
					 deem necessary or appropriate to enable it to make the evaluations and provide
					 the recommendations for which the committee is responsible.
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-1371 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing medical education
					 (CME) requisite to the renewal or reinstatement of licensure as provided by
					 §1361 of these rules and prescribe the
					 procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation of continuing medical
					 education in connection with applications for renewal or reinstatement of
					 licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8),
						37:621 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-1373 - Continuing Medical Educational Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Subject to the waiver of and exceptions to
					 CME provided by
					 §1383 and 1385, respectively, every
					 podiatrist seeking the renewal or reinstatement of licensure, to be effective
					 on or after January 1, 2005, shall annually evidence and document, upon forms
					 supplied by the board, the successful completion of not less than 20 hours of
					 board approved CME.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8),
						37:621 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-1375 - Qualifying Continuing Medical Education Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any program, course, seminar or other
					 activity offering Category 1 CME shall be deemed approved for purposes of
					 satisfying the continuing medical education requirement under this Subchapter,
					 if approved, sponsored or offered by:
1. the
					 American Podiatric Medical Association, or its successor association;
2. an organization or entity accredited by
					 the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME);
3. a member board of the American Board of
					 Medical Specialties;
4. an
					 organization or entity accredited by the Louisiana State Medical Society or any
					 other ACCME recognized state medical society.
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-1377 - Documentation Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A form
					 for annual documentation and certification of satisfaction of the continuing
					 medical education requirement prescribed by
					 §1373 shall be included with each
					 application for renewal or reinstatement of licensure form mailed by the board
					 pursuant to
					 §1361 Such form shall be completed and
					 delivered to the board with the podiatrist's application.
B. Podiatrists will not be required to
					 transmit documentation of compliance with the continuing medical education
					 requirement for renewal or reinstatement of licensure, unless otherwise
					 required by these rules or requested by the board pursuant to §1377 E
C. A podiatrist shall maintain a
					 record or certificate of attendance for at least four years from the date of
					 completion of the continuing medical education activity. Satisfactory evidence
					 shall consist of a certificate or other documentation which shall, at a
					 minimum, contain the:
1. program
					 title;
2. sponsor's name;
3. podiatrist's name;
4. inclusive date or dates and location of
					 the CME event; and
5. documented
					 verification of successful completion of 20 hours of Category 1 CME by stamp,
					 signature or other official proof acceptable to the board.
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-1379 - Failure to Satisfy Continuing Medical Education Requirement

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 requirement prescribed by these rules shall be given
					 written notice of such failure by the board. Such notice shall be mailed to the
					 most recent address of the licensee as reflected in the official records of 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 such
					 license shall be deemed expired, unrenewed and subject to suspension or
					 revocation without further notice unless the applicant shall have furnished the
					 board, within such 90 days, satisfactory evidence by affidavit, that:
1. the applicant has satisfied the applicable
					 continuing medical education requirement;
2. the applicant's failure to satisfy the
					 continuing medical education requirement was occasioned by disability, illness
					 or other good cause as may be determined by the board pursuant to §1383;
					 or
3. the applicant is exempt from
					 such requirement pursuant to §1385
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-1381 - Falsification of Continuing Medical Education

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any licensee or applicant who falsely
					 certifies attendance at and/or completion of the required continuing medical
					 education requirement of
					 §1373 shall be deemed in violation of
					 R.S.
					 37:624(2) and /or (15),
					 providing cause for the board to suspend or revoke, refuse to issue, or impose
					 probationary or other restrictions on any license or permit held or applied for
					 by a podiatrist to practice podiatry in the state of Louisiana culpable of such
					 violation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8),
						37:624
						and
						37:628.