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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 G - Examination › Section XLV-383 - Sanctions for Subversion of Examination

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant who is found by the board,
					 prior to the administration of the examination, to have engaged in conduct or
					 to have attempted to engage in conduct which subverts or undermines the
					 integrity of the examination process may be permanently disqualified from
					 taking the examination and for medical licensure in the state of
					 Louisiana.
B. An applicant-examinee
					 who is found by the board to have engaged or to have attempted to engage in
					 conduct which subverts or undermines the integrity of the examination process
					 shall be deemed to have failed the examination. Such failure shall be recorded
					 in the official records of the board.
C. In addition to the sanctions permitted or
					 mandated by §383. A or B, as to an applicant-examinee found by the board to
					 have engaged or to have attempted to engage in conduct which subverts or
					 undermines the integrity of the examining process, the board may:
1. revoke, suspend, or impose probationary
					 conditions on any license or permit issued to such applicant;
2. disqualify the applicant, permanently or
					 for a specified period of time, from eligibility for licensure in the state of
					 Louisiana; or
3. disqualify the
					 applicant, permanently or for a specified number of subsequent administrations
					 of the examination, from eligibility for examination.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter G - Examination › Section XLV-385 - Passing Scores

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A. An applicant
					 will be deemed to have successfully passed the USMLE, COMLEX-USA or NBME
					 examination if he attains a score of at least 75 on each step, level or part of
					 the examination.
B. An applicant
					 will be deemed to have successfully passed the FLEX examination if he attains a
					 score of at least 75 on each component of the examination or having taken the
					 FLEX when a weighted average was calculated and reported thereon, had attained
					 a FLEX weighted average of at least 75.
C. A person who is required to and does take
					 the SPEX or COMVEX-USA examination will be deemed to have successfully passed
					 the examination if he attains a score of at least 75.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1272
						and
						37:1273.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter G - Examination › Section XLV-387 - Restriction, Limitation on Examinations

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A. An applicant who has failed to attain a
					 passing score upon taking Step 2 or Step 3 of the USMLE more than three times,
					 or who has failed to attain a passing score upon taking Part 2 or Part 3 of the
					 NBME more than three times, or who has failed to attain a passing score upon
					 taking any component of the FLEX more than three times, or who has failed to
					 attain a passing score upon taking Level 2 or Level 3 of the COMLEX-USA or its
					 predecessor, the NBOME or any combination thereof more than three times, shall
					 thereafter be deemed ineligible for licensing. The limitation stated herein
					 with respect to the taking of the USMLE shall be applicable when such
					 examination is taken as a component of obtaining a Standard ECFMG
					 Certificate.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1272
						and
						37:1273.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter G - Examination › Section XLV-389 - Examination in or for Another State

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A.
					 Upon application to the board, an applicant for licensing under this Chapter
					 may be permitted to take Step 3 of the USMLE in another state. The score
					 attained by such applicant on such examination will be accepted by the board as
					 if the applicant had taken the USMLE pursuant to application to the board
					 provided that the examination is administered and taken consistently with the
					 restrictions and limitations prescribed by §387
B. A USMLE score attained by an applicant on
					 a USMLE examination administered prior to the applicant's application to the
					 board for licensing will be accepted by the board, provided that:
1. the applicant presents or causes to be
					 presented to the board written certification of the date and place that the
					 USMLE was taken and the score achieved;
2. the examination was administered and taken
					 consistently with the rules, regulations, restrictions and limitations
					 prescribed by
					 §387 and by the medical licensing
					 authority of the state for which the examination was taken;
3. the applicant has completed at least one
					 year of postgraduate training, if such training is a condition to medical
					 licensure in the state in which the examination was taken; and
4. the applicant provides the board with a
					 satisfactory written explanation of the applicant's failure to obtain licensing
					 in the state in which the examination was taken.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter G - Examination › Section XLV-391 - Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Examinations

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A. The submission of an application for
					 examination to the board shall constitute and operate as an acknowledgment and
					 agreement by the applicant that the liability of the board, its members,
					 employees, and agents, and the state of Louisiana to the applicant for the
					 loss, theft, or destruction of all or any portion of an examination taken by
					 the applicant, prior to the reporting of the score thereon by the entity
					 offering such examination, other than by intentional act, shall be limited
					 exclusively to the refund of the fees, if any, paid to the board for
					 examination by the applicant.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1272
						and
						37:1273.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-397 - Restricted Licensure in General

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A.
					 With respect to applicants who do not meet or possess all of the qualifications
					 and requirements for licensing, the board may, in its discretion, issue such
					 restricted licenses as are, in its judgment, necessary or appropriate to its
					 responsibilities under law. Restricted licenses shall be designated and known
					 as permits.
B. A temporary permit
					 entitles the holder to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of
					 Louisiana only for the period of time specified by such permit and creates no
					 right or entitlement to licensing or renewal of the permit after its
					 expiration.
C. An institutional
					 permit entitles the holder to engage in the practice of medicine only at, in
					 and in association with the medical institution, clinic, or location specified
					 by such permit or within a specified medical training program approved by the
					 board.
D. A permit issued by the
					 board may be either temporary or institutional, or both. Other permits may be
					 issued by the board upon such terms, conditions, limitations, or restrictions
					 as to time, place, nature, and scope of practice, as are, in the judgment of
					 the board, deemed necessary or appropriate to the particular circumstances of
					 individual applicants or physicians.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1285
						and
						37:1275.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-399 - Types of Permits

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A. The types of
					 permits which the board may consider issuing, as enumerated in the following
					 Sections of this Subchapter, shall not be construed to provide any right or
					 entitlement whatsoever to the described permit, issuance of which shall be
					 determined in the absolute discretion of the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1285
						and
						37:1275.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-401 - Provisional Temporary Permit Pending Application for Visa

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A. The board may issue a provisional
					 temporary permit to an applicant for any license or permit provided for by
					 these rules who is otherwise completely qualified for such license or permit,
					 save for possessing an H-1 or equivalent visa as may be required by these
					 rules, provided that the applicant has completed all applicable requirements
					 and procedures for issuance of a license or permit and is eligible for an H-1
					 or equivalent visa under rules and regulations promulgated by the United States
					 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
B. A provisional temporary permit issued
					 under this Section shall be of the same type and scope, and subject to the same
					 terms and restrictions, as the license or permit applied for, provided,
					 however, that a provisional temporary permit issued under this Section shall
					 expire, and become null and void, on the earlier of:
1. 90 days from the date of issuance of such
					 permit;
2. 10 days following the
					 date on which the applicant receives notice of INS action granting or denying
					 the applicant's petition for an H-1 or equivalent visa; or
3. the date on which the board gives notice
					 to the applicant of its final action granting or denying issuance of the
					 license or permit applied for.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-402 - Provisional Temporary Permit Pending Results of Criminal History Record Information

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A. The
					 board may issue a provisional temporary permit to an applicant for any license
					 or permit provided for by these rules who is otherwise completely qualified for
					 such license or permit, save for the board having received a report from the
					 Louisiana bureau of criminal identification and information of the office of
					 state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Bureau) or
					 the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice
					 (FBI), concerning state and national criminal history record information which
					 the board has requested pursuant to the Medical Practice Act or by these rules,
					 provided that the applicant has completed all applicable requirements and
					 procedures for issuance of a license or permit, submitted or attempted to
					 submit fingerprints and all other required information to the board necessary
					 to obtain criminal history record information and paid all applicable fees and
					 costs prescribed by these rules and the Medical Practice Act.
B. A provisional temporary permit issued
					 under this Section shall be of the same type and scope, and subject to the same
					 terms and restrictions, as the license or permit applied for, provided,
					 however, that a provisional temporary permit issued under this Section shall
					 expire, and become null and void, on the earlier of:
1. 90 days from the date of issuance of such
					 permit; or
2. the date on which the
					 board gives notice to the applicant of its final action granting or denying
					 issuance of the license or permit applied for following its receipt of criminal
					 history record information.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-403 - Visiting Physician Permits

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A.
					 The board may issue a visiting physician temporary permit to an applicant
					 physician who is invited by one or more physicians licensed under this Chapter
					 to participate or consult in diagnosis or treatment of a patient under care in
					 a Louisiana medical institution, provided that such invited physician:
1. possesses the qualifications for licensing
					 prescribed by §311. A 1-4;
2.
					 within a reasonable time prior to the intended consultation or treatment,
					 presents or causes to be presented to the board:
a. indisputable personal
					 identification;
b. verification
					 satisfactory to the board that the applicant holds a current unrestricted
					 license to practice medicine issued by the medical or osteopathic licensing
					 authority of another state or, if an alien, holds an unrestricted license or
					 other legal authorization to engage in the practice of medicine in his domicile
					 country; and
c. a written
					 recommendation by a physician licensed under this Chapter attesting to the
					 professional qualifications of the visiting physician assuming responsibility
					 for his professional activities and patient care, and specifying when and where
					 such activities or care will be provided.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-404 - Continuing Postgraduate Training beyond Year One

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A. The board shall issue a temporary permit
					 to an applicant of an approved American or Canadian medical school or college
					 (whether allopathic or osteopathic) for the purpose of participating in an
					 accredited program of postgraduate medical training (residency training),
					 beyond postgraduate year one, in a Louisiana medical school, college or other
					 medical institution that is fully accredited by the ACGME and approved by the
					 board.
B. Qualifications for
					 Permit. To be eligible for a temporary permit for postgraduate medical training
					 beyond year one, the applicant shall:
1.
					 possess all of the substantive qualifications for licensure specified by §311.
					 A 1-4;
2. have completed one year
					 of postgraduate training as required by §311. A 6;
3. have submitted documentation to the board
					 from the director of the program certifying the applicant's qualification for
					 and appointment to the postgraduate year two (PGY-2) or higher level of the
					 program; and
4. satisfy the
					 applicable fees prescribed in these rules and the Medical Practice
					 Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-405 - Short-Term Residency Permit; Fellowship Training Permit

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A. The board may issue an institutional
					 temporary permit to an applicant who is a commissioned physician of the Armed
					 Services of the United States for the purpose of receiving postgraduate
					 clinical training in a medical program approved by the board and conducted by a
					 Louisiana medical school, college, or other accredited medical institution
					 provided that such physician:
1. possesses
					 the qualifications for licensing prescribed by §311. A 1-4;
2. possesses a current unrestricted license
					 to practice medicine issued by the medical or osteopathic licensing authority
					 of another state, or has successfully passed the USMLE, FLEX, NBME, COMLEX-USA
					 or NBOME examinations in the manner specified by §311. A 5;
3. will participate in such postdoctoral
					 medical training program pursuant to and within the course and scope of his
					 orders and duties as a commissioned officer of the Armed Services;
4. within a reasonable time prior to the
					 commencement of such training program, presents or causes to be presented to
					 the board:
a. satisfactory documentation that
					 he possesses the qualifications required by this Section, including a certified
					 copy of his military orders authorizing and directing his participation in the
					 specified medical training program; and
b. written certification by the dean of the
					 medical school or college in which the applicant is to receive such training
					 that the applicant has been accepted for participation in such program subject
					 to the issuance of a permit by the board; and
5. satisfies the applicable fees prescribed
					 in these rules and the Medical Practice Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-408 - Telemedicine Permit Qualifications, Procedure, Issuance, Expiration and Renewal

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A.
					 Requirement for Permit/Qualifications. A physician who does not possess a
					 Louisiana medical license shall not engage in the practice of medicine in this
					 state via telemedicine, as defined in Chapter 75 of these rules, unless he or
					 she holds a telemedicine permit issued by the board. A telemedicine permit is a
					 limited license that provides lawful authority to a physician who does not hold
					 a current, unrestricted Louisiana medical license to practice telemedicine with
					 respect to patients located in this state. To be eligible for a telemedicine
					 permit an applicant shall:
1. possess the
					 qualifications for licensing prescribed by
					 §311 of these rules;
2. possess an unrestricted license to
					 practice medicine issued by the medical licensing authority of a state other
					 than Louisiana (whether allopathic or osteopathic);
3. have completed a board-approved
					 application and satisfied the applicable fee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-411 - Graduate Education Temporary Permit/Short-Term IMG Training Permit; Fellowship Training Permit

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In General.
					 The board may issue a Graduate Education Temporary Permit (GETP) to an
					 international medical graduate (a graduate of a medical school located outside
					 of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico) for the purpose of enrolling and
					 participating in an accredited program of postgraduate medical education
					 (residency or fellowship) at a Louisiana medical school, college, or other
					 accredited medical institution, upon documentation of the qualifications,
					 satisfaction of the procedural requirements and compliance with the conditions
					 and limitations prescribed by this Section.
B. Qualifications for Permit. To be eligible
					 for a GETP, an international medical graduate (IMG) shall:
1. be at least 21 years of age;
2. be a citizen of the United States or
					 possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United
					 States duly issued by the commissioner of the INS of the United States pursuant
					 to the Immigration and Nationality Act and the commissioner's regulation
					 thereunder, as evidenced by an exchange visitor (J-1), temporary worker (H-1B)
					 or immigrant visa, or INS-issued or approved work permit or by a pending
					 application for such visa or permit;
3. be of good moral character, as defined by
					 §303 A;
4. possess a doctor of
					 medicine or equivalent degree duly issued and conferred by a medical school or
					 college listed, at the time the degree was awarded, in the then-current edition
					 of the
World Directory of Medical Schools
published by the
					 World Health Organization; and
5.
					 possess the standard certificate of the (ECFMG), provided it was issued on the
					 basis of examination taken in accordance with the standards, restrictions and
					 limitations prescribed by
					 §387 of these rules; and
6. have received a written commitment from an
					 accredited Louisiana medical school, college, or other accredited medical
					 institution formally appointing the IMG to a postgraduate medical education
					 training program which is conducted by such medical school, college, or other
					 medical institution and which is fully accredited by (and not on probational
					 status with) the ACGME, subject only to the board's issuance of a GETP to the
					 applicant; and agreeing to furnish to the board the periodic reports required
					 by §411. F 2-3; and
7. satisfy the
					 applicable fees prescribed in these rules and the Medical Practice
					 Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter H - Restricted Licensure, Permits › Section XLV-412 - Emergency Temporary Permits

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A.
					 As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following
					 meanings.
Allied Health Care Practitioner
- an
						individual, other than a physician, authorized by the board to practice in this
						state as an athletic trainer pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:3301 through 3312; as a clinical exercise
						physiologist pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:3421 through 3433; as a clinical
						laboratory scientist pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:1311 through 1329; as a midwife pursuant
						to
						R.S.
						37:3240 through 3257; as an occupational
						therapist or occupational therapy assistant pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:3001 through 3014; as a perfusionist
						pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:1331 through
						37:1343;
						as a physician assistant pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:1360.21 through 1360.38; as a podiatrist
						pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:611 through 628; as a polysomnographic
						technologist or polysomnographic technician pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:2861 through 2870; as a private
						radiological technologist pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:1292; or as a respiratory therapist or
						respiratory therapy assistant pursuant to
						R.S. 37:3351
						through 3361.
Board
- the Louisiana State Board of
						Medical Examiners established pursuant to
						R.S.
						37:1263.
DHH
- the Louisiana Department of Health
						and Hospitals or its successor in title.
Physician
- an individual authorized by
						the board to practice medicine in this state, pursuant to R.S.
						37:1261-1291.
B. The board may issue
					 an emergency temporary permit to an individual to practice as a physician or
					 allied health care practitioner, valid for a period of not more than 60 days,
					 to provide voluntary, gratuitous medical services in this state during a public
					 health emergency, and for such periods thereafter as DHH shall deem the need
					 for emergency services to continue to exist, at sites specified by DHH or
					 approved by the board, provided such individual:
1. holds a current, unrestricted license in
					 good standing issued by the licensing authority of another state to practice
					 the profession for which the permit is sought; and
2. presents or causes to be presented to the
					 board in advance of providing medical services:
a. indisputable personal
					 identification;
b. a copy of his or
					 her professional license or other information deemed satisfactory by the board
					 on which to verify out-of-state licensure;
c. a completed application and/or such
					 information as may be required by the board; and
d. as to an allied health care practitioner
					 required by the laws of this state to practice under physician supervision,
					 designation of a physician who will serve in such capacity.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-413 - Issuance of License

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A. If the
					 qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by
					 §311 and
					 §313 or
					 §323 and §325, or
					 §353 are met to the satisfaction of the
					 board, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to engage in the
					 practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana.
B. A license issued under
					 §311 of this Chapter shall be issued by
					 the board within 30 days following the reporting of the applicant's passing
					 scores to the board. A license issued under any other section of this Chapter
					 shall be issued by the board within 15 days following the meeting of the board
					 next following the date on which the applicant's application, evidencing all
					 requisite qualifications, is completed in every respect.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270 and
						37:1274.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-415 - Expiration of Licenses and Permits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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 annually
					 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.
B. A license issued pursuant to the waiver of
					 qualifications provided by
					 §315 of this Chapter shall become null
					 and void on the earlier of the date prescribed by §415. A or the date on which
					 the physician's appointment as a professor to the medical school or college,
					 upon which the waiver was granted by the board, is terminated.
C. The timely submission of a properly
					 completed application for renewal of a license, but not a permit, as provided
					 by §417 of this
					 Chapter, 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
						37:1280.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-417 - Renewal of License; Prerequisite Condition

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every license issued by the board under
					 this Chapter 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 fees prescribed in these rules and the Medical Practice Act, and
					 documentation of satisfaction of the continuing medical education requirements
					 prescribed by Subchapter K 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.
C. Initial application for renewal of a
					 license, issued on the basis of a commitment for year two of postgraduate
					 clinical training under §311. A.6.b shall, as a prerequisite to renewal
					 consideration, be accompanied by documentation satisfactory to the board of the
					 completion of year two of such training.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1270(A)(8),
						37:1271,
						37:1272,
						37:1274,
						37:1275.1,
						37:1280 and
						37:1281.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-418 - Reduced Renewal Fees for Certain Physicians

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The fee otherwise required for annual
					 renewal of licensure will be reduced by one-half in favor of a physician who
					 holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the board and who
					 has, prior to the first day of the year for which such renewal will be
					 effective:
1. attained the age of 70
					 years;
2. voluntarily surrendered
					 to the issuing authorities his or her state license and federal registration to
					 prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances; and
3. made application to the board for such
					 reduced licensure renewal fee, upon a form supplied by the board, verifying the
					 conditions requisite to such reduced fee and consenting to revocation of any
					 license renewed pursuant to this Section upon a finding by the board that the
					 licensee, following issuance of licensure renewal pursuant to this Section,
					 continued to hold, obtained, or sought to obtain state licensure or federal
					 registration to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled
					 substances.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-419 - 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 provided, provided that application for
					 reinstatement is made within four years of the date of expiration. A physician
					 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 the
					 applicable rules of this Chapter.
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
					 requirements of §433-449 of Subchapter K 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 the board with a recent photograph;
2. that the applicant possess a current,
					 unrestricted license 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
					 issued by another state, that the applicant take and successfully pass:
a. all or a designated portion of the USMLE,
					 COMLEX-USA, SPEX or COMVEX-USA examination; or
b. a written certification or recertification
					 examination by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical
					 Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-421 - Authority to Issue and Renew Licenses, Certificates, Registrations or Permits

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A. The
					 board, acting through its president or designee, may approve the issuance and
					 renewal of any license, certificate, registration, permit or other necessary
					 authority that the board is authorized to issue with respect to a physician or
					 an allied health care practitioner who satisfies and meets all requirements
					 prescribed by law or applicable board regulation for issuance or renewal of
					 such license, permit, certificate, registration or authority. In the event that
					 a question exists with respect to an applicant's qualifications, the
					 application or renewal shall be referred to the entire board.
B. For purposes of this Section, an
allied health care practitioner
is an individual who holds any
					 form of health care practitioner license, certificate, registration or permit
					 that the board is authorized to issue, other than as a physician, including but
					 not limited to: an acupuncturist, acupuncture assistant, or acupuncture
					 detoxification specialist pursuant to R.S. 37:1356-1360; an athletic trainer
					 pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3301 through 3312; a clinical exercise
					 physiologist pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3421 through 3433; a clinical laboratory
					 scientist pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1311 through 1329; a midwife pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3240 through 3257; an occupational
					 therapist or occupational therapy assistant pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3001 through 3014; a perfusionist pursuant
					 to
					 R.S.
					 37:1331 through
					 37:1343;
					 a physician assistant pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1360.21 through 1360.38; a podiatrist
					 pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:611 through 628; a polysomnographic
					 technologist or polysomnographic technician pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:2861 through 2870; a private radiological
					 technologist pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1292; or a licensed respiratory therapist
					 pursuant to
					 R.S. 37:3351
					 through 3361.
C. In the event of a
					 conflict between the provisions of this Section and those of any other Section
					 in this Part, the provisions of this Section shall govern.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1261-1292,
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-422 - Reports to the Board; Suspension, Termination, Non-Renewal, Surrender, Resignation or Withdrawal from Postgraduate Medical Training

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A. A physician participating in an accredited
					 postgraduate medical training program (program) in this state under the
					 authority of a registration, permit or license issued by the board shall
					 report, and shall request that the program report, to the board in writing his
					 or her suspension, termination, non-renewal, surrender, resignation or
					 withdrawal from the program within 30 days of such action.
B. In the event of a conflict between the
					 reporting requirements of Subsection A of this Section and a physician's duty
					 to self-report under
					 R.S.
					 37:1285(A)(31) or a
					 program's duty to report under Louisiana Health Care Professionals Reporting
					 Act,
					 R.S.
					 37:1745.11-37:1745.17,
					 respectively, the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 37:1285(A)(31) and
					 37:1745.11-37:1745.17,
					 shall govern.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1261-1292,
						37:1270,
						R.S.
						37:1285 A(31),
						R.S.
						37:1745.11-37:1745.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-423 - Exemptions to Licensure; Emergency Transfer of Patients

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A. In addition to the exemptions to licensure
					 provided by
					 R.S.
					 37:1291, a license to practice medicine shall
					 not be required for a physician-member of a transport team providing emergency
					 or other medical care to an acutely ill patient during transfer or
					 transportation to or from a hospital in this state provided such physician is
					 duly licensed to practice medicine by the medical licensing authority of
					 another state.
B. The exemption
					 provided by Subsection A of this Section, shall also apply to any license,
					 certificate or registration of any allied health care professional, which the
					 board is authorized to issue, who is a member of a transport team providing
					 emergency or other medical care to an acutely ill patient during transfer or
					 transportation to or from a hospital in this state provided such allied health
					 care practitioner is duly licensed to practice his profession by the medical
					 licensing authority of another state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1261-1292, and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement and Exemptions › Section XLV-424 - Exemption to Licensure; Out-of-State Physician Orders

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A. Definitions. As used in this Section the
					 following terms shall have the meanings specified.
Established Patient
-a patient who is
						currently under the care of out-of-state physician for a diagnosed medical
						condition or complaint.
Out-of-state Physician
-a physician who
						is duly licensed to practice medicine in any state or jurisdiction of the
						United States other than Louisiana.
Routine Diagnostic Testing
-laboratory
						testing and radiologic studies, and such other diagnostic testing as the board
						may in its discretion determine to be routine upon written application, which
						is needed for the on-going evaluation or monitoring of the patient's condition
						or response to therapy.
State
-any state or jurisdiction of the
						United States.
B. A license
					 to practice medicine in this state shall not be required for routine diagnostic
					 testing ordered by an out-of-state physician for an established patient
					 provided:
1. the physician-patient
					 relationship was initiated by an in-person, face-to-face visit in a state other
					 than Louisiana where the out-of-state physician is duly licensed to practice
					 medicine;
2. the order can be
					 verified by the health care facility or provider to which or to whom it is
					 presented. While verification need not occur in every instance, the order
					 should be verified if:
a. the out-of-state
					 physician or the institution from which the order was generated is unknown to
					 the provider; or
b. there are other
					 circumstances that would cause a prudent professional acting in the usual scope
					 of practice to suspect non-compliance with the provisions of this Section;
					 and
3. the results of
					 such testing are provided directly to the ordering out-of-state
					 physician;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter J - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-425 - Necessity for Registration

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A. As
					 used in this Section,
postgraduate year one (PGY-1)
or
internship
means the first year of postgraduate training
					 following graduation from a medical school or college (whether allopathic or
					 osteopathic) approved by the board. For purposes of this Section PGY-1 includes
					 only the first year of any such training following graduation from a medical
					 school or college and does not include training which may be designated PGY-1
					 level subsequent to prior training at such level in any specialty, field, or
					 program.
B. No person who does not
					 possess a license or permit issued under this Chapter shall enroll or
					 participate in a PGY-1 medical educational program, or internship, unless he is
					 duly registered with the board pursuant to this Subchapter.
C. Notwithstanding registration under this
					 Subchapter, no person who does not possess a license or permit issued under
					 this Chapter shall enroll or participate in a first year postgraduate medical
					 educational program, an internship, or any other program howsoever designated
					 or whenever taken, which permits or requires such persons to exercise
					 independent medical judgment, assume independent responsibility for patient
					 care, or otherwise to engage in the practice of medicine.
D. Upon a finding that a person or registrant
					 has violated the proscriptions of this Section, the board may:
1. suspend or revoke such person's
					 registration under this Subchapter or impose probationary conditions
					 thereon;
2. consider and declare
					 such person or registrant ineligible for a medical license or permit under this
					 Chapter; and/or
3. cause the
					 institution of judicial proceedings against such person for injunctive relief,
					 costs, and attorneys fees, pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1286.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter J - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-427 - Qualifications for Registration

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A. To
					 be eligible for registration under this Subchapter, an applicant shall possess
					 all of the substantive qualifications for licensure specified by §311. A 1-4
					 and shall be a graduate of an approved American or Canadian medical school or
					 college (whether allopathic or osteopathic).
B. The burden of satisfying the board as to
					 the qualifications and eligibility of the applicant for registration shall be
					 upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such
					 qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such
					 qualifications in the manner prescribed by, and to the satisfaction of, the
					 board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter J - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-429 - Procedural Requirements

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A. In
					 addition to the substantive qualifications specified in §427, to be eligible
					 for registration under this Subchapter, an applicant shall:
1. submit to the board a completed
					 application, upon forms supplied by the board, subscribed by the applicant and
					 by the administrator or chief executive officer of the hospital or medical
					 institution in which the postgraduate program is to be conducted, accompanied
					 by a recent photograph of the applicant;
2. make a personal appearance, by
					 appointment, before a member of the board or its designee, or at the office of
					 the board before its designated officer, and present evidence of the
					 qualifications specified by §427; provided, however, that an applicant who has
					 completed his medical (whether allopathic or osteopathic) education but who
					 does not yet possess a degree as required by §311. A.4 may be deemed eligible
					 for registration upon submission to the board of a letter subscribed by the
					 dean of an approved medical school or college (whether allopathic or
					 osteopathic), certifying that the applicant has completed his academic and
					 medical education at such school or college, that the applicant is a candidate
					 for the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine or
					 doctor of osteopathy at the next scheduled convocation of such school or
					 college, and specifying the date on which such degree will be awarded;
					 and
3. pay the applicable fees, as
					 provided in these rules and the Medical Practice Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - Physicians › Subchapter J - Postgraduate Year One (Internship) Registration › Section XLV-431 - Issuance and Term of Registration

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A.
					 If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated
					 by §427 are met to the
					 satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue a certificate to the applicant
					 evidencing his registration under this Subchapter for enrollment and
					 participation in a first year postgraduate (internship) program in the state of
					 Louisiana.
B. Registration issued
					 under this Subchapter shall be effective on and as of the date on which an
					 applicant's postgraduate medical education program is to commence.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270.