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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter F - Advisory Committee on Clinical Exercise Physiology › Section XLV-3747 - Organization; Authority and Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The advisory committee on clinical
					 exercise physiology (the "committee"), as established, appointed, and organized
					 pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:3427 of the Act is hereby recognized by
					 the board.
B. The committee shall:
1. have such authority as is accorded it by
					 the Act;
2. function as prescribed
					 by the Act;
3. advise the board on
					 issues affecting the licensing of clinical exercise physiologists and on the
					 regulation of clinical exercise physiology in the state of Louisiana;
					 and
4. perform such other functions
					 and provide such additional advice and recommendations as may be requested by
					 the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter F - Advisory Committee on Clinical Exercise Physiology › Section XLV-3749 - Delegated Duties and Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The advisory committee is authorized by
					 the board to:
1. advise and assist the board
					 in the ongoing evaluation of the clinical exercise physiology licensing
					 examination required by the board;
2. provide advice and recommendations to the
					 board respecting the modification, amendment, and supplementation of rules and
					 regulations, standards, policies and procedures respecting clinical exercise
					 physiology licensure and practice;
3. serve as a liaison between and among the
					 board, licensed clinical exercise physiologists, and exercise physiology
					 professional associations;
4.
					 receive reimbursement for attendance at board meetings and for other expenses
					 when specifically authorized by the board;
5. evaluate organizations and entities
					 providing or offering to provide continuing professional education programs for
					 clinical exercise physiologists and provide 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
					 §3759 of these rules;
6. review documentation of continuing
					 professional education by clinical exercise physiologists, verify the accuracy
					 of such documentation, and evaluation of and make recommendations to the board
					 with respect to whether programs and activities evidenced by applicants for
					 renewal of licensure comply with and satisfy the standards for such programs
					 and activities prescribed by these rules; and
7. 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 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3751 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional
					 education requisite to the annual renewal of licensure as a clinical exercise
					 physiologist, and prescribe the procedures applicable to satisfaction and
					 documentation of continuing professional education in connection with
					 application for renewal of licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3753 - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To be eligible
					 for renewal of licensure for 1998 and thereafter, a clinical exercise
					 physiologist shall, within each year during which he holds licensure, evidence
					 and document, upon forms supplied by the board, successful completion of not
					 less than 10 contact hours, 1.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
B. One Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
					 constitutes and is equivalent to 10 hours of participation in an organized
					 continuing professional education program approved by the board and meeting the
					 standards prescribed in this Subchapter. One continuing professional education
					 hour is equal to 0.1 of a CEU. Ten hours, or 1.0 CEUs, are required to meet the
					 standards prescribed by this Subchapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3755 - Qualifying Continuing Professional Education Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To be acceptable as qualified continuing
					 professional education under these rules a program shall:
1. have significant and substantial
					 intellectual or practical content dealing principally with matters germane and
					 relevant to the practice of clinical exercise physiology;
2. have pre-established written goals and
					 objectives, with its primary objective being to maintain the participant's
					 competence in the practice of clinical exercise physiology;
3. be presented by persons whose knowledge
					 and/or professional experience is appropriate and sufficient to the subject
					 matter of the presentation;
4.
					 provide a system or method for verification of attendance or course completion;
					 and
5. be a minimum of one
					 continuous hour in length.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3757 - Approval of Program Sponsors

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
					 program, course, seminar, workshop, or other activity meeting the standards
					 prescribed by
					 §3755 sponsored, offered, or approved by the
					 American College of Sports Medicine or by the Louisiana Association of Exercise
					 Physiologists shall be presumptively approved by the board for purposes of
					 qualifying as an approved continuing education program under these
					 rules.
B. Upon the recommendation
					 of the advisory committee, the board may designate additional organizations and
					 entities whose programs, courses, seminars, workshops, or other activities
					 shall be deemed approved by the board for purposes of qualifying as an approved
					 continuing professional education program under this proposal.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3759 - Approval of Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
					 continuing professional education program sponsored by an organization or
					 entity not deemed approved by the board pursuant to the information above may
					 be pre-approved by the board as a program qualifying and acceptable for
					 satisfying continuing professional education requirements under this Subchapter
					 upon written request to the board therefor, upon a form supplied by the board,
					 providing a complete description of the nature, location, date, content, and
					 purpose of such program and such other information as the board or the advisory
					 committee may request to establish the compliance of such program with the
					 standards prescribed by §3755 Any such request for pre-approval respecting a
					 program which makes and collects a charge for attendance shall be accompanied
					 by a nonrefundable processing fee of $30.
B. Any such written request shall be referred
					 by the board to the advisory committee for its recommendation. If the advisory
					 committee's recommendation is against approval, the board shall give notice of
					 such recommendation to the person or organization requesting approval and such
					 person or organization may appeal the advisory committee's recommendation to
					 the board by written request delivered to the board within 10 days of such
					 notice. The board's decision with respect to approval of any such activity
					 shall be final. Persons and organizations requesting pre-approval of continuing
					 professional education programs should allow not less than 60 days for such
					 requests to be processed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3761 - 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
					 professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall be mailed
					 by the board to each clinical exercise physiologist subject to such
					 requirements with the application for renewal of licensure form mailed by the
					 board. Such form shall be completed and delivered to the board with the
					 licensee's renewal application.
B.
					 Any certification of continuing professional education not presumptively
					 approved by the board pursuant to these rules, or pre-approved by the board in
					 writing, shall be referred to the advisory committee for its evaluation and
					 recommendations. If the advisory committee determines that a program or
					 activity certified by an applicant for renewal in satisfaction of continuing
					 professional education requirements does not qualify for recognition by the
					 board or does not qualify for the number of CEUs claimed by the applicant, the
					 board shall give notice of such determination to the applicant for renewal and
					 the applicant may appeal the advisory committee's recommendation to the board
					 by written request delivered to the board within 10 days of such notice. The
					 board's decision with respect to approval and recognition of any such program
					 or activity shall be final.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3763 - Failure to Satisfy Continuing Professional Education Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant for
					 renewal of licensure who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing
					 professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall be given
					 written notice of such failure by the board. The license of the applicant shall
					 remain in full force and effect for a period of 60 days following the mailing
					 of such notice, following which it shall be deemed expired, unrenewed, and
					 subject to revocation without further notice, unless the applicant shall have,
					 within such 60 days furnished the board satisfactory evidence, by affidavit,
					 that:
1. the applicant has satisfied the
					 applicable continuing professional education requirements;
2. the applicant is exempt from such
					 requirements pursuant to these rules; or
3. the applicant's failure to satisfy the
					 continuing professional education requirements was occasioned by disability,
					 illness, or other good cause as may be determined by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3765 - Waiver of Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may, in its discretion and upon the recommendation of the advisory
					 committee, waive all or part of continuing professional education required by
					 these rules in favor of a clinical exercise physiologist who makes written
					 request for such waiver to the board and evidences to the satisfaction of the
					 board a permanent physical disability, illness, financial hardship, or other
					 similar extenuating circumstances precluding the individual's satisfaction of
					 the continuing professional education requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 37 - Clinical Exercise Physiologists › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3767 - Exception to Continuing Professional Education Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The continuing
					 professional education requirements prescribed by this Subchapter as requisite
					 to renewal of licensure shall not be applicable to a clinical exercise
					 physiologist who has held an initial license on the basis of examination for a
					 period of less than one year.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3421-3433 and
						37:1270(A)(6).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-3801 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Chapter govern the licensing of genetic counselors in Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-3809 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter govern and prescribe the requirements, qualifications
					 and conditions requisite to eligibility for licensure as a licensed genetic
					 counselor in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-3811 - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To be eligible and qualified to obtain a
					 genetic counselor license, an applicant shall:
1. possess one of the following degrees:
a. a masters degree from a genetic counseling
					 training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic
					 Counseling; or
b. a doctoral degree
					 from a medical genetics training program accredited by the American Board of
					 Medical Genetics and Genomics; and
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure › Section XLV-3813 - License by Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An
					 individual who possesses a current, unrestricted license, certificate or
					 registration to practice genetic counseling, issued by the medical licensing
					 authority of another state, shall be eligible for a license in this state if
					 the applicant:
1. possesses the requirements
					 and qualifications for licensure specified in this Subchapter;
2. satisfies the procedural and other
					 requirements specified in Subchapters C and D of this Chapter; and
3. is in good standing in the state in which
					 he or she is licensed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-3819 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements for application to the
					 board for licensure as a genetic counselor in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter C - Application › Section XLV-3821 - Application Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Application for licensure shall be made in a format approved by the
					 board.
B. Applications and
					 instructions may be obtained from the board's web page or by personal or
					 written request to the board.
C. An
					 application for licensure under this Chapter shall include:
1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory
					 to the board, that the applicant possesses the qualifications for licensure set
					 forth in this Chapter;
2. a recent
					 photograph of the applicant;
3.
					 certification of the truthfulness and authenticity of all information,
					 representations and documents contained in or submitted with the completed
					 application;
4. criminal history
					 record information, pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1270 B(7) and 1277;
5. payment of the applicable fee as provided
					 in Chapter 1 of these rules;
6. the
					 name, primary practice location and contact information of a collaborating
					 physician;
7. attestation by the
					 applicant certifying that he or she will not order or select laboratory tests
					 or other evaluations regarding hereditary or carrier conditions (or other
					 testing related to the practice of genetic counseling) in this state in the
					 absence of a collaborative practice agreement conforming to the requirements of
					 §6021 of these rules; and
8. such
					 other information and documentation as the board may require to evidence
					 qualification for licensure.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-3829 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
					 this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to the
					 examination for licensure of genetic counselors.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-3831 - Designation of Examination

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 examinations accepted by the board for licensure are the certification
					 examinations for:
1. a genetic counselor
					 offered by:
a. the American Board of Genetic
					 Counseling; and
b. the American
					 Board of Medical Genetics; or
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-3833 - Restriction, Limitation on Examination

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant who fails an examination four
					 times shall not thereafter be considered for licensure until successfully
					 completing such continuing professional education or additional training as may
					 be recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the board or as the
					 board may otherwise determine appropriate. For multiple failures beyond four
					 attempts such education or training may include, without limitation, repeating
					 all or a portion of any didactic and clinical training required for
					 licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter D - Examination › Section XLV-3835 - Passing Score

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant
					 will be deemed to have successfully passed the examination if he or she attains
					 a score equivalent to that required by the American Board of Genetic Counseling
					 or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics as a passing score for
					 the examination taken by the applicant-examinee.
B. Each time an applicant-examinee attempts a
					 certification examination the applicant shall inform the board of the
					 examination results and shall authorize the ABGC or the ABMGG to release their
					 test scores to the board according to the organizations procedures for such
					 notification.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-3841 - Issuance of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If the
					 qualifications, requirements and procedures prescribed or incorporated in
					 Subchapters B and C of this Chapter are met to the satisfaction of the board,
					 the board shall issue a license to the applicant to practice genetic counseling
					 in this state.
B. A license issued
					 under this Chapter shall designate whether an applicant's practice includes
					 those functions listed in §6021.B.1 of these rules and may be verified on the
					 boards web page.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-3843 - Expiration of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
					 license issued by the board under this Chapter shall expire, and thereby become
					 null, void and to no effect the following year on the last day of the month in
					 which the licensee was born.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-3845 - Renewal of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
					 license issued by the board under this Subchapter shall be renewed annually on
					 or before the last day of the month in which the licensee was born by
					 submitting to the board:
1. a renewal
					 application in a format prescribed by the board;
2. the renewal fee prescribed in Chapter 1 of
					 these rules; and
3. certification
					 that the applicant has:
a. complied with the
					 continuing professional education requirement as prescribed by Subchapter G of
					 these rules; or
b. not complied
					 with the continuing professional education requirement but is seeking a waiver
					 of such requirement, as provided by Subchapter G of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-3847 - Reinstatement of License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A license
					 which has expired as a result of non-renewal, for less than two years from the
					 date of expiration, may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions
					 and procedures hereinafter provided.
B. An application for reinstatement shall be
					 submitted in a format approved by the board and be accompanied by:
1. a statistical affidavit in a form provided
					 by the board;
2. a recent
					 photograph of the applicant;
3.
					 proof of satisfaction of the continuing professional education for each year
					 that the license lapsed, as set forth in Subchapter G of this
					 Chapter;
4. such other information
					 and documentation as is referred to or specified in this Chapter or as the
					 board may require to evidence qualification for licensure; and
5. the renewal fee set forth in Chapter 1 of
					 these rules, plus a penalty computed as follows:
a. if the application is made less than one
					 year from the date of expiration, the penalty shall be equal to the renewal fee
					 of the license;
b. if the
					 application is made more than one but less than two years from the date of
					 expiration, the penalty shall be equal to twice the renewal fee of the
					 license.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter E - Licensure Issuance, Termination, Renewal, and Reinstatement › Section XLV-3849 - Temporary License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 board may issue a temporary license, also known and designated as an
					 "examination permit," to an individual who meets and satisfies all of the
					 requirements and qualifications for genetic counselor licensure set forth in
					 this Chapter, except for having taken and passed the examination for
					 certification offered for his or her associated masters or doctoral degree, as
					 prescribed in Subchapter B of this Chapter.
B. Eligibility. To be eligible for an
					 examination permit an applicant shall:
1.
					 satisfy the procedures, qualifications and requirements for application
					 specified in Subchapters B and C of this Chapter;
2. hold active candidate status for the
					 certification;
3. not have failed
					 the certification examination associated with his or her active candidate
					 status more than one time;
4.
					 certify to the board that he or she shall:
a.
					 make application to take and take the certification examination associated with
					 his or her active candidate status on the next available date the examination
					 is offered;
b. only practice
					 genetic counseling under direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or
					 a physician, and only in accordance with a genetic supervision
					 contract;
5. not
					 otherwise be disqualified due to any ground for licensure denial provided by
					 the Act or these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter F - Genetic Counselor Advisory Committee › Section XLV-3855 - Organization; Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 Louisiana Genetic Counselor Advisory Committee (the "advisory committee"), as
					 established, appointed and organized pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1360.102 of the Act, is hereby recognized
					 by the board.
B. The purpose of the
					 committee is to advise and make recommendations to the board regarding the
					 practice of genetic counseling, including collaborative agreements and genetic
					 counselor licensure.
C. The
					 committee shall:
1. have such authority as is
					 accorded to it by the Act;
2.
					 function and meet as prescribed by the Act;
3. advise the board on issues affecting the
					 licensing of genetic counselors and regulation of genetic counseling in this
					 state;
4. make recommendations to
					 the board regarding model forms and examples of collaborative practice
					 agreements;
5. evaluate continuing
					 professional education programs for genetic counselors and provide
					 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
					 Subchapter G of these rules;
6.
					 serve as liaison between and among the board, licensed genetic counselors, and
					 professional organizations;
7.
					 perform such other functions and provide such additional advice as the board
					 may request; and
8. receive
					 reimbursement for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of
					 their duties with respect to attendance at committee meetings and for other
					 expenses when specifically authorized by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3861 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional
					 education requisite to the annual renewal of licensure as a licensed genetic
					 counselor, and prescribe the procedures applicable to satisfaction and
					 documentation of continuing professional education.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111,
						37:1270
						and
						37:1281.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3863 - Continuing Professional Educational Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Subject to the waiver of requirements and
					 exceptions specified in §3875 and §3877 of this Subchapter, to be eligible for
					 renewal of licensure a genetic counselor shall evidence and document, in a
					 format specified by the board, the successful completion of:
1. within each year during which he holds a
					 license:
a. not less than twenty-five contact
					 hours of continuing professional education sanctioned by the National Society
					 of Genetic Counselors or its successor; or
b. a reading assignment and proctored
					 examination in medical genetics provided by the American Board of Genetics and
					 Genomics or its successor; or
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3865 - Qualifying Continuing Professional Education Programs

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A. To be acceptable as qualifying continuing
					 professional education under these rules, a program shall:
1. have significant and substantial
					 intellectual or practical content dealing principally with matters germane and
					 relevant to the practice of genetic counseling;
2. have pre-established written goals and
					 objectives, with its primary objective being to maintain or increase the
					 participant's competence in the practice of genetic counseling;
3. be presented by individuals whose
					 knowledge and/or professional experience is appropriate and sufficient to the
					 subject matter of the presentation and is up to date;
4. provide a system or method for
					 verification of attendance or course completion;
5. be a minimum of 50 continuous minutes in
					 length for each contact hour of credit; and
6. allow participants an opportunity to ask
					 questions on the content presented.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3867 - Approval of Program Sponsors

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A. Any
					 program, course, seminar, workshop or other activity meeting the standards
					 prescribed by §3865 shall be deemed approved for purposes of satisfying
					 continuing professional education requirement under this Subchapter, if
					 sponsored or offered by one of the following organizations: the NSGC, the
					 ABMGG, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Louisiana Hospital
					 Association (LHA), or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
					 Organizations (JCAHO).
B. Upon the
					 recommendation of the advisory committee, or on its own motion, the board may
					 designate additional organizations and entities whose programs, courses,
					 seminars, workshops, or other activities shall be deemed approved by the board
					 for purposes of qualifying as an approved continuing professional education
					 program under §3865 or §3867
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3869 - Approval of Program

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A. A
					 continuing professional education program or activity sponsored by an
					 organization or entity that is not approved by the board pursuant to §3865 or
					 §3867 must be evaluated and approved by the advisory committee in order to be
					 accepted for purposes of meeting the continuing professional education
					 requirement for annual renewal of licensure. To be considered for approval the
					 sponsoring organization or entity shall submit a written request to the board.
					 For each continuing professional educational program presented for
					 consideration the following shall be provided:
1. a list of course goals and objectives for
					 each topic;
2. a course agenda
					 displaying the lecture time for each topic;
3. a curriculum vitae for each
					 speaker;
4. information on the
					 location, date(s), and target audience;
5. a copy of the evaluation form used for the
					 overall program topics and speakers; and
6. such other information as the advisory
					 committee may request to establish the compliance of such program with the
					 standards prescribed by §3865 or §3867
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3871 - Documentation Procedure

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A. Annual
					 documentation and certification of satisfaction of the continuing professional
					 education requirements prescribed by these rules shall accompany a licensed
					 genetic counselors application for renewal of licensure pursuant to §3845 of
					 these rules.
B. A licensed genetic
					 counselor shall maintain a record or certificate of attendance for at least
					 four years from the date of completion of the continuing professional education
					 program.
C. The board or advisory
					 committee shall randomly select for audit no fewer than 3 percent of the
					 licensees each year for an audit of continuing professional education
					 activities. In addition, the board or advisory committee has the right to audit
					 any questionable documentation of activities. Verification shall be submitted
					 within 30 days of the notification of audit. A licensee's failure to notify the
					 board of a change of mailing address will not absolve the licensee from the
					 audit requirement.
D. Any
					 certification of continuing professional education not presumptively approved
					 in writing by the board, pursuant to §3865 or §3867 of these rules, or
					 pre-approved by the advisory committee, pursuant to §3869, shall be referred to
					 the advisory committee for its evaluation and recommendations prior to
					 licensure denial or renewal.
E. If
					 the advisory committee determines that a continuing professional education
					 program or activity listed by an applicant for renewal does not qualify for
					 recognition by the board or does not qualify for the number of contact hours
					 claimed by the applicant, the board shall give notice of such determination to
					 the applicant. An applicant may appeal the advisory committee's recommendation
					 to the board by written request delivered to the board within 10 days of such
					 notice. The board's decision with respect to approval and recognition of such
					 program or activity shall be final.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3873 - Failure to Satisfy Continuing Professional Education Requirements

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A. An applicant for
					 renewal of licensure who fails to satisfy the continuing professional education
					 requirement prescribed by these rules shall be given written notice of such
					 failure by the board. The license of the applicant shall remain in full force
					 and effect for a period of 90 days following the mailing of such notice,
					 following which it shall be deemed expired, unrenewed and subject to suspension
					 or revocation without further notice, unless the applicant shall have, within
					 such 90 days, furnished the board satisfactory evidence by affidavit that:
1. the applicant has satisfied the applicable
					 continuing professional education requirement;
2. the applicant is exempt from such
					 requirement pursuant to these rules; or
3. the applicant's failure to satisfy the
					 continuing professional education requirement was occasioned by disability,
					 illness or other good cause as may be determined by the board pursuant to
					 §3875
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3875 - Waiver of Requirements

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A. The
					 board may, in its discretion and upon the recommendation of the advisory
					 committee, waive all or part of the continuing professional education required
					 by these rules in favor of a genetic counselor who makes a written request for
					 such waiver to the board and evidences to its satisfaction:
1. services in the armed forces of the United
					 States during a substantial part of the renewal period;
2. an incapacitating illness or
					 injury;
3. a permanent financial
					 hardship or other extenuating circumstances precluding the individual's
					 satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirement. Any licensed
					 genetic counselor submitting a continuing professional education waiver request
					 is required to do so on or before the date specified for the renewal of the
					 licensee's license by §3845 Any request received by the board past the date for
					 licensure renewal will not be considered for waiver but, rather, in accordance
					 with the provisions of §3847
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 38 - Genetic Counselors › Subchapter G - Continuing Professional Education › Section XLV-3877 - Exceptions to the Continuing Professional Education Requirements

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A. The continuing
					 professional education requirement prescribed by this Subchapter for renewal of
					 licensure shall not be applicable to a genetic counselor employed exclusively
					 by, or at an institution operated by the United States government.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1360.101-1360.111 and
						37:1270.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 39 - Medical Psychologists › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-3901 - Scope of Chapter and Definitions

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A. The rules of this Chapter govern the
					 licensing and certification of medical psychologists in the state of
					 Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1360.51-1360.72.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 39 - Medical Psychologists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for License › Section XLV-3905 - Scope of Subchapter

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A. The
					 rules of this Subchapter prescribe the requirements, qualifications and
					 conditions for licensure as a medical psychologist in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:1360.51-1360.72.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 39 - Medical Psychologists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for License › Section XLV-3907 - Qualifications for Licens e

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A. To be
					 eligible for a license to practice as a medical psychologist an applicant
					 shall:
1. possess a current, unrestricted
					 license in good standing to practice psychology duly issued by the
					 LSBEP;
2. be a citizen of the
					 Unites 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);
3.
					 be of good moral character as defined by Section 3903A of these
					 rules;
4. possess approved
					 certification in Basic Life Support (BLS);
5. possess:
a. a post-doctoral master's degree in
					 clinical psychopharmacology conferred by a regionally accredited institution
					 approved by the board; or
b.
					 equivalent training to a post-doctoral master's degree in clinical
					 psychopharmacology approved by the board;
6. have within the past 3 years, in
					 conformity with the restrictions and limitations prescribed by this Chapter,
					 taken and passed a national examination in psychopharmacology approved by the
					 board; and
7. not be otherwise
					 disqualified by any ground for denying a license provided by the MP Act or
					 these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 39 - Medical Psychologists › Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for License › Section XLV-3909 - Alternative Qualifications for License

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A. Provided application is made within 12
					 months of the effective date of these rules, an individual who desires to be
					 licensed as a MP may qualify for licensure pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 37:1360.55 A without compliance with the
					 requirements prescribed by Section 3907, upon submission of evidence
					 satisfactory to the board that the applicant possessed all of the following as
					 of January 1, 2010:
1. an unrestricted
					 license in good standing to practice psychology issued by the LSBEP;
2. an unrestricted certificate of
					 prescriptive authority issued by the LSBEP;
3. a controlled substance permit duly issued
					 by the Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy;
4. a controlled substance registration duly
					 issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and
5. as of the date of application, not be
					 otherwise disqualified by any ground for denying a license provided by the MP
					 Act or these rules.