Chapter XLV

A. A data verification process and procedures for appeals and waivers shall be used to correct inaccurate quality rating data and address unforeseen and aberrant factors affecting teacher preparation providers. 1. The LDE shall establish a data verification process for preparatio…

A. A traditional teacher preparation program is a baccalaureate degree program that includes a minimum of 120 credit hours of coursework and required practice experiences. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, an approved teacher education program shall be no more than 120 cr…

A. An alternate teacher preparation program is a program that includes a minimum number of credit or contact hours of coursework or training and required practice experiences. There are three types of alternative teacher preparation programs. 1. The practitioner teacher program m…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the licensing, certification, and registration of physicians and surgeons. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-123 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners,…

A. Certification of an applicant for advanced practice may be issued by the board for either the conservative treatment of the ankle or the surgical treatment of the ankle, or both, depending upon an applicant's education and training. B. Qualifications for Certification in Conse…

A. A license which has expired may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures hereinafter set forth, provided that application for reinstatement is made within four years of the date of expiration. A podiatrist whose license has lapsed and expired for a p…

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Advisory Committee - the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Physician Assistants Advisory Committee constituted under R.S. 37:1270.1 . Applicant -a person on whose behalf the board has rece…

A. As used in this Chapter the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Applicant - a person who has applied to the board for a license to engage in the practice of occupational therapy in the state of Louisiana. Application - a written request directed to and received …

A. As used in this Chapter and Chapter 51, the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Acupuncture Practice Act or Act - R.S. 37:1356 - 1360 , as hereafter amended or supplemented. Acupuncture - treatment by means of mechanical, thermal, or electrical stimulation effec…

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Applicant - a person who has applied to the board for a license to engage in the practice of midwifery or for a permit as an apprentice midwife in the state of Louisiana. Application -a request dir…

A. Clinical experience in midwifery is required of every applicant for licensure and may be obtained in a variety of settings, including medical offices, clinics, hospitals, maternity centers, and in the home. Clinical experience must include instruction in basic nursing skills, …

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing education requisite to renewal of any license or permit issued under this Chapter. B. To be eligible for renewal of licensure or apprentice permit, a licensed midwife or apprentice midwife shall document, in a m…

A. As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings specified. Advisory Committee or Committee- the Respiratory Therapy Advisory Committee, as established, appointed and organized pursuant to R.S. 37:335…

A. The board may refuse to issue, or may suspend, revoke, or impose probationary or other restrictions on, any certificate issued under this Chapter for the following causes: 1. conviction of a crime or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal charge; 2. fraud, …

A. To be eligible for a license, an international medical graduate applicant shall: 1. possess all of the substantive qualifications for license specified by § 311 of this Chapter; 2. have taken and successfully passed the examination administered by the Educational Council on Fo…

A. The licensure and certification requirements of this Chapter shall not apply to: 1. clinical laboratory personnel practicing exclusively in, and in the course and scope of their employment by, a clinical laboratory operated by the United States government; 2. clinical laborato…

A. Single Program Approval. A program sponsor may be approved for a single program pursuant to the following procedures. 1. Not less than 120 days prior to the scheduled date of the proposed program, the program sponsor shall request approval of the program as a source of continu…

A. The submission of an application for licensing to the board shall constitute and operate as an authorization by the applicant to each educational institution at which the applicant has matriculated, each state or federal agency to which the applicant has applied for any licens…

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 ex…

A. A license which is expired without renewal may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures hereinafter provided. B. An application for reinstatement shall be made upon forms supplied by the board and accompanied by two letters of recommendation, one fro…

A. As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings specified. ABGC- American Board of Genetic Counseling, or its successor. ABMGG- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, or its successor. Act …

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…

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-e…

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the licensing and certification of medical psychologists in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3901 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 37:888 (March 2011). AUTHORITY …

A. Any category 1 education program, course, seminar or activity offered or sponsored by the organizations set forth in this Section shall presumptively be deemed approved by the board for purposes of qualifying as an approved continuing professional education. B. Approved sponso…

A. Within 90 days of the issuance of, reinstatement of and/or renewal of a license pursuant to R.S. 37:1310.1 ("IMLC license"), the license holder must provide the board with the following required for the practice of medicine pursuant to R.S. 1310.1, Section 5(d): 1. satisfactor…

A. The physician assistant and supervising physician shall: 1. within 15 days notify the board, in writing, of: a. the termination of the physician assistant's supervision relationship with a supervising physician or supervising group of physicians; b. the retirement or withdrawa…

A. The board may refuse to issue or renew, may suspend or revoke, or many impose probationary conditions on any occupational therapy or occupational therapy assistant license , if the licensee or applicant for license has been guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered…

A. The board may suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions and restrictions on any certification or license issued under this Part, upon a finding, following hearing, that such individual is culpable of: 1. conviction of a crime or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo conte…

A. The midwife shall obtain medical consultation or refer for medical care any woman who during the antepartum period: 1. develops edema of the face and hands; 2. develops severe, persistent headaches, epigastric pain, or visual disturbances; 3. develops a blood pressure of 140/9…

A. The following measures are permissible in an emergency situation: 1. cardiopulmonary-resuscitation; 2. episiotomy; 3. intramuscular or intravenous administration of pitocin or intramuscular administration of methergine for the control of postpartum hemorrhage; 4. intravenous (…

A. The board may refuse to issue, suspend for a definite period, revoke or impose probationary terms, conditions and restrictions on a license or permit for any of the following causes: 1. dereliction of any duty imposed by law; 2. incompetence as determined by standards of care …

A. The board may refuse to issue a license to, or suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions and restrictions on the license of an applicant for licensure or a licensed athletic trainer for any of the causes provided by R.S. 37:3308.1 of the Louisiana athletic trainers la…

A. The board may refuse to issue, renew or reinstate, or may suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions and restrictions on the holder of any license or permit to practice polysomnographic technology in this state or on an applicant, if the applicant, licensee or permit h…

A. General Requirements. A practitioner who performs or participates in an invasive procedure or performs a function ancillary to an invasive procedure shall, in performance of or participation in any such procedure or function, be familiar with, observe and rigorously adhere to …

A. As used in this Subchapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Anorectic - a drug, medication, or substance used or intended for use as an appetite suppressant. Schedule II Controlled Substance - any substance so classified under and pursuant to regulations…

A. Requisite Prior Conditions. Any physician offering or utilizing integrative or complementary medicine shall comply with the following rules. 1. Evaluation of the Patient. Prior to offering integrative or complementary medicine a physician shall perform an evaluation of the pat…

A. Constitution. An Integrative and Complementary Medicine Advisory Committee (the "advisory committee") to the board is hereby constituted to be composed, appointed and to have such functions as hereinafter provided. B. Composition and Qualifications. The advisory committee shal…

A. As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings specified. Active Clinical Relationship -shall mean that the physician has seen the patient professionally e.g., examined, diagnosed and/or treated the patient within the past 12 months. Board - the…

A. As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings specified. Anesthesia-a medical intervention that causes a temporary loss of sensation or awareness, usually for medical or veterinary purposes. It pre…

A. For all office-based surgical procedures, the level of sterilization shall meet current OSHA requirements. B. Complete medical records and documentation must be maintained for each surgical procedure including anesthesia records when applicable. For Level I, Level II, and Leve…

A. A physician shall create and maintain a continuous log by calendar date of all office-based surgical procedures. The log shall include patient identifiers and the type and duration of each procedure and remain at the physician's office-based surgery facility. The log shall be …

A. The advisory committee shall be composed of seven members, consisting of four physicians and three pharmacists. These members shall include: one physician designated by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans; one physician desig…

A. As used in this Chapter and in § 408 of these rules, unless the content clearly states otherwise, the following words and terms shall have the meanings specified. Board - the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, as constituted in the Medical Practice Act. Controlled Sub…

A. In the exercise of its duties the board has determined to define the term unprofessional conduct , as set forth in R.S. 37:1285(A)(13) , as conduct that includes but is not limited to the departure from, or the failure to conform to, the standards of acceptable and prevailing …

A. No physician shall: 1. issue a written request or recommendation for therapeutic marijuana unless he or she is registered with the board and complies with Louisiana law and the rules of this Chapter; 2. Repealed. 3. not delegate to any other healthcare professional or other pe…

A. Bulletin 996 is intended to guide educator preparation providers in the development and review of new and existing teacher preparation programs, early childhood ancillary certificate programs and/or educational leader preparation programs, to guide the review of teacher and/or…