Chapter XLV

A. Definitions. As used in this Chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise. Board - the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Commercially Reasonable Terms and C onditions - those terms and conditions that would be re…

A. Except as provided in §4337 of this Subchapter, no physician shall make a referral to any healthcare facility for the receipt of healthcare services in which the referring physician or an immediate family member of the referring physician maintains a direct or indirect ownersh…

A. If any rule, provision, or item of this Chapter or the application thereof is held invalid as in excess of or inconsistent with statutory or constitutional authority, such invalidity shall not affect other rules, provisions, items, or applications, and to this end the rules an…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the qualifications and requirements prerequisite to issuance of a license or permit to practice polysomnographic technology in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3305 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Boar…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to the examination for licensure as a polysomnographic technologist in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3317 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical …

A. Violation of the prohibitions set forth in §6505, or providing false or misleading statements in connection with any application required by this Subchapter, shall be deemed to constitute just cause for the suspension, revocation, refusal to issue, or the imposition of probati…

A. For noncompliance with any of the provisions of this Chapter, the board may, in addition to or in lieu of administrative proceedings pursuant to the preceding paragraph, suspend, revoke, or cancel a physician's registration as a dispensing physician or impose such restrictions…

A. The board may reinstate any registration which has been suspended, revoked, canceled, conditioned, or restricted by the board; provided, however, that no registration which has been revoked or canceled shall be reinstated by the board within five years of the effective date of…

A. To be eligible for registration as a dispensing physician for all medication, including but not limited to controlled substances and drugs of concern, a physician shall, as of the date of the application: 1. possess a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine duly iss…

A. Application for registration as a dispensing physician shall be made upon forms supplied by the board. B. Application forms and instructions pertaining thereto may be obtained upon written request directed to the office of the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-6515 …

A. An application for registration as a dispensing physician under this Chapter shall include: 1. the applicant's full name, home address, and the municipal and post office addresses of each office or other location at which the applicant practices medicine in the state of Louisi…

A. The submission of an application for registration as a dispensing physician shall have the same effect as the submission of an application for medical licensure, as provided in Board Rule 365 (to be codified at §1145 of these rules). Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-6519 …

A. Medications shall be dispensed in such bottles, containers, or other packages as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to safeguard the dispensed medication against contamination, adulteration or deterioration, or spillage or other inadvertent loss. Notes La. Admin. Code …

A. All medications in the possession of a registrant shall be physically stored and maintained in such location and in such manner as to reasonably secure all such medications against contamination, adulteration, deterioration, loss, accidental destruction, theft, and access or u…

A. The records and documents required under Subchapter D of these rules shall be kept, stored, and maintained in such location and manner as to reasonably secure such records and documents against lost, destruction, theft, or access by unauthorized persons. B. All records and doc…

A. Absolute Prohibitions. A physician shall not prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, sell, give, or otherwise use to or for any person for the purpose of weight control or weight reduction in the treatment of obesity any amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine, or phe…

A. General Conditions. A physician shall not prescribe, dispense, or administer a Schedule III or Schedule IV anorectic for the purpose of weight reduction or control in the treatment of obesity, except as an adjunct to a therapeutic regimen of weight reduction based on prescribe…

A. The prohibitions, conditions, and limitations on the use of Schedule III and Schedule IV anorectic medications prescribed by § 6905 . B and § 6907 of this Subchapter shall not be applicable to a physician engaged in the conduct of a controlled scientific study of the efficacy …

A. Availability of Exceptions. Upon written application to the board made in accordance with this Subsection, the board may authorize a physician, with respect to an identified individual patient, to exceed or otherwise depart from the prohibitions, conditions, and limitations on…

A. Any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed unprofessional conduct and conduct in contravention of the board's rules, in violation of R.S. 37:1285(A)(13) and (30) , respectively, as well as violation of any other applicable provision …

A. A prescriber or pharmacy required to obtain prior authorization from a third party payor shall complete the Louisiana Uniform Prescription Drug Prior Authorization Form referenced below in §8003, either in written form or its electronic equivalent. B. In the event a third part…

Click here to view image Click here to view image Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-8003 Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 44 2155 ( 12/1/2018 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:1006.1(C) and 46:460.33(B).

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the certification of private radiological technologists. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-8183 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 13:577 (Octob…

A. For processing an application for certification of a private radiological technologist as to proficiency, a fee of $35, of which $25 represents a nonrefundable processing fee, shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-8185 Promulgated by the Departme…

A. Any prehearing motion, other than an unopposed initial motion for continuance of hearing which may be granted by the executive director, shall be referred for decision to the presiding officer of the hearing panel designated with respect to the proceeding for ruling. The presi…

A. After filing and notice of an administrative complaint has been served pursuant to § 9905 of this Chapter: 1. the parties or their respective counsel shall, within the time frames established by the prehearing conference order, provide the other with a list of all witnesses an…

A. The prohibitions contained in Section 4235 of this Subchapter shall not apply to healthcare services furnished by a healthcare facility provided that: 1. the rural hospital in whose primary service area such facility is located is offered the option to participate in the owner…

A. Any violation or failure of compliance with the provisions of this Subchapter shall be deemed a violation of the Medical Practice Act, R.S. 37:1285 , providing cause for the board to suspend the license of a physician culpable of such violation or take such other action as the…

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 …

A. Except as provided in §449, the CME requirements prescribed by this Subchapter prerequisite to renewal or reinstatement of licensure shall not be applicable to a physician: 1. engaged in military service longer than one year's duration outside of Louisiana; 2. who has held an …

A. As part of the respective CME requirements for each board licensee, every physician and/or any allied healthcare provider licensee seeking the initial renewal of licensure, whether such license was originally issued by the board on the basis of examination, reciprocity or rein…

A. A physician assistant may be supervised by two or more supervising physicians practicing in any professional or clinical setting provided that: 1. any physician providing supervision meets and satisfies all of the qualifications, procedures and other requirements of Chapter 15…

A. A physician assistant may receive compensation, salary or wages only from his or her employer and may neither render a statement for service directly to any patient nor receive any payment, compensation or fee for services directly from any patient. B. Nothing in this Section …

A. The practice of a physician assistant shall include the performance of medical services that are delegated by the supervising physician and are within the scope of the physician assistant's education, training, and licensure. A physician assistant is considered to be and is de…

A. 1. A physician assistant who is registered with the board pursuant to § 1521 of these rules to prescribe medication and/or medical devices may, to the extent delegated by a supervising physician: a. issue prescriptions for medication or medical devices to a patient of the supe…

A. The supervising physician (SP) is responsible for the supervision, control, and direction of the physician assistant (PA) and retains responsibility to the patient for the competence and performance of the PA. B. An SP may delegate medical services identified as core competenc…

A. A physician qualified, registered and approved under this Part, who is not registered as a physician assistant's primary supervising physician, shall be designated as locum tenens physician for such physician assistant. B. If the physician assistant to be supervised is registe…

A. For each practice setting, a PA and SP shall develop and implement a meaningful performance plan for evaluating whether the PA has performed medical services delegated by the SP with professional competence and with reasonable skill and safety to patients. At a minimum, the pl…

A. The board may refuse to issue, or may suspend, revoke or impose probationary or other restrictions on, any license issued under this Chapter, or issue a private or public reprimand, for the following causes: 1. conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a…

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the practice of occupational therapy in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-4901 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:767 (November 1986). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promu…

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Activities of Daily Living -the components of everyday activity. Activity Limitation -the exclusion of certain activities, or restrictions in method of duration of performance. Assistive/Adaptive E…

A. This Subchapter provides the minimum standards for occupational therapy practice applicable to all persons licensed to practice occupational therapy in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-4905 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resource…

A. Occupational therapists have the responsibility to identify clients who may present problems in occupational performance that would require an evaluation. B. Occupational therapists may screen independently or as members of a team. C. Screening methods shall be appropriate to …

A. A client is appropriately referred to occupational therapy for remediation, maintenance, or prevention when the client has, or appears to have, a dysfunction or potential for dysfunction in occupational performance or performance skills . B. Clients shall be referred to occupa…

A. No individual shall engage in the practice of occupational therapy in this state in the absence of a current license or permit duly issued by the board . Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-4927 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiner…

A. No person who is not licensed under this Chapter as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant , or whose license has been suspended or revoked , shall use, in connection with his name or place of business, the words " occupational therapist ," "licensed oc…

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…