Chapter XLV

A. To be acceptable as qualified continuing professional education under these rules, an activity or program must have significant intellectual or practical content, dealing primarily with matters related to acupuncture, and its primary objective must be to maintain or increase t…

A. Any education program, course, seminar or activity accredited by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or its successor or recognized by the United States Department of Education shall be deemed approved by the board for purposes of qualif…

A. A format or method specified by the board for documenting and certifying completion of continuing professional education shall be completed by licensees and returned with or as part of an annual renewal application. B. Any continuing professional education activities not appro…

A. An applicant for license renewal who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirements 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 foll…

A. The board may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the continuing professional education required by these rules in favor of a licensed acupuncturist who makes written request for such waiver and evidences to the satisfaction of the board a permanent physical disability, i…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the licensing of clinical exercise physiologists. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-221 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 30:235 (February 2004). AUT…

A. For processing an application for a license as a clinical exercise physiologist, a fee of $150 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-223 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 30:235 (February 2004).…

A. For processing an application for annual renewal of a license as a clinical exercise physiologist, a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-225 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 30:23…

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the licensing of midwife practitioners to engage in the practice of midwifery in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2301 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:513 (Au…

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. The rules of this Subchapter govern the licensing of midwives. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2305 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:513 (August 1986), amended LR 17:779 (August 1991), Amended by the Department of H…

A. To be eligible for licensure as a licensed midwife, an applicant shall: 1. be at least 21 years of age and shall have graduated from high school or possess a graduate education diploma (GED); 2. be a citizen of or lawfully authorized to reside and be employed in the United Sta…

A. In addition to the substantive qualifications specified in §2307, to be eligible for a license, an applicant shall satisfy the procedures and requirements for application provided by § 2311 of this Chapter and successfully complete the examination identified in § 2317 of this …

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to licensing and certification of medical psychologists. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-231 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 37:888 (March 2011). AU…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to application to the board for licensure as a licensed midwife practitioner in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2311 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospita…

A. Application for licensing shall be made in a format prescribed by the board. Applications and instructions may be obtained from the boards web page or by personal or written request to the board. B. An application for licensing under this Chapter shall include: 1. proof, docum…

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 license, p…

A. The CPM examination administered by NARM, or such other certifying examination as the board may subsequently approve, shall be accepted by the board as a qualifying examination for purposes of midwifery licensure. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2317 Promulgated by the D…

A. To be eligible for examination an applicant shall make application to NARM in accordance with its procedures and requirements including verification of the applicant's clinical experience and skills essential to the practice of midwifery. Information on the examination process…

A. The dates and places where the examination for licensure as a midwife are given are scheduled by NARM. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2323 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:515 (August 1986), amended LR 17:779 (Augu…

A. For processing an application for licensure as a medical psychologist, a fee of $250 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing an application for certification of the advanced practice of medical psychology, a fee of $150 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. …

A. The board shall use the criteria for satisfactory passage of the examination adopted by NARM. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2331 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:515 (August 1986), amended LR 17:779 (August 1991),…

A. An applicant who fails the examination on two occasions shall not be considered for licensure until the applicant has completed not less than three months of additional educational or clinical instruction, courses, or programs as prescribed and approved by the board and therea…

A. With respect to applicants who do not meet or possess the practical experience requirements necessary for licensure, the board shall issue an apprentice permit which would authorize the applicant to obtain, under supervision, the required practical experience. B. Receipt of an…

A. An apprentice permit authorizes the permit holder to obtain the practical experience required for licensure under the supervision of a physician, certified nurse-midwife, or licensed midwife. B. An apprentice permit shall be issued by the board to an applicant who possesses al…

A. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by § 2307 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to engage in the practice of midwifery in the state of Louisiana. B. Repealed. Notes La. Admin. C…

A. Every license or permit issued by the board under this Chapter, the expiration date of which is not stated thereon or provided by these rules, shall expire, and thereby become null, void, and to no effect, on the last day of March of the second calendar year following the year…

A. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed biannually on or before its expiration by renewing on-line or by submitting to the board an application for renewal, together with the renewal fee prescribed in Chapter 1 of these rules. B. The renewal appli…

A. Any license not renewed on or before its expiration date shall be deemed expired for non-renewal. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2347 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:516 (August 1986), amended LR 17:779 (August 19…

A. A license which has expired due to non-renewal may be reinstated by submitting an application for reinstatement in a manner prescribed by the board, together with the renewal fee prescribed by Chapter 1 of these rules. B. Any person who applies for license reinstatement within…

A. For processing a medical psychologist's annual renewal of license, a fee of $200 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing a medical psychologist's annual renewal of a certificate of advanced practice, a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code t…

A. Every applicant seeking licensure must successfully demonstrate competency in the basic sciences of human anatomy, human physiology, biology, psychology, and nutrition, as prescribed by §2353, and complete a course on the theory of pregnancy and childbirth, in clinical instruc…

A. Every applicant seeking licensure must, as a condition of eligibility for licensure, demonstrate cognitive competence in the basic sciences of human anatomy, human physiology, biology, psychology, and nutrition by evidencing successful completion of: 1. one college-level cours…

A. The board shall maintain and periodically revise a list of approved courses, texts, and trainers covering the subject matters which shall comprise a course of study in the theory of pregnancy and childbirth. The board may use the list as a guideline in determining the acceptab…

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. Apprentice midwife practitioners must obtain their clinical experience under the immediate personal supervision of a physician, certified nurse-midwife, or a licensed midwife. B. Senior apprentice midwives may obtain the clinical experience requisite to licensure under the gen…

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. Documentation and/or certification of satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall be made in a manner prescribed by the boards renewal application. B. Certification of continuing education activities that are not presumpti…

A. An applicant for renewal of a license or permit who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing education requirements prescribed by these rules shall be given written notice of such failure by the board. The license or permit of the applicant shall remain in full force a…

A. The board may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the continuing education required by these rules in favor of a licensed midwife or apprentice midwife who makes written request for such waiver to the board and evidences to the satisfaction of the board a permanent physic…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the board's issuance of a license or permit to practice polysomnographic technology in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-241 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of …

A. For processing an application for a license as a polysomnographic technologist a fee of $150 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing an application for a permit as a polysomnographic technician a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46…

A. For processing an application for annual renewal of the license of a polysomnographic technologist a fee of $75 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing an application for renewal of the permit of a polysomnographic technician a fee of $50 shall be payable to the board…

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the licensing of respiratory therapists in Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2501 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:767 (November 1986), amended by the Department of He…

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 rules of this Subchapter govern and prescribe the requirements, qualifications and conditions requisite to eligibility for licensure as a licensed respiratory therapist in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2505 Promulgated by the Department of H…

A. To be eligible and qualified to obtain a respiratory therapist license, an applicant shall: 1. be at least 18 years of age; 2. be of good moral character; 3. be a high school graduate or have the equivalent of a high school diploma; 4. be a graduate of a respiratory care educa…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the board's issuance of a license or provisional license to practice perfusion in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-251 Promulgated by the Department of Health Hospitals, Board of Medical E…

A. Graduation from a respiratory care education program, or the successful completion of all program requirements established by the NBRC for entry level respiratory therapy credentialing, is among the required qualifications for respiratory therapy licensure. This qualification …

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…