Chapter XLV

A. For processing a licensee's annual renewal of license under § 417 of these rules, a fee of $300 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing a permit holder's annual renewal of a graduate medical education temporary permit, a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. C. F…

A. As used in this Chapter the following terms shall have the meanings specified. Reciprocity -the issuance of a license to practice podiatry in this state on the basis of podiatric licensure issued by another state podiatric licensing authority, pursuant to written examination a…

A. An applicant who possesses and meets all of the qualifications and requirements specified by § 1305 and/or 1307 of this Chapter, except for the requirement of successfully passing the examination specified by § 1305 . A.5 within the prior 10 years, shall nonetheless be eligibl…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to application to the board for licensure as a podiatrist in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-1323 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medica…

A. The submission of an application for licensure 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. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by this Chapter are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall license the applicant to engage in the practice of podiatry in the state of Louisiana. B. Licensure issued by the board unde…

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 the year in which such license or permit was issued. …

A. Every license or permit issued by the board 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 fee…

A. To assist the board in the review of an applicant's qualifications for licensure and renewal of licensure under this Chapter, the board shall constitute and appoint a Podiatry Advisory Committee (advisory committee) which shall be organized and shall function in accordance wit…

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing medical education (CME) requisite to the renewal or reinstatement of licensure as provided by § 1361 of these rules and prescribe the procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation of continuing medical…

A. Subject to the waiver of and exceptions to CME provided by § 1383 and 1385, respectively, every podiatrist seeking the renewal or reinstatement of licensure, to be effective on or after January 1, 2005, shall annually evidence and document, upon forms supplied by the board, th…

A. Any program, course, seminar or other activity offering Category 1 CME shall be deemed approved for purposes of satisfying the continuing medical education requirement under this Subchapter, if approved, sponsored or offered by: 1. the American Podiatric Medical Association, o…

A. A form for annual documentation and certification of satisfaction of the continuing medical education requirement prescribed by § 1373 shall be included with each application for renewal or reinstatement of licensure form mailed by the board pursuant to § 1361 Such form shall …

A. An applicant for renewal of licensure who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirement prescribed by these rules shall be given written notice of such failure by the board. Such notice shall be mailed to the most recent address of the lic…

A. Any licensee or applicant who falsely certifies attendance at and/or completion of the required continuing medical education requirement of § 1373 shall be deemed in violation of R.S. 37:624(2) and /or (15), providing cause for the board to suspend or revoke, refuse to issue, …

A. The board may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the CME required by these rules in favor of a podiatrist who makes written request to the board and evidences to its satisfaction a permanent physical disability, illness, financial hardship or other similar extenuating ci…

A. The CME requirement prescribed by this Subchapter prerequisite to renewal or reinstatement of licensure shall not be applicable to a podiatrist: 1. engaged in military service longer than one year's duration outside of Louisiana; 2. who has held an initial Louisiana license on…

A. For processing an application for licensure as a podiatrist, a fee of $300 shall be payable to the board. B. For issuing a temporary permit, a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. C. For registration for and taking of the oral examination administered by the board, a fee…

A. As used in this Section, postgraduate year one (PGY-1) or internship means the first year of postgraduate podiatric training, following graduation from a school or college of podiatry, that is approved by the Council of Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Med…

A. To be eligible for registration under this Subchapter an applicant shall possess all of the substantive qualifications for licensure specified by R.S. 37:613 and § 1305 and shall be a graduate of a podiatry school or college approved by the board. B. The burden of satisfying t…

A. In addition to the substantive qualifications specified in §1393, 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…

A. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by § 1393 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 PGY-1…

A. The advisory committee shall be authorized to advise the board on all matters specifically dealing with licensing or disciplining of physician assistants or the drafting and promulgating of regulations relating to physician assistants. The advisory committee shall also review …

A. 1. No person may act as or undertake to perform the functions of a physician assistant unless he has in his personal possession a current physician assistant license issued to him under this Chapter. 2. A physician assistant currently licensed by the board shall not prescribe …

A. To be eligible for licensure under this Chapter, an applicant shall: 1. be at least 20 years of age; 2. be of good moral character; 3. demonstrate his competence to provide patient services under the supervision and direction of a supervising physician by: a. being a graduate …

A. To be eligible for approval and registration under this Chapter, a proposed primary supervising physician or locum tenens physician shall, as of the date of the application: 1. be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana; and 2. have been in the active practice …

A. Application for licensure as a physician assistant must be made in a format approved by the board and must include: 1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses the qualifications set forth in § 1507 of this Chapter; 2. certification of…

A. A physician seeking to supervise a physician assistant, as either primary supervising physician or as locum tenens physician, shall first register with and be approved by the board as a supervising physician for the physician assistant. Application for approval and registratio…

A. Licensed midwife practitioners may provide care only to low risk clients determined by physician evaluation and examination to be normal for pregnancy and childbirth, and at low risk for the development of medical complications. Such care includes prenatal supervision and coun…

A. 1. If the qualifications, requirements and procedures of § 1507 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall license the applicant as a physician assistant. 2. If the qualifications, requirements and procedures of § 1521 are met to the satisfaction of the board, t…

A. 1. If all the qualifications, requirements and procedures of § 1508 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall approve and register a physician as a supervising physician. 2. If all the qualifications, requirements and procedures of § 1523 are met to the satisfa…

A. An applicant or physician assistant shall, by applying for or accepting licensure under this Chapter, be deemed to have given his consent to submit to physical or mental examinations when so directed by the board and to waive all objections as to the disclosure or admissibilit…

A. Initial licensure shall expire as of the last day of the year in which such license was issued. B. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed annually on or before the last day of the month in which the licensee was born, by submitting to the board a…

A. A license that has not been placed on in-active status pursuant to § 1517 of these rules, 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 provi…

A. The records required by this Subchapter shall be available for examination, inspection, copying, and verification of accuracy, currency, and completeness by the board or its designated employee or agent at any reasonable time, but without the necessity of prior notice by the b…

A. Legend Drugs, Medical Devices and Controlled Substances. To be eligible for registration of prescriptive authority, a physician assistant shall: 1. have completed a minimum of five hundred clinical training hours prior to graduation from an approved physician assistant educati…

A. Legend Drugs and Medical Devices. To be eligible for approval of registration to delegate authority to prescribe legend drugs or medical devices, or both, to a physician assistant a supervising physician shall: 1. satisfy the requirements of §1508; 2. Repealed. 3. have prepare…

A. Physician assistant application for registration of prescriptive authority shall be made upon forms supplied by the board and shall include: 1. proof, documented in a form satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses the qualifications for registration of prescriptiv…

A. Physician application for approval and registration of delegation of prescriptive authority to a physician assistant shall be made upon forms supplied by the board and shall include: 1. proof documented in a form satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses the quali…

A. Registration of prescriptive authority shall not be effective until the physician assistant receives notification of approval from the board. Such registration and the physician assistant's prescriptive authority shall terminate and become void, null and to no effect upon the …

A. For processing applications for licensure as an athletic trainer, a fee of $125 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-161 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 10:907 (November 1984), amended …

A. For processing an application for annual renewal of an athletic trainer's license, a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-163 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 10:907 (Novembe…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the licensing of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-171 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examine…

A. For processing an application for an occupational therapist's license a fee of $150 shall be payable to the board . B. For processing an application for an occupational therapy assistant's license a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board . C. For issuing a temporary permit,…

A. For processing an application for annual renewal of an occupational therapist's license , a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board . B. For processing an application for annual renewal of an occupational therapy assistant's license a fee of $75 shall be payable to the board…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the certification of physician acupuncturists, licensed acupuncturists and acupuncture detoxification specialists. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-183 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Huma…

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…