Chapter XLV

A. Every certificate or license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed annually on or before the last day of the year in which it was issued by submitting to the board a properly completed application for renewal, in a format specified by the board, together with…

A. A license that 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 …

A. Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist. The board may issue an emergency temporary permit to an acupuncture detoxification specialist, valid for a period of not more than 60 days, to provide voluntary, gratuitous acu detox services in this state during a public health emergency…

A. To assist the board on matters relative to acupuncture, an acupuncture advisory committee is hereby constituted, to be composed and appointed and to have such duties and responsibilities as hereinafter provided. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2139 Promulgated by the Dep…

A. The board shall constitute and appoint an acupuncture advisory committee which shall be organized and function in accordance with the provisions of this Subchapter. B. Composition. The committee shall be comprised of five members selected by the board, four of whom shall be li…

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional education required for annual renewal of a license to practice as a licensed acupuncturist, and prescribe procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation thereof. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. …

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. 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. An applicant shall have attended and successfully completed an educational program and formal training meeting either of the following standards in preparation for the position of radiologic technologist prior to making application for certification. 1. An educational program …

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. 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. 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. 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. A person who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice respiratory therapy issued by the medical licensing authority of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, shall only be eligible for licensure in this state if the applicant…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to application to the board for licensure of a licensed respiratory therapist in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2515 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human …

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, doc…

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 governmental agency to which the applicant has applied for any license, p…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to the examination for the licensure of respiratory therapists. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2521 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR…

A. The Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care (the "committee"), as established, appointed and organized pursuant to R.S. 37:3356 of the Act is hereby recognized by the board. B. The committee shall: 1. have such authority as is accorded to it by the Act; 2. function and meet as …

A. The examinations accepted by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:3354 are the National Board for Respiratory Care entry level credentialing examination and the advanced practitioner registry credentialing examination or their successor(s). Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2523 …

A. For processing an application for a license as a licensed perfusionist a fee of $300 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing an application for a provisional license as a perfusionist a fee of $200 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2…

A. An applicant who failed to obtain a passing score upon taking the entry level credentialing examination offered by the NBRC four times shall be ineligible for licensure under this Chapter. B. An applicant who is ineligible for licensure pursuant to Subsection A of this Section…

A. An applicant will be deemed to have successfully passed a credentialing examination if he attains a score equivalent to that required by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a passing score. B. Applicants for licensure shall be required to authorize the National Board fo…

A. If the qualifications, requirements and procedures prescribed or incorporated in Subchapter B this Chapter are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue a license to the applicant to practice respiratory therapy in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , …

A. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter shall expire, and thereby become null, void and to no effect each year on the last day of the month in which the licensee was born. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2541 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human…

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…