Chapter XLV

A. The board may grant a temporary work permit to practice, effective for a period of 60 days, to an applicant who has made application to the board for a license as a respiratory therapist, who: 1. is currently credentialed in respiratory therapy by the NBRC, and who is not othe…

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional education requisite to the annual renewal of licensure as a licensedrespiratory therapist, as required by § 2543 and § 2555 of these rules, and prescribe the procedures applicable to satisfaction an…

A. Subject to the exceptions specified in § 2569 of this Subchapter, to be eligible for renewal of licensure a respiratory therapists shall, within each year during which he holds a license, evidence and document, upon forms or in another format acceptable to the board, the succe…

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 respiratory care; 2. have pre-est…

A. Any program, course, seminar, workshop or other activity meeting the standards prescribed by § 2557 shall be deemed approved for purposes of satisfying continuing education requirements under this Subchapter, if sponsored or offered by one of the following organizations: the A…

A. A continuing professional education program or activity sponsored by an organization or entity that is not approved by the board pursuant to § 2557 must be evaluated and approved by the advisory committee in order to be accepted for purposes of meeting the continuing professio…

A. For processing an application for annual renewal of a genetic counselors license, a fee of $75 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-265 Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 45 1070 ( 8/1/2019 ). AUTHORITY NOTE:…

A. Annual documentation and certification of satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall accompany a licensed respiratory therapist's application for renewal of licensure pursuant to § 2543 of these rules. B. A licensed respi…

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

A. The board may, in its discretion upon the recommendation of the advisory committee, waive all or part of the continuing professional education required by these rules in favor of a respiratory therapist who makes a written request for such waiver to the board and evidences to …

A. The continuing professional education requirements prescribed by this Subchapter for renewal of licensure shall not be applicable to: 1. a respiratory therapist employed exclusively by, or at an institution operated by the United States Government; or 2. a respiratory therapis…

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the licensing of perfusionists in Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2701 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 40:1371 (July 2014). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe certain restrictions on and requirements for supervision of students enrolled in a respiratory care education program as that term is defined in these rules. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2571 Promulgated by the Department of Heal…

A. A student or trainee providing respiratory care to patients as permitted by R.S. 37:3361(3) in the course of a student's clinical training shall: 1. be supervised in accordance with the provisions of § 2575 of this Subchapter; 2. be identified to patients and licensed practiti…

A. A person pursuing a course of study leading to certification or registry in respiratory care shall engage in the practice of respiratory care only under the supervision of a licensed respiratory therapist or a physician who actively practices respiratory care, as provided in t…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the licensing of genetic counselors. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-261 Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 45 1070 ( 8/1/2019 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in a…

A. For processing an application for licensing a genetic counselor, a fee of $125 shall be payable to the board. B. For processing a genetic counselor temporary license (examination permit), a fee of $100 shall be payable to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-263 Pr…

A. The board may issue a license to practice as a licensed perfusionist to an individual who has made application to the board. To be eligible for licensure as a licensed perfusionist an applicant shall: 1. be at least 18 years of age; 2. be of good moral character; 3. be a high …

A. Graduation from an accredited perfusion education program is among the required qualifications for licensure as a perfusionist. This qualification shall be deemed to be satisfied if, as of the date of the applicant's graduation, such program is accredited by the Commission on …

A. The board may issue a license to practice as a licensed perfusionist to an applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license to practice as a perfusionist duly issued by the licensing authority of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, …

A. The board may issue a license to practice as a provisional licensed perfusionist to an individual who has made application to the board. To be eligible for a provisional license an applicant shall: 1. meet and satisfy all of the qualifications, procedures and requirements spec…

A. General Provisions. Except as provided in § 3529 B, the fee for obtaining or renewing a license or certificate as provided in this Chapter shall be as follows. 1. clinical laboratory scientist (all categories) $65 2. cytotechnologist $65 3. laboratory assistant $40 4. phleboto…

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 licensure as a licensed perfusionist in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-2721 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiner…

A. The examination accepted by the board for licensure as a licensed perfusionist is the certification examination for clinical perfusion administered by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor, or such other certifying entity as the board may subsequently…

A. An applicant who fails to obtain a passing score upon taking any part of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion's certification examination four times shall not thereafter be considered for licensure until successfully completing such continuing education or additional…

A. An applicant will be deemed to have successfully passed the examination accepted by the board if he or she attains a score equivalent to that required by American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) as a passing score. B. Applicants shall be required to authorize the ABCP…

A. Every license issued by the board to a licensed perfusionist shall be renewed every two years on or before the last day of the month in which the licensee was born by submitting to the board: 1. a renewal application in a format prescribed by the board; 2. documentation of sat…

A. A perfusionist's license which has expired for less than five 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 by the boar…

A. A perfusionist's license may be placed on inactive status by giving notice to the board in writing, at least thirty days prior to the time prescribed for license renewal, on forms prescribed by the board. A perfusionist whose license is on inactive status shall be excused from…

A. The Advisory Committee on Perfusion (the "committee") as established, appointed and organized pursuant to R.S. 37:1339 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 as prescribed by th…

A. A licensed perfusionist shall, within each two year period in which he or she holds a license, successfully complete a minimum of thirty units of continuing education, not less than ten of which shall be in category I courses meeting the standards prescribed by the ABCP. B. Fo…

A. Any program, course, seminar, workshop or other activity meeting the standards prescribed by the ABCP, the American Medical Association ("AMA"), any AMA recognized medical specialty certification organization, the Louisiana State Medical Society or the Louisiana Hospital Assoc…

A. Documentation of satisfaction of the continuing education requirement prescribed by this Subchapter need not accompany an application for licensure renewal; however, an applicant shall certify the satisfaction of such requirements. B. A record or certificate of attendance shal…

A. An applicant for renewal of licensure who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing education requirement prescribed by these rules 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 perio…

A. Any employing physician may petition the board to approve an individualized and specific course of study to be attended and successfully completed by said physician's employee as a condition precedent to making application for certification of that employee as a private radiol…

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

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the certification as to proficiency of private radiologic technologists to perform diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examinations or both in the private office of a physician or in clinics in which a physician practices as provided under R…

Applicant - a person who has applied to the board for a certificate to perform diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examinations or treatments or both in the private office of a physician or in clinics in which a physician practices and under the direct supervision of a physici…

A. No person may perform or attempt to perform a diagnostic or therapeutic radiological examination or treatment in the private office of a physician or in a clinic in which a physician practices unless he has in his personal possession a certificate issued to him under this Chap…

A. To be eligible for certification under this Chapter, an applicant shall: 1. be at least 18 years of age; 2. be of good moral character; 3. have successfully completed a four-year course of study in a secondary school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educ…

A. General. The board may, in its discretion, issue such temporary licenses as are in its judgment necessary or appropriate to its responsibilities under law. A temporary license shall be designated and known as a permit. B. Effect of Permit. A permit entitles the holder to engag…

A. Application for certification as a private radiologic technologist must be made upon forms supplied by the board and must be submitted by the proposed supervising physician, and shall be required as a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of said physician's license t…

A. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures of § 2907 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall certify the applicant as a private radiologic technologist. B. Each private radiologic technologist certificate issued under this Chapter shall be endorsed a…

A. The private radiologic technologist shall: 1. at all times retain in his personal possession a copy of the certificate issued under this Chapter; and 2. comply with the reasonable request by the board for personal appearances and/or information relative to the functions, activ…

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 Chapter govern the licensing of physicians to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-301 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 10:908 (November 1984),…