Chapter XLV

A. Generally. Applicants that qualify by education, experience, or training but have not taken or passed an approved nationally recognized certification examination may be granted a temporary license or temporary certificate that will allow that individual to engage in the practi…

A. An individual whose license has lapsed and who has not been actively engaged in the practice of clinical laboratory science during the preceding period of not more than seven years may have his or her license or certificate reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee and the de…

A. If an applicant meets the qualification requirements of this Chapter for the category in which the license or certificate is requested and otherwise complies with the requirements of this Chapter, the board shall issue the applicant a license or certificate for the practice of…

A. General Requirements. Application for licensure or certification under this Chapter shall be made on a form supplied by the committee. Such form, and any supporting documentation required to be submitted therewith, shall provide information sufficient to assure the applicant s…

A. Expiration. Every license or certificate issued by the board under this Chapter, the expiration date of which is not stated thereon or otherwise 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 li…

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. An applicant who possesses and meets all of the qualifications and requirements specified by §311-313 of this Chapter, including but not limited to the restrictions and limitations prescribed by §387, save for successfully passing the examinations in the manner specified by § …

A. All clinical laboratory personnel licensed or certified under this Chapter shall satisfy the continuing education requirements of this Subchapter. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3531 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 2…

A. Effective January 1, 1995, every person licensed or certified under this Chapter shall complete a minimum of 12 contact hours of continuing education (1.2 Continuing Education Units, or CEUs) each calendar year. No carryover credit shall be allowed for excess credit earned in …

A. Except as otherwise provided, one hour of continuing education credit shall be awarded for the first contact hour of a continuing education program. Thereafter, for programs lasting longer than one hour, one continuing education hour shall be awarded for every 50 contact minut…

A. Deemed Approved. The following sources of continuing education shall be deemed approved for purposes of satisfying the continuing education requirements of this Chapter without prior submission to the committee or board: 1. professional meetings sponsored by approved professio…

A. Any continuing education offering submitted to the board for consideration as an approved source of continuing education credit shall meet the following standards: 1. provide a structured learning experience; 2. provide appropriate subject matter reflecting the professional ed…

A. Single Program Approval. A program sponsor may be approved for a single program pursuant to the following procedures. 1. Not less than 120 days prior to the scheduled date of the proposed program, the program sponsor shall request approval of the program as a source of continu…

A. Form. Each applicant for renewal of licensure or certification shall certify his or her compliance with the continuing education requirements of this Chapter on a form recommended by the committee and approved by the board. Such form shall provide for submission of documentati…

As Approved by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as of November 20, 1994 Center of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Education, Inc. P.O. Box 20348 Long Beach, CA 90801 Telephone: (310) 430-1105 Education Evaluators International, Inc. P.O. Box 5397 Los Alamitos, CA …

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to application to the board for licensing as a physician in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-359 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Me…

A. Application for unrestricted licensing shall be made upon forms supplied by the board. B. Application forms and instructions pertaining thereto may be obtained at any time from the board's web page at www.lsbme.org or upon written request directed to the office of the board, 6…

A. Any diploma or other document required to be submitted to the board by an IMG applicant which is not in the English language must be accompanied by a certified translation thereof into English. B. Repealed. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-363 Promulgated by the Departmen…

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 any licens…

A. The rules of this Chapter govern the licensing of clinical exercise physiologists to engage in the practice of clinical exercise physiology in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3701 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Med…

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 clinical exercise physiology in the state of Louisiana. Application - a written request directed to and …

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the licensing of clinical exercise physiologists who, in order to practice clinical exercise physiology or hold themselves out as a clinical exercise physiologist, or as being able to practice clinical exercise physiology or to render clinic…

A. To be eligible for a license, an applicant shall: 1. be at least 21 years of age; 2. be of good moral character as defined by § 3703 of this Chapter; 3. be a citizen of the United States or possess a valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States, du…

A. The following persons and their activities are exempt from the licensing requirements of this Chapter: 1. any person employed or supervised by a licensed physician whose primary duty is to provide graded exercise testing within the confines of the physician's office. The super…

A. Examinations recognized by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:1272(5) as qualifying for a license to practice medicine include those examinations set forth and in the manner specified by § 311 . A.5 Application for taking Step 3 of the USMLE is made to the board. Notes La. Admin. C…

A. The rules of this Subchapter govern the procedures and requirements applicable to application to the board for licensing as a clinical exercise physiologist in the state of Louisiana. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3711 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospit…

A. Application for licensing shall be made upon forms supplied by the board. B. If application is made for licensing on the basis of examination to be administered by the board an initial application must be received by the board not less than 90 days prior to the scheduled date …

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 any licens…

A. For purposes of licensure, the board shall use the examination administered by and under contract with the American College of Sports Medicine. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3717 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 23:4…

A. To be eligible for examination an applicant for licensure must make application to the American College of Sports Medicine or its designated contract testing agency in accordance with procedures and requirements of the American College of Sports Medicine. Information on the ex…

A. The American College of Sports Medicine certification examination for clinical exercise physiologists is given annually (examination dates are subject to change by the American College of Sports Medicine). In Louisiana, examination centers are located in New Orleans and Monroe…

A. The American College of Sports Medicine Examination may be observed by a representative appointed by the board. The representative is authorized and directed by the board to obtain positive photographic identification from all applicants for licensure appearing and properly re…

A. An applicant-examinee who engages or attempts to engage in conduct which subverts or undermines the integrity of the examination process shall be subject to the sanctions specified in § 3729 of this Subchapter. B. Conduct which subverts or undermines the integrity of the exami…

A. When, during the administration of the examination the board's representative has reasonable cause to believe that an applicant-examinee is engaging or attempting to engage, or has engaged, or attempted to engage, in conduct which subverts or undermines the integrity of the ex…

A. An applicant who is found by the board, prior to the administration of the examination, to have engaged in conduct or to have attempted to engage in conduct which subverts or undermines the integrity of the examination process may be permanently disqualified from taking the ex…

A. The board shall use the criteria for satisfactory performance of the examination adopted by the American College of Sports Medicine. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3731 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 23:409 (April 1…

A. Applicants for licensure shall request the American College of Sports Medicine to notify the board of the applicant's scores upon each taking of the examination according to the procedures for such notification established by the American College of Sports Medicine. Notes La. …

A. With respect to any written examination the successful passage of which is a condition to any license or permit issued under the Chapter, an applicant having failed to obtain a passing score upon taking any such examination four or more times shall not thereafter be considered…

A. The submission of an application for examination by the board shall constitute and operate as an acknowledgment and agreement by the applicant that the liability of the board, its members, committees, employees and agents, and the state of Louisiana to the applicant for the lo…

A. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by §3705-3715 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to engage in the practice of exercise physiology in the state of Louisiana. B. A license issu…

A. Every license 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 was issued. B. Notwithstanding …

A. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed annually on or before its date of expiration by submitting to the board an application for renewal, upon forms supplied by the board, together with a renewal fee as prescribed by Chapter 1 of these rules and…

A. A license which is expired without renewal may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures hereinafter provided. B. An application for reinstatement shall be made upon forms supplied by the board and accompanied by two letters of recommendation, one fro…

A. The advisory committee on clinical exercise physiology (the "committee"), as established, appointed, and organized pursuant to R.S. 37:3427 of the Act is hereby recognized by the board. B. The committee shall: 1. have such authority as is accorded it by the Act; 2. function as…

A. The advisory committee is authorized by the board to: 1. advise and assist the board in the ongoing evaluation of the clinical exercise physiology licensing examination required by the board; 2. provide advice and recommendations to the board respecting the modification, amend…

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional education requisite to the annual renewal of licensure as a clinical exercise physiologist, and prescribe the procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation of continuing professional educa…

A. To be eligible for renewal of licensure for 1998 and thereafter, a clinical exercise physiologist shall, within each year during which he holds licensure, evidence and document, upon forms supplied by the board, successful completion of not less than 10 contact hours, 1.0 Cont…

A. To be acceptable as qualified 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 clinical exercise physiology; 2. ha…

A. Any program, course, seminar, workshop, or other activity meeting the standards prescribed by § 3755 sponsored, offered, or approved by the American College of Sports Medicine or by the Louisiana Association of Exercise Physiologists shall be presumptively approved by the boar…

A. A continuing professional education program sponsored by an organization or entity not deemed approved by the board pursuant to the information above may be pre-approved by the board as a program qualifying and acceptable for satisfying continuing professional education requir…