Chapter XLV

A. Notwithstanding current or prior approval pursuant to this Subchapter or by individual determination, the board's approval of any school, college, university or institution may be withdrawn at any time upon its affirmative finding that such school, college, university or insti…

A. The rules of this Subchapter designate the examination, passing score, restrictions, limitations and exceptions applicable to medical psychologist licensure in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3927 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board o…

A. The MP licensing examination approved and accepted by the board, pursuant to R.S. 37:1360.55 B(3), is the Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists (PEP), developed by the American Psychological Association practice organization's College of Professional Psychology and …

A. An applicant will be deemed to have successfully passed the examination upon attaining a score equivalent to the passing score required by the PEP and its contractor, the Professional Examination Service, or their successor(s) organizations. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § X…

A. Applicants shall be required to authorize the PEP and the Professional Examination Service to release their testing scores to the board each time the applicant-examinee attempts the examination according to the procedures for such notification established by the PEP. B. An app…

A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the requirements applicable to issuance, termination, renewal and reinstatement of a license to practice medical psychology in this state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3935 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, B…

A. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures set forth in this Chapter are met to its satisfaction the board shall issue a license to the applicant to engage in the practice of medical psychology in this state. B. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures set …

A. Every license or certificate issued under this Chapter shall expire and thereby become null, void and to no effect the following year on the last day of June B. The timely submission of a properly completed application for renewal of a license shall operate to continue an expi…

A. Every license or certificate issued by the board shall be renewed annually on or before the last day of June by submitting to the board a properly completed renewal application, in a format specified by the board, together with the renewal fee prescribed by Chapter 1 of these …

A. A license or certificate that has expired without renewal may be reinstated by the board provided that application is made within two years of the date of expiration. B. A MP whose license and/or certificate has expired for a period in excess of two years or who is otherwise i…

A. The rules of this Subchapter identify the constitution, functions and responsibilities of the medical psychology advisory committee to the board. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XLV-3945 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 37…

A. The board shall constitute and appoint a Medical Psychology Advisory Committee which shall be organized and function in accordance with the MP Act and these rules. B. Composition. The committee shall be comprised of five members, consisting of: 1. one physician selected from a…

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide standards for the continuing professional education required for annual renewal of a license to practice as a medical psychologist, and prescribe procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation thereof. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46…

A. To be eligible for license renewal a MP shall evidence and document in a format specified by the board the successful completion of 35 hours of approved continuing professional education that includes: 1. not less than 20 hours of continuing medical education relevant to the p…

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 medical psychology or psychology, and its primary objective must be to m…

A. Any category 1 education program, course, seminar or activity offered or sponsored by the organizations set forth in this Section shall presumptively be deemed approved by the board for purposes of qualifying as an approved continuing professional education. B. Approved sponso…

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 an annual renewal application. B. Any certification of continuing professional education activities not pr…

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 MP who makes written request for such waiver and evidences to the satisfaction of the board a permanent physical disability, illness, financial ha…

A. With respect to applicants who do not meet or possess all of the qualifications and requirements for licensing, the board may, in its discretion, issue such restricted licenses as are, in its judgment, necessary or appropriate to its responsibilities under law. Restricted lice…

A. The types of permits which the board may consider issuing, as enumerated in the following Sections of this Subchapter, shall not be construed to provide any right or entitlement whatsoever to the described permit, issuance of which shall be determined in the absolute discretio…

A. The rules of this Subchapter provide for the one-time continuing medical education (CME) requirement for controlled dangerous substances prerequisite to license renewal of an authorized prescriber, and prescribe definitions and the procedures applicable to approved/qualifying …

A. As used in this Subchapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings specified. Authorized Prescriber -a physician, podiatrist, physician assistant, medical psychologist and any other category of health care provider as may hereafter be licensed by the board und…

A. CME Requirement for Authorized Prescribers of CDS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, every authorized prescriber seeking the renewal of a license for the first time on and after January 1, 2019, shall, as part of the CME required by this Part, and as a conditio…

A. The board may issue a provisional temporary permit to an applicant for any license or permit provided for by these rules who is otherwise completely qualified for such license or permit, save for possessing an H-1 or equivalent visa as may be required by these rules, provided …

A. The board may issue a provisional temporary permit to an applicant for any license or permit provided for by these rules who is otherwise completely qualified for such license or permit, save for the board having received a report from the Louisiana bureau of criminal identifi…

A. The board may issue a visiting physician temporary permit to an applicant physician who is invited by one or more physicians licensed under this Chapter to participate or consult in diagnosis or treatment of a patient under care in a Louisiana medical institution, provided tha…

A. The board shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant of an approved American or Canadian medical school or college (whether allopathic or osteopathic) for the purpose of participating in an accredited program of postgraduate medical training (residency training), beyond po…

A. The board may issue an institutional temporary permit to an applicant who is a commissioned physician of the Armed Services of the United States for the purpose of receiving postgraduate clinical training in a medical program approved by the board and conducted by a Louisiana …

A. The board may issue an institutional temporary permit for the sole purpose of serving in an approved medical residency training program to a graduate of an American or Canadian medical school or college or school of osteopathic medicine who has taken the USMLE or COMLEX-USA ex…

A. Requirement for Permit/Qualifications. A physician who does not possess a Louisiana medical license shall not engage in the practice of medicine in this state via telemedicine, as defined in Chapter 75 of these rules, unless he or she holds a telemedicine permit issued by the …

A. In General. The board may issue a Graduate Education Temporary Permit (GETP) to an international medical graduate (a graduate of a medical school located outside of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico) for the purpose of enrolling and participating in an accredited prog…

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings. Allied Health Care Practitioner - an individual, other than a physician, authorized by the board to practice in this state as an athletic trainer pursuant to R.S. 37:3301 through 3312; as a clinica…

A. If the qualifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed or incorporated by § 311 and § 313 or § 323 and §325, or § 353 are met to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisi…

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 annually expire and thereby become null, void, and to no effect the following year on the first day of the month in which the li…

A. Within 90 days of the issuance of, reinstatement of and/or renewal of a license pursuant to R.S. 37:1310.1 ("IMLC license"), the license holder must provide the board with the following required for the practice of medicine pursuant to R.S. 1310.1, Section 5(d): 1. satisfactor…

A. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter 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 r…

A. The fee otherwise required for annual renewal of licensure will be reduced by one-half in favor of a physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the board and who has, prior to the first day of the year for which such renewal will be effective: 1…

A. A license which has expired may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures hereinafter provided, provided that application for reinstatement is made within four years of the date of expiration. A physician whose license has lapsed and expired for a per…

A. Scope of Chapter. The rules of this Chapter interpret, implement, and provide for the enforcement of R.S. 37:1744 and R.S. 37:1745 , requiring disclosure of a physician's financial interest in another health care provider to whom or to which the physician refers a patient and …

A. Definitions. As used in this Chapter: Board - the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Financial Interest - a significant ownership or investment interest established through debt, equity, or other means and held, directly or indirectly, by a physician or a member of a …

A. A physician shall not knowingly and willfully make or offer to make any payment, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to induce another person to refer an individual to the physician for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any health c…

A. Proportionate Return on Investment. Payments or distributions by an entity representing a direct return on investment based upon a percentage of ownership shall not be deemed a payment prohibited by R.S. 37:1745(B) or by § 4205 of these rules, provided that: 1. the amount of p…

A. Any violation of or failure of compliance with the prohibitions and provision of § 4205 of this Chapter shall be deemed a violation of the Medical Practice Act, R.S. 37:1285 or of the Podiatry Practice Act, R.S. 37:624 , as applicable, providing cause for the board to suspend …

A. The board, acting through its president or designee, may approve the issuance and renewal of any license, certificate, registration, permit or other necessary authority that the board is authorized to issue with respect to a physician or an allied health care practitioner who …

A. Mandatory Disclosure. A physician shall not make any referral of a patient outside the physician's group practice for the provision of health care items or services by another health care provider in which the referring physician has a financial interest (as defined by § 4203 …

A. Any arrangement or scheme, including cross-referral arrangements, which a physician knows or should know has a principal purpose of ensuring or inducing referrals by the physician to another health care provider, which, if made directly by the physician would be a violation of…

A. Required Contents. The disclosure required by § 4211 of this Chapter shall be made in writing, shall be furnished to the patient, or the patient's authorized representative, prior to or at the time of making the referral, and shall include: 1. the physician's name, address, an…

A. Effect of Violation. Any violation of or failure of compliance with the prohibitions and provision of § 4211 of this Chapter shall be deemed a violation of the Medical Practice Act, R.S. 37:1285 or of the Podiatry Practice Act, R.S. 37:624 , as applicable, providing cause for …

[Name of Physician/Group] [Address] [Telephone Number] _________________ DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST As Required by R.S. 37:1744 and LAC 46:XLV.4211-4215 ___________________ TO: ______________________________________________________ DATE: ____________ (Name of Patient to Be …