Chapter XLV

A. A school, college, university or institution shall be concurrently considered approved by the board for purposes of qualification under this Chapter provided it: 1. is accredited by one of the six regional bodies recognized by the United States Department of Educations' Counci…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. As used in this Section, postgraduate year one (PGY-1) or internship means the first year of postgraduate training following graduation from a medical school or college (whether allopathic or osteopathic) approved by the board. For purposes of this Section PGY-1 includes only …

A. To be eligible for registration under this Subchapter, an applicant shall possess all of the substantive qualifications for licensure specified by § 311 . A 1-4 and shall be a graduate of an approved American or Canadian medical school or college (whether allopathic or osteopa…

A. In addition to the substantive qualifications specified in §427, 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 § 427 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 first …

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 § 417 of these rules and prescribe the procedures applicable to satisfaction and documentation of continuing medic…

A. Subject to the waiver of and exceptions to CME prescribed by § 445 and the special requirements attendant to initial renewal of licensure specified in §449, every physician seeking the renewal or reinstatement of licensure shall annually evidence and document, in a manner spec…

A. Any program, course, seminar or other activity offering Category 1 CME shall be deemed approved for purposes of satisfying the continuing medical education requirements under this Subchapter, if sponsored or offered by: 1. an organization or entity accredited by the Accreditat…

A. Licensees shall insure that documentation of CME (or "continuing education") sufficient to satisfy the annual continuing education requirement is submitted to the board. Each licensee shall request the organization or entity sponsoring or offering the activity to submit proof …

A. Non-Compliance; Reinstatement of Licensure. All licensees are required to complete CME as designated in his/her respective licensure law and/or in rules promulgated thereunder, including as a physician or surgeon pursuant to R.S. 37:1261 et seq.; as a podiatrist pursuant to R.…

A. Sections 439 of this Chapter shall apply to physicians and all allied health care providers licensed by the board who are required to complete continuing education as a prerequisite to the renewal of a license or other authority to practice a profession regulated by the board.…

A. Any licensee or applicant who falsely certifies attendance at and/or completion of the required continuing medical education requirements of §433-449 shall be deemed in violation of R.S. 37:1285 .A(3), (4), (13) and/or (30), providing cause for the board to suspend or revoke, …

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