La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-1517

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLV-1517 - Expiration of Licensure; Renewals; Continuing Education; Modification; Notification of Intent to Practice

A. Initial licensure shall expire as of the last day of the year in which such license was issued.

B. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed annually on or before the last day of the month in which the licensee was born, by submitting to the board an application for renewal in a format approved by the board, together with:

1. satisfactory verification of current certification by the National Commission on Certificate of Physician Assistants or its successors; and

2. the applicable fee as provided in Chapter 1 of these rules.

3. confirmation of the completion of such continuing education as is required to maintain current NCCPA certification. A physician assistant shall maintain a record of certification of attendance for at least four years from the date of completion of the continuing education activity. Such record shall be made available to the board within thirty days of its request.

C. A physician assistant licensed in this state, prior to initiating practice, shall submit in a format approved by the board notification of such intent to practice. Such notification may be deemed effective as of the date received by the board, subject to final approval by the board.

D. Licensure shall not terminate upon termination of a relationship between a physician assistant and a supervising physician provided that:

1. the physician assistant ceases to practice as a physician assistant until such time as he enters into a supervision relationship with another primary supervising physician registered with the board; and

2. the physician assistant notifies the board of any changes in or additions to his supervising physicians within 15 days of the date of such change or addition.

E. The board may, in its discretion, at the time of and upon application for renewal of licensure, require a review of the current accuracy of the information provided in the approved application and of the physician assistant's performance thereunder and may modify or restrict any licensure in accordance with the findings of such review.

F. A physician assistant may elect to have his license placed on inactive status by the board by giving notice to the board in writing, on forms prescribed by the board, of his election of inactive status. A physician assistant whose license is on inactive status shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician assistant in the state of Louisiana. Any licensee who engages in practice while his or her license is on inactive status shall be deemed to be engaged in practice without a license and shall be subject to administrative sanction under R.S. 37:1360.34 or to judicial injunction pursuant to R.S. 37:1360.37. A physician assistant on inactive status may be reinstated to active status upon payment of the current renewal fees and satisfaction of other applicable qualifications for renewal prescribed by §1517 B

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-1517

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 4:111 (April 1978), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 17:1104 (November 1991), LR 22:203 (March 1996), LR 24:1498 (August 1998), LR 25:31 (January 1999), LR 30:238 (February 2004), LR 34:245 (February 2008), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 431176 (6/1/2017), Amended LR 45552 (4/1/2019.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:1281, 37:1360.23, and 37:1360.24.