La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXVII-601

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

Section XXVII-601 - Licensure for Individuals with Military Training and for Military Spouses

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to a military trained chiropractor that at the time of application to the board satisfies the following conditions:

1. has completed a military program of training for chiropractic, been awarded a military occupational specialty in chiropractic, and performed in the specialty of chiropractic at a level that is substantially equivalent or which exceeds the requirements for licensure in this state;

2. has engaged in the active practice of chiropractic;

3. has not been disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice chiropractic in this state at the time the act was committed.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to a military trained applicant if, upon application to the board, the applicant holds a current license from another jurisdiction and that jurisdiction's requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure in this state as set forth in R.S. 37:2805.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to a military spouse to allow the military spouse to lawfully practice chiropractic in the state of Louisiana, if, upon application, the military spouse satisfies all of the following conditions:

1. holds a current license in another jurisdiction and that jurisdiction's requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure as set forth in R.S. 37:2805.

2. can demonstrate competency in the occupation through methods as determined by the board, which include:

a. obtaining 18 continuing education units;

b. maintaining a license and active practice in good standing in another jurisdiction for a minimum of two years immediately prior to application with the board.

4. is in good standing and has not been disciplined by the agency that issued the license, certification, or permit.

D. The board shall issue a temporary permit to a military trained applicant or military spouse applicant while the application for licensure is processed by the board, if the military trained applicant or military spouse applicant is licensed in another jurisdiction and that jurisdiction's requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure as set forth in R.S. 37:3805. The military trained applicant or military spouse applicant may practice under the temporary permit until the license is granted by the board or until a notice to deny a license is issued by the board, but at no time shall the temporary permit be issued for more than four months. The military trained applicant or military spouse applicant practicing under the temporary permit must comply with all laws governing the practice of chiropractic in this state.

E. The board shall give priority consideration in processing an application for licensure by an individual possessing a temporary permit under the provisions of this Section.

F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a military trained applicant or military spouse applicant from proceeding under the existing licensure requirements established by the board.

G. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any applicant receiving a dishonorable discharge or a military spouse whose spouse received a dishonorable discharge.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXVII-601

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, LR 40:782 (April 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2804.