La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXVIII-301

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

Section XXXVIII-301 - State Licensure and National Certification

A. State licensure by the Bureau is mandatory for practicing as a licensed emergency medical responder.

B. National certification and state licensure are mandatory for practicing as a licensed emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, and paramedic.

C. State licensure as a licensed Emergency Medical Services practitioner shall be issued only to an applicant who qualifies by examination or endorsement in accordance with R.S. 40:1131.1, et seq. All applicants shall meet the same standards.

D. The commission shall render an opinion to the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services on whether the applicant meets the requirements of certification in all questionable cases.

E. Reciprocity shall be granted to an applicant who submits evidence of licensing or certification in good standing from another state, territory, or country or has received military training and certification or licensure as an emergency medical services practitioner as defined in §101.B of this Part, and meets all other applicable requirements set forth in this Part.

1. The Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (REPLICA) has been enacted into state law under Act 31 of the 2020 2^nd Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature and may be found under R.S. 40:1141.

F. A Louisiana EMS Practitioner license must be renewed every two years, and shall be if the licensee/applicant completes the appropriate renewal application and meets the requirements for renewal set forth in this part and R.S. 40:1133.1 et seq. prior to the expiration date on his or her current license.

1. An individual whose license expires by his or her failure to timely renew may be reinstated within 30 days of expiration provided the applicant submits a completed application and meets any additional requirements established by the bureau.

G. The commission shall render an opinion to the bureau on whether the applicant meets the requirements of licensure in all questionable cases.

H. Each license holder and each applicant for licensure must provide both a valid current mailing and email address at which the licensee or applicant can receive correspondence and official notices from the bureau. A licensee or applicant shall update either such address via the EMS information management system within five calendar days of any change thereto.

I. Whenever any provision of law or of this Part requires or authorizes service or delivery of a letter, notice, order, summons, or other document to be made upon a licensee or applicant, then, in addition to any other method authorized by law or this Part for such service or delivery, the following shall constitute good and valid service or delivery for all purposes related to this Part:

1. service made in any manner authorized by the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure or the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950;

2. service made by U.S. Postal Service certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the mailing address provided to the bureau in accordance with Subsection F of this Section; or

3. service by email sent to the email address provided to the department in accordance with Subsection H of this Section, even if returned as undeliverable. A document served by email must be in printable document format (PDF) and may be either attached, in which case the entire email with the attachment cannot exceed 20 megabytes (MB), or linked within the body of the email to a file sharing or similar site from which it can be viewed or downloaded.

J. Whenever service or delivery by certified mail is authorized by this Section or any other provision of law or this Part, if a certified mail receipt shows that service has been refused or unclaimed, then service shall nevertheless be deemed complete and valid.

K. A certified mailing sent in accordance with this Section shall be deemed good and valid service if a signed receipt is returned to the bureau, regardless of whether the licensee/applicant to whom the mailing was addressed personally signed the return receipt.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXVIII-301

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services Certification Commission, LR 29:1821 (September 2003), Amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, LR 50247 (2/1/2024), Amended LR 50990 (7/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1131.2(E), R.S. 40:1131.1(A), R.S. 40:1133.5(9), R.S. 40:1133.6, R.S. 40:1141, R.S. 40:2017.10.