Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section LXXV-503 - Compliance HearingsA. The board shall provide a compliance hearing to a rejected applicant for licensure or registration provided that the rejected applicant requests a compliance hearing in writing within 30 days of the receipt of the notice of rejection. The applicant's request for a compliance hearing shall state with specificity the reason(s) why the application should be accepted.C. The purpose and intent of the compliance hearing is to provide a forum for the applicant, licensee, or registrant to present documentary evidence, in the form of affidavits, public records, official records, letters, etc., along with testimony under oath to establish that the applicant, licensee, or registrant does, in fact, meet the lawful requirements for issuance of a license or registration, or the retention of the license or registration, The board shall have the authority to administer oaths, hear the testimony, and conduct the hearing. The applicant, licensee, or registrant may be represented by counsel, or may represent her/himself.D. In any compliance hearing, the burden of proof shall rest with the applicant, licensee, or registrant.E. Within 30 days after the compliance hearing, the board shall forward its final decision, including specific reasons thereof, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant, licensee, or registrant.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXV-503
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 17:374 (April 1991), amended LR 22:357 (May 1996), LR 27:201 (February 2001), LR 30:2321 (October 2004), LR 37:2399 (August 2011), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 45265 (2/1/2019), Amended LR 482750 (11/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 492966 (12/1/2022).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2650 et seq.