La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXVI-1708

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXXVI-1708 - Time Lines

A. The time lines set forth in these standards are guidelines only and have been established to provide a reasonable framework for processing complaints.

B. The committee will grant an extension of a deadline requested by a licensee or complainant only when justified by unusual circumstances.

C. LRCs are pledged, in accordance with the LLPVRC Code of Professional Ethics for Licensed Rehabilitation Counselors, to cooperate with proceedings of the board for any alleged violation of the Code of Professional Ethics for Licensed Rehabilitation Counselors. If the LRC voluntarily relinquishes licensure or if the licensee or complainant fails to cooperate with an ethical inquiry in any way, the board shall, at its discretion, continue its investigation, noting in its final report the circumstances of the LRC's failure to cooperate. The committee, in its sole discretion, may terminate the complaint of an uncooperative complainant.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXVI-1708

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 28:498 (March 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3441-3452 and 36:478.I.