La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-1363

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

Section XLV-1363 - Reinstatement of Expired License

A. A license which has expired may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures hereinafter set forth, provided that application for reinstatement is made within four years of the date of expiration. A podiatrist whose license has lapsed and expired for a period in excess of four years or who is otherwise ineligible for reinstatement under this Section may apply to the board for an initial original or reciprocal license pursuant to these rules and/or the Podiatry Practice Act.

B. An applicant seeking reinstatement more than one year from the date on which his license expired shall demonstrate, as a condition of reinstatement, satisfaction of the continuing medical education requirement of §1373 of Subchapter J of these rules for each year since the date of the expiration of licensure. As additional conditions of reinstatement the board may require:

1. that the applicant complete a statistical affidavit upon a form supplied by the board and provide a recent photograph;

2. that the applicant possess a current, unrestricted license to practice podiatry issued by another state; and/or

3. if the applicant does not at the time of the application for reinstatement possess a current, unrestricted license to practice podiatry issued by another state, that the applicant take and successfully pass:

a. all or a designated portion of the examination specified by R.S. 37:613; or

b. a written certification or recertification examination approved, offered or sponsored by the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor association and acceptable to the board.

C. An applicant whose license to practice podiatry has been revoked, suspended or placed on probation by the licensing authority of another state or who has voluntarily or involuntarily surrendered his license to practice podiatry in consideration of the dismissal or discontinuance of pending or threatened administrative or criminal charges following the date on which his license to practice podiatry in Louisiana expired shall be deemed ineligible for reinstatement of licensure.

D. An application for reinstatement of licensure meeting the requirements and conditions of this Section may nonetheless be denied for any of the causes for which an application for original licensure may be refused by the board as specified in R.S. 37:624.

E. An application for reinstatement shall be made upon forms supplied by the board and accompanied by two letters of character recommendation from reputable podiatrists of the former licensee's last professional location, together with the applicable fees and costs prescribed by the board, plus a penalty computed as follows.

1. If the application for reinstatement is made less than two years from the date of license expiration, the penalty shall be equal to the renewal fee.

2. If the application for reinstatement is made more than two years but less than three years from the date of license expiration, the penalty shall be equal to twice the renewal fee.

3. If the application for reinstatement is made more than three years from the date of license expiration, the penalty shall be equal to three times the renewal fee.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-1363

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 29:1089 (July 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:617, 37:621, 37:622 and 37:628.