La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-1975

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

Section XLV-1975 - Failure to Satisfy Continuing Professional Education Requirements

A. An applicant for renewal of licensure who fails to evidence satisfaction of the continuing professional education requirements prescribed by these rules shall be given written notice of such failure by the board. The license of the applicant shall remain in full force and effect for a period of 60 days following the mailing of such notice, following which it shall be deemed expired, unrenewed, and subject to revocation without further notice, unless the applicant shall have, within such 60 days furnished the board satisfactory evidence, by affidavit, that:

1. the applicant has satisfied the applicable continuing professional education requirements;

2. the applicant is exempt from such requirements pursuant to these rules; or

3. the applicant's failure to satisfy the continuing professional education requirements was occasioned by disability, illness, or other good cause as may be determined by the board.

B. The license of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant whose license has expired by nonrenewal or has been revoked for failure to satisfy the continuing professional education requirements of these rules may be reinstated by the board upon written application to the board, accompanied by payment of a reinstatement fee, in addition to all other applicable fees and costs, of $50, together with documentation and certification that:

1. the applicant has, within the preceding 12 months, completed 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs) of qualifying continuing professional education;

2. the applicant is currently certified by the NBCOT; or

3. the applicant has, within one year prior to making application for reinstatement, taken and successfully passed the recertification examination of the NBCOT.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-1975

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 20:1005 (September 1994), amended LR 24:1499 (August 1998), LR 30:424 (March 2004), Amended LR 412139 (10/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3012(B) and 37:1270(B)(6).