La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-2707

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

Section XLV-2707 - Licensed Perfusionist

A. The board may issue a license to practice as a licensed perfusionist to an individual who has made application to the board. To be eligible for licensure as a licensed perfusionist an applicant shall:

1. be at least 18 years of age;

2. be of good moral character;

3. be a high school graduate or have the equivalent of a high school diploma;

4. be a graduate of a perfusion education program, the educational standards of which have been established by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education, and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or their successors or such other accreditating organization as the board may subsequently approve;

5. have passed the clinical perfusion certification examination offered by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or its successor organization;

6. be a citizen of the United States or possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States duly issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States, Department of Homeland Security, under and pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163) and the regulations thereunder (8 C.F.R.);

7. satisfy the applicable fees as prescribed by Chapter 1 of these rules;

8. satisfy the procedures and requirements for application provided by Subchapter C of this Chapter; and

9. not be otherwise disqualified for licensure by virtue of the existence of any grounds for denial of licensure as provided by the Act or in Chapter 58 of these rules.

B. An individual who meets all of the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this Section, save for §2707. A.4 and 5, may nevertheless be licensed by the board provided the applicant:

1. as of July 1, 2003, was operating cardiopulmonary bypass systems during cardiac surgical cases in a licensed health care facility in this state as the applicant's primary function; and

2. is actively engaged in the practice of perfusion consistent with applicable law.

C. The burden of satisfying the board as to the qualifications and eligibility of the applicant for licensure shall be upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such qualifications in the manner prescribed by and to the satisfaction of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-2707

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 40:1372 (July 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1331-1343 and 37:1270(B)(6).