La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-405

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

Section XLV-405 - Short-Term Residency Permit; Fellowship Training Permit

A. The board may issue an institutional temporary permit to an applicant who is a commissioned physician of the Armed Services of the United States for the purpose of receiving postgraduate clinical training in a medical program approved by the board and conducted by a Louisiana medical school, college, or other accredited medical institution provided that such physician:

1. possesses the qualifications for licensing prescribed by §311. A 1-4;

2. possesses a current unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the medical or osteopathic licensing authority of another state, or has successfully passed the USMLE, FLEX, NBME, COMLEX-USA or NBOME examinations in the manner specified by §311. A 5;

3. will participate in such postdoctoral medical training program pursuant to and within the course and scope of his orders and duties as a commissioned officer of the Armed Services;

4. within a reasonable time prior to the commencement of such training program, presents or causes to be presented to the board:

a. satisfactory documentation that he possesses the qualifications required by this Section, including a certified copy of his military orders authorizing and directing his participation in the specified medical training program; and

b. written certification by the dean of the medical school or college in which the applicant is to receive such training that the applicant has been accepted for participation in such program subject to the issuance of a permit by the board; and

5. satisfies the applicable fees prescribed in these rules and the Medical Practice Act.

B. The board may, in its discretion, issue a temporary permit for the purpose of serving a preceptorship or participating in a short-term residency program conducted by a Louisiana medical school or other accredited medical institution to an applicant who possesses the qualifications for licensure prescribed by §311. A 1-5, who is currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited graduate medical education program and who possesses a current unrestricted license to practice medicine or engage in medical training duly issued by any state and provided that:

1. the preceptorship or residency program is approved by the board;

2. the applicant presents, or causes to be presented, to the board:

a. a completed application for a short-term residency permit upon the form provided by the board, together with the fees prescribed by these rules and the Medical Practice Act:

b. satisfactory documentation that the applicant possesses the qualifications required by this Section; and

c. a letter from the physician under whom he will be serving in the preceptorship or short-term residency, describing the capacity in which the applicant will be serving and the inclusive dates of such service.

C. The holder of a permit issued under this Section shall not engage in the practice of medicine in any respect in the state of Louisiana or receive medical educational training other than within the postdoctoral medical educational program, preceptorship, or short-term residency program for which he is approved by the board.

D. A temporary permit issued under this Section shall expire, and thereby become null and void and to no effect on the date specified by such permit.

E. Fellowship Training Permit; Qualifications. The board may, in its discretion, issue a temporary permit for the purpose of participating in unaccredited postgraduate fellowship training, at a minimum level of postgraduate year four (PGY-4), that is conducted by a Louisiana medical school or major teaching hospital, as defined herein, provided such school or major teaching hospital sponsors a fully accredited ACGME residency training program in the same specialty in which the fellowship training is offered. To qualify for such a permit an applicant:

1. shall:

a. have completed a residency training program accredited by the ACGME, AOA or the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association in the same specialty as the fellowship; and

b. possess all of the qualifications for licensing prescribed by §311A.1-6 of these rules;

2. present, or cause to be presented, to the board:

a. a completed application in a manner specified by the board, together with the fees prescribed by Chapter 1 of these rules;

b. satisfactory documentation that the applicant possesses the qualifications required by this Section; and

c. a letter from the program director under whom he or she will be serving in the fellowship, describing the capacity in which the applicant will be serving and the inclusive dates of such service.

3. Restrictions, Limitations. The holder of a permit issued under this Section shall not engage in the practice of medicine in any respect in the state of Louisiana, or receive medical educational or training, other than within the fellowship training program for which he or she is approved by the board.

4. Term. A permit issued under this Section shall expire, and thereby become null and void and to no effect on the date specified by the permit or twelve months from the date of issuance, whichever is the shorter period. Such permit shall also expire on any date that the permittee's appointment to the designated fellowship training is terminated.

5. Renewal. A fellowship training permit which has expired may, at the boards discretion, be renewed or reissued for not more than one successive twelve month period commencing without interruption immediately following the initial expiring permit, provided all requirements prerequisite to initial permit issuance have been met to the boards satisfaction.

6. Revocation. A fellowship training permit may be revoked by the board:

a. for any of the causes specified by R.S. 37:1285 A;

b. upon a finding by the board that the permittee has failed to maintain, or did not possess at the time of application, any of the qualifications prerequisite to eligibility for a permit as prescribed by this Subsection; or

c. upon a finding by the board that the permittee has exceeded the scope of authority accorded by the permit or otherwise violated any of the terms, conditions, restrictions, or limitations prescribed by this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-405

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 10:913 (November 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 16:521 (June 1990), LR 27:845 (June 2001), LR 33:1344 (July 2007), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 451470 (10/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, R.S. 37:1275, R.S. 37:1277, R.S. 37:1281 and R.S. 37:1285.