La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-449

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

Section XLV-449 - CME Requirement for Initial Renewal of License

A. Effective on and after January 1, 2002, every physician seeking the initial renewal of medical licensure, whether such license was originally issued by the board on the basis of examination, reciprocity or reinstatement shall, as part of the continuing medical education required by this Subchapter as a condition prerequisite to licensure renewal, evidence and document upon forms supplied by the board attendance at an orientation program sponsored and/or approved by the board.

B. The program required pursuant to §449.A shall be conducted at such locations, on such dates and at such times as may be designated by the board, shall consist of not less than two hours in duration and involve such content, topic and structure as the board may from time to time deem appropriate.

C. Notification of the dates, times and locations at which such programs will be offered, as well as the enrollment procedure, shall be mailed to the most recent address of each applicant subject to the requirements of §449.A as reflected in the official records of the board. A physician's failure to notify the board of a change of mailing address will not absolve the applicant of the requirement to attend a board sponsored/approved orientation program as a condition of approval of an initial request for licensure renewal.

D. A physician required to attend an orientation program pursuant to §449.A shall, for each hour of attendance as may be required by the board, be granted an hour-for-hour credit towards the annual CME requirement specified by §435

E. A physician who at the time of the initial renewal of medical licensure resides and practices medicine exclusively outside of Louisiana or who has held an unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state for at least 10 years may, in lieu of personal attendance, satisfy the mandatory requirements of Subsection A of this Section by successfully completing the board's orientation program on-line in a manner specified by the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-449

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 26:697 (April 2000), amended LR 27:850 (June 2001), LR 36:1243 (June 2010), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners LR 47733 (6/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:1270(A)(8).