La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-7711

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLV-7711 - Registration, Physician Eligibility

A. To be eligible for registration under this Chapter a physician shall, as of the date of the application:

1. hold a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the board;

2. hold current schedule I authority or such other authority as may be designated for therapeutic marijuana by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy;

3. repealed.

4. complete an on-line educational activity available at no cost on the boards web page.

B. A physician shall be deemed ineligible for registration who has:

1. has been convicted, whether upon verdict, judgment, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, of a felony or any crime an element of which is the manufacture, production, possession, use, distribution, sale or exchange of any controlled substance or who has entered into a diversion program, a deferred prosecution or other agreement in lieu of the institution of criminal charges or prosecution for such crime;

2. has within the 10 years preceding application for registration, abused or excessively used any medication, alcohol, or other substance which can produce physiological or psychological dependence or tolerance or which acts as a central nervous system stimulant or depressant; or

3. is the subject of a pending formal investigation or administrative proceeding before the board.

C. The board may deny registration to an otherwise eligible physician for any of the causes enumerated by R.S. 37:1285 or any other violation of the provisions of the Act.

D. The burden of satisfying the board as to the qualifications and eligibility of the physician-applicant for registration 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-7711

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 412633 (12/1/2015), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners LR 43319 (2/1/2017), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 46342 (3/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1261-1292, 1270, and 40:1046.