La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-17302

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

Section V-17302 - Application Procedure

A. Application for registration shall be made in a format or utilizing a form prescribed by the board. The application, instructions, and address or method of submitting an application are available on the board's webpage, located or linked to on the website of the Louisiana Department of Health. The board shall have the discretion to require use of an online application submission system.

B. An application for registration shall include:

1. proof, documented in a manner and form satisfactory to the board, that the applicant possesses the qualifications set forth in this Chapter;

2. a recent photograph of the applicant; and

3. a mailing address, email address, telephone phone number, and such other relevant information concerning the applicant as the board may require.

a. Using the instructions and method described on the board's webpage, applicants and registrants must notify the board within 14 calendar days of any change in mailing address, email address, or telephone number. Any such notification to the board made by email shall be considered insufficient unless the submitter receives a confirmation notification, by email or letter, from the board. The board shall have the discretion to require use of an online submission system for such changes.

b. The board may require that an applicant provide the board with his or her home address, home/personal cell phone number, and personal email address.

c. The board may honor a request from an applicant that his or her home address, home/personal cell phone number, and personal email address be confidential and not considered a public record, if such applicant also provides a valid alternative email address that shall be considered a public record.

C. Documents required to be submitted to the board under this Chapter need not be the original, however, the board in its sole discretion may require originals in any particular instance.

D. The board may refuse to consider any application which is not complete in every detail, including submission of every document or type of documentation required by this Chapter. The board may, in its sole discretion, require a more detailed or complete response to any request for information set forth in the application form or this Chapter as a condition of consideration of an application.

E. Notifications from the board to an applicant, including notifications of incompleteness or insufficiency of an application, including an application for renewal, may be sent by the board to the email or mailing address provided by the applicant.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-17302

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Louisiana Doula Registry Board, LR 50242 (2/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:1059.1(B)(1)(b) and R.S. 22:1059.1(G).