La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-17306

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

Section V-17306 - Removal from Registry; Appeals

A. The board may revoke the registration of any registered individual who:

1. violates or fails to comply with any applicable provision or requirement of this Chapter;

2. provides to the board, or to any board approved doula training organization, any false, misleading, forged, or materially erroneous documents, documentation, or information;

3. violates applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or other confidentiality requirements concerning a client;

4. performs procedures outside or beyond the scope of doula practice;

5. misappropriates anything of value belonging to a client; or

6. exceeds professional boundaries, including but not limited to sexual misconduct; for purposes of this Section.

B. Revocation shall occur through issuance and service of an order revoking registration. The order shall state with specificity the nature of the violation(s), including citations to the provision(s) of this Chapter that have been violated. In addition to any other method of service authorized by this Chapter, service on the registrant may be effected by electronic mail sent to the email address provided by the registrant to the board, which shall be deemed effective even if returned as undeliverable.

C. An order revoking registration shall include notice of right to an administrative hearing before the Division of Administrative Law concerning same, provided that the registrant submits an appeal request thereto within thirty calendar days of receipt of the order. The order shall be stayed pending the decision of the Division of Administrative Law.

D. An individual whose registration is revoked may not subsequently seek registration for one year following the date the order revoking registration becomes final as a result of all appeals being exhausted or delays therefor having lapsed. After said one year period, the individual may apply for registration, but the individual shall have the burden of satisfying the board that the basis or cause for the revocation has been corrected, remedied, abated, or otherwise no longer exists.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-17306

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Louisiana Doula Registry Board, LR 50243 (2/1/2024).

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