2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 — Public health and safety
RS 40:1232.1 — Fee schedule; fees for certification prohibited
§1232.1. Fee schedule; fees for certification prohibited
A.(1) The bureau shall not require or collect any fee or charges for certification or recertification of emergency medical personnel who serve as such on a voluntary basis and who receive no compensation of any kind for such services.
(2) The bureau shall not set the fee for certification of an emergency medical technician-basic to exceed fifteen dollars for any individual who is an employee or volunteer of the state of Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection district, a volunteer fire department, or a municipal law enforcement agency who does not perform emergency medical services outside of the individual's official governmental responsibilities for any form of compensation.
(3) The bureau shall not set the fee for recertification of an emergency medical technician-basic to exceed ten dollars for any individual who is an employee or volunteer of the state of Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection district, a volunteer fire department, or a municipal law enforcement agency who does not perform emergency medical services outside of the individual's official governmental responsibilities for any form of compensation.
B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the bureau shall assess fees for testing and certification based on the following schedule:
(1) Test fees:
Fee
(a) First responder-written only
$ 15.00
(b) First responder-written only
(out of state)
15.00
(c) Basic initial written & practical
60.00
(d) Basic entire practical exam
30.00
(e) Basic partial practical
15.00
(f) Basic testing/retesting-written only
15.00
(g) Basic testing/retesting-written only
(out of state)
15.00
(h) Intermediate initial written & practical
75.00
(i) Intermediate initial written & practical
(out of state)
100.00
(j) Intermediate retest entire practical
50.00
(k) Intermediate retest entire practical
(out of state)
65.00
(l) Intermediate retest partial practical
30.00
(m) Intermediate retest partial practical
(out of state)
30.00
(n) Intermediate testing/retesting-written only
(exam only)
15.00
(o) Intermediate testing/retesting-written only
(exam only) (out of state)
15.00
(p) Paramedic initial written & practical
90.00
(q) Paramedic initial written & practical
(out of state)
125.00
(r) Paramedic retesting-entire practical
60.00
(s) Paramedic retesting-entire practical
(out of state)
75.00
(t) Paramedic retesting-partial practical
35.00
(u) Paramedic retesting-partial practical
(out of state)
40.00
(v) Paramedic testing/retesting written
15.00
(w) Paramedic testing/retesting written
(out of state)
15.00
(2) Certification fees
(a) First responder
10.00
(b) Basic EMT
30.00
(c) Intermediate
40.00
(d) Paramedic
50.00
(3) Recertification
(a) First responder
5.00
(b) Basic EMT
25.00
(c) Intermediate
35.00
(d) Paramedic
45.00
(4) Reciprocity
(a) Basic EMT
60.00
(b) Intermediate
80.00
(c) Paramedic
100.00
C. The department may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the collection of fees required by the fee schedule provided in this Section.
Acts 1997, No. 913, §2; Acts 2001, No. 515, §1; Acts 2010, No. 935, §1.
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