2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 — Public health and safety
RS 40:1232.1 — Fee schedule; fees for license prohibited

§1232.1. Fee schedule; fees for license prohibited

A.(1) The bureau shall not require or collect any fee or charges for licensure or license renewal of emergency medical services practitioners 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 licensure of an emergency medical technician 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 license renewal of an emergency medical technician 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 licenses based on the following schedule:

(1) Test fees:

Fee

(a) Emergency medical responder - written only

$

15.00

(b) Emergency medical responder - written only

(out of state)

15.00

(c) Emergency medical technician initial written & practical

60.00

(d) Emergency medical technician entire practical exam

30.00

(e) Emergency medical technician partial practical

15.00

(f) Emergency medical technician testing/retesting-written only

15.00

(g) Emergency medical technician testing/retesting-written only

(out of state)

15.00

(h) Advanced emergency medical technician initial

written & practical

75.00

(i) Advanced emergency medical technician initial written

& practical (out of state)

100.00

(j) Advanced emergency medical technician retest entire

practical

50.00

(k) Advanced emergency medical technician retest entire

practical (out of state)

65.00

(l) Advanced emergency medical technician retest partial

practical

30.00

(m) Advanced emergency medical technician retest partial

practical (out of state)

30.00

(n) Advanced emergency medical technician testing/retesting-

written only (exam only)

15.00

(o) Advanced emergency medical technician 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) License fees

(a) Emergency medical responder

10.00

(b) Emergency medical technician

30.00

(c) Advanced emergency medical technician

40.00

(d) Paramedic

50.00

(3) Recertification

(a) Emergency medical responder

5.00

(b) Emergency medical technician

25.00

(c) Advanced emergency medical technician

35.00

(d) Paramedic

45.00

(4) Reciprocity

(a) Emergency medical technician

60.00

(b) Advanced emergency medical technician

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; Acts 2012, No. 789, §2, eff. June 13, 2012.