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2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 - Professions and Occupations
RS 37:2869 - Individuals and practices not affected

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 37:2869 (2018)
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§2869. Individuals and practices not affected

            A. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as prohibiting, preventing, or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:

            (1) Any individual licensed in this state by any other provision of law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed.

            (2) Any individual employed as a polysomnographic technologist by the United States government in the event such individual provides polysomnography solely under the direction or control of a United States governmental agency by which he is employed.

            (3)(a) Any individual pursuing a course of study in a polysomnographic technology education program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

            (b) This Paragraph shall only apply to an individual performing a polysomnography procedure or service if both of the following conditions are met:

            (i) The polysomnographic procedure or service is within the individual's course of study.

            (ii) The polysomnographic procedure or service is performed under the direct supervision of a physician or a polysomnographic technologist licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

            B.(1) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to licensed respiratory therapists.

            (2) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as prohibiting, preventing, or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any individual pursuing a course of study in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care if both of the following conditions are met:

            (a) The polysomnographic procedure or service is within the individual's course of study.

            (b) The polysomnographic procedure or service is performed under the direct supervision of a physician or a polysomnographic technologist licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

            Acts 2005, No. 272, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2012, No. 678, §1; Acts 2017, No. 304, §1.

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