Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.33 – Violations
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.33
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners within the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22
- Physician: means a person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22
- Physician assistant: means a health professional qualified by academic and clinical education and licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to provide health care services at the direction and under the supervision of a physician or a group of physicians approved by the board as a supervising physician. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22
The board may, exercising due process, discipline any physician assistant, as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 37:1360.34, who:
(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license.
(2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license.
(3) Violates any provision of this Part or any regulations adopted by the board pertaining to this Part.
(4) Is convicted of a felony.
(5) Is a habitual user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he is unable to safely perform as a physician assistant.
(6) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or has a mental condition that renders him unable to safely perform as a physician assistant.
(7) Has committed an act of moral turpitude.
(8) Represents himself as a physician.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.