Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:785 – A. To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system shall:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:785
- Disaster preparedness or relief organization: means an entity that provides emergency preparedness services or disaster relief services that include health services provided by volunteer health practitioners, and that meets either of the following:
(a) Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal government or by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- Entity: means a person other than an individual. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- Health facility: means an entity licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- Health practitioner: means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- Health services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services, or supplies, related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to the extent necessary to respond to a declared emergency, including:
(a) The following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body:
(i) Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- Host entity: means an entity operating in this state which uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- License: means authorization by a state to engage in health services that are unlawful without the authorization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- licensed and in good standing: means a current, unrestricted license or other authority issued by the professional licensing authority of another state to provide the health services sought or to be rendered in this state during a declared emergency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
- State licensing authority: means a professional licensing board, agency, or commission with authority to license health practitioners in this state to provide the health services proposed to be provided by a volunteer health practitioner in response to a declared emergency, and which shall have administrative disciplinary jurisdictional authority over volunteer health practitioners with respect to their offering or provision of such health services in the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
A. To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system shall:
(1) Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency.
(2) Include information about the license in good standing of health practitioners which is accessible by authorized persons.
(3) Be capable of verifying the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner meets the requirements of La. Rev. Stat. 29:786.
(4) Meet one of the following conditions:
(a) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer healthcare practitioners established by a state and funded through the Department of Health and Human Services under Section 3191 of the Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 247d-7b.
(b) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health, and medical personnel formed pursuant to Section 2801 of the Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300hh.
(c) Be operated by or under the direction of one of the following:
(i) A disaster preparedness or relief organization.
(ii) A state licensing authority.
(iii) A national or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners.
(iv) A health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, including but not limited to a tertiary care and teaching hospital.
(v) A governmental entity.
(d) Be designated by the Louisiana Department of Health as a registration system for purposes of this Chapter.
B. Upon request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana Department of Health, a state licensing authority, or a host entity in this state or a similarly authorized entity in another state, a registration system located in this state shall notify the entity of the identities of the volunteer health practitioners registered with it and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.