Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1337 – Provisional license
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1337
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, as established in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1333
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Perfusion: means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiovascular, circulatory, respiratory systems or other organs, or a combination of those activities, and to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring and analyzing the parameters:
(a) The use of extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary support techniques, including extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and associated therapeutic and diagnostic techniques. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1333
- Perfusionist: means a person, qualified by academic and clinical education, to operate the extracorporeal circulation equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or replace a person's cardiopulmonary, circulatory, or respiratory function. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1333
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Provisional licensed perfusionist: means a person provisionally licensed under this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1333
A. A license as a provisional licensed perfusionist may be issued by the board to a person who has successfully completed an approved perfusion program and the filing of an application, payment of an application fee, and the submission of evidence satisfactory to the board of the successful completion of the education requirement set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 37:1333.
B. A provisional licensed perfusionist shall be under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist at all times during which the provisional licensed perfusionist performs perfusion. Rules adopted by the board governing such supervision and direction may not require the immediate physical presence of the supervising licensed perfusionist.
C. A provisional license is valid for two years from the date it is issued and may be extended subject to rule by the board. The application for extension must be signed by a supervising licensed perfusionist.
D. Upon expiration of the two-year period, if the provisionally licensed perfusionist has not successfully completed the required examination, the provisional license will be surrendered to the board.
Acts 2003, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.