A.  The provisions of this Chapter requiring persons to be registered and prohibiting unregistered persons from the practice of interior design shall not apply to architects licensed pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 37:141 et seq., engineers licensed pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 37:681 et seq., contractors licensed pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 37:2150 et seq., home builders, and professional home planners, provided that such persons do not use the title of interior designer.

B.  This Chapter shall not apply to any individual who provides decorator services.

C.  An interior designer may employ a nonregistered person as long as that person works under the supervision of a registered interior designer.  However, such person shall not use or be identified by the title “registered interior designer”.

Acts 1990, No. 846, §1; Acts 1995, No. 496, §1; Acts 1997, No. 877, §1; Acts 1999, No. 426, §1.