Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3427 – Examination
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3427
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3422
- Clinical exercise physiologist: means a person who, under the direction, approval, and supervision of a licensed physician, formulates, develops, and implements exercise protocols and programs, administers graded exercise tests, and provides education regarding such exercise programs and tests in a cardio pulmonary rehabilitation program to individuals with deficiencies of the cardiovascular system, diabetes, lipid disorders, hypertension, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, renal disease, organ transplant, peripheral vascular disease, and obesity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3422
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. The board shall examine applicants for licensure as clinical exercise physiologists at such times and places as it may determine. The board shall give public notice and shall notify each person who has made satisfactory application for examination of the date, time, and place of examination.
B. The examination shall test the applicant’s knowledge of such subjects as the board may consider useful in determining the applicant’s fitness to practice clinical exercise physiology but may not go beyond the scope of the examination for clinical exercise physiologists as described by the American College of Sports Medicine.
C. When acting as a board of examiners of applicants for licenses to practice clinical exercise physiology in the state, the board shall appoint three or more persons who are licensed to practice exercise physiology in accordance with this Chapter to assist in the preparation and administration of the examination of applicants under rules and regulations adopted by the board.
D. An applicant shall successfully pass the examination to be eligible for licensure as a clinical exercise physiologist. The board shall notify each applicant of the results of the examination in writing. Any applicant who fails to pass the examination and is, therefore, refused licensure may take the examination again upon application and payment of an additional examination fee.
Acts 1995, No. 630, §1.