§ 37:3351 Purpose
§ 37:3352 Short title
§ 37:3353 Definitions
§ 37:3354 Licensure required; qualifications
§ 37:3355 Powers and duties of the board
§ 37:3356 A.(1) The Respiratory Care Advisory Committee (committee) is hereby created and shall be composed of ten members appointed by the governor to assist the board in the administration o
§ 37:3357 Issuance and renewal of license
§ 37:3357.1 Continuing education requirement
§ 37:3357.2 Reinstatement of license
§ 37:3357.3 Temporary license
§ 37:3357.4 Work permit
§ 37:3358 Causes for nonissuance, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew
§ 37:3359 Fees
§ 37:3360 False representation of licensure prohibited
§ 37:3361 Persons and practices not affected

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 49 - Respiratory Therapists

  • Agency: means an office, department, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, institution, college or university, division, officer, or other person or group within the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government or any political subdivision of the state that is authorized to exercise or that exercises any of the functions of government within the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:771
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners established in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Physician: means a person who is licensed by the board to practice medicine in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Report: means any report which is a public record and is requested by the legislature or is required by law or resolution to be submitted to the legislature or to either house or to any committee or joint committee thereof, other than reports of standing committees of the House of Representatives and Senate. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:771
  • Respiratory care: is synonymous with the term "respiratory therapy" as defined in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
  • Respiratory therapy: means the allied health specialty practiced under the direction and supervision of a physician involving the assessment, treatment, testing, monitoring, and care of persons with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
  • Respiratory therapy education program: means a program of respiratory therapy studies accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or their predecessor or successor organizations or an equivalent program approved by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3353
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.