Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LIV - Physical Therapy Examiners
Subpart 1 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 1 - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapists Assistants
Subchapter I - License Issuance, Termination, Renewal, Reinstatement
Section LIV-180 - Inactive License
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LIV-180
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Upon written request, the board may approve inactive status to a licensee if, at the time of request, the license is current and in good standing.
B. Upon approval of inactive status by the board, the licensee shall not engage in the practice of physical therapy within the state of Louisiana. Engaging in the practice of physical therapy while inactive is a violation of this Section and may subject the licensee to disciplinary action.
C. Inactive Status Renewal
1. For inactive licensees,
continuing education requirements for renewal are waived.
2. Inactive status shall be renewed in
accordance with §181
3. The
inactive license renewal fee is equivalent to the fee to renew an active
license, as specified in §501
D. Reactivation of License
1. To restore an inactive license to an
active status, the inactive licensee shall:
a. provide documentation satisfactory to the
board of completion of the continuing education requirements specified in
§194 for the continuing education period
immediately preceding reactivation;
b. provide documentation satisfactory to the
board that he has engaged in physical therapy practice in any jurisdiction or
country within four years preceding his request to restore active license
status. An individual who has not engaged in physical therapy practice for four
or more years prior to restoring active license status shall comply with
Paragraph D.2 of this Section.
2. The board shall restore active status of
an inactive license for an individual who has not engaged in the practice of
physical therapy in any jurisdiction or country for a period of four or more
years under the following conditions:
a.
licensee may be subject to a three-month period of supervised clinical
practice;
i. if a three-month period of
supervised clinical practice is required, a supervision agreement must be
approved by the executive director before a provisional license will be issued.
The supervision agreement shall be in force for the entire three-month
supervisory period. This licensee may only practice in those facilities and
under the supervision of the PT named in the approved supervision agreement.
Any change in practice site or supervisor must be submitted in a revised
supervision agreement prior to the change taking place. At the end of the
supervisory period, the supervising PT of record shall report to the board the
satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion of the supervision period. If an
unsatisfactory supervision period is reported by the supervising PT of record,
the board, in its discretion, may require an additional three-month supervisory
period; and
b. licensee
may only practice under the on-premises supervision of a board approved PT who
has practiced no less than three years with a Louisiana license in good
standing;
c. completion of the
practice assessment and satisfactory completion of continuing education courses
indicated by that tool to bring the applicants knowledge to current
standards;
d. a supervision
agreement must be approved by the executive director before a provisional
license will be issued. The supervision agreement shall be in force for the
entire three-month supervisory period. This licensee may only practice in those
facilities and under the supervision of the PT named in the approved
supervision agreement. Any change in practice site or supervisor must be
submitted in a revised supervision agreement prior to the change taking place.
At the end of the supervisory period, the supervising PT of record shall report
to the board the satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion of the supervision
period. If an unsatisfactory supervision period is reported by the supervising
PT of record, the board, in its discretion, may require an additional
three-month supervisory period; and
e. completion of remedial courses which may
be prescribed by the board.
E. The inactive status of any licensee does not deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue any disciplinary or enforcement action against the licensee.
F. Repealed.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2415(A) and Act 535 of 2009.
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