Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A.
Application for license or provisional license must be upon the form and in the
manner and fee prescribed by the board.
B. Every application shall be typed or
written in ink, signed under the penalty of perjury and accompanied by the
appropriate non-refundable application fee and by such evidence, statements or
documents showing to the satisfaction of the board that applicant meets
requirements of
R.S.
37:3086(A), (B) or
(C).
C. Applications are to be submitted to the
address designated by the board.
D.
Approved applications and all document files in support thereof shall be
retained by the board.
E. The board
will not consider an application complete until all information is
received.
F. The board will send a
notice to an applicant who does not fully complete the application, listing the
additional materials required.
G.
The application for a license shall contain such information as the board may
reasonably require.
H. The
submission of an application for licensing to the board shall constitute and
operate as an authorization and consent by the applicant to the board to
disclose and release any information or documentation set forth in or submitted
with the applicant's application or obtained by the board from other sources as
required.
I. An applicant who meets
all the requirements of
R.S.
37:3086 or 3087 and who has worked more than
30 days as a dietitian/nutritionist in the state of Louisiana and who has not
otherwise violated any part of R.S. 37:3081-3093 or its rules and regulations,
may be offered the following options in the form of a consent agreement and
order to resolve the situation:
1. applicant
is reprimanded for practicing as a dietitian and/or nutritionist in Louisiana
without a license;
2. within 90
days of the date of the Consent Agreement and Order, applicant shall take and
pass an open book examination covering the Louisiana Dietetic/Nutrition
Practice Act and the board's rules and regulations to include Code of Ethics
for Professional Conduct;
3.
applicant must make a minimum score of 80 percent on the open book examination
and will be allowed three hours to complete the examination at the board
office. Applicant must pay applicable examination fee;
4. the consent agreement and order shall be
considered disciplinary action and will be published by LBEDN.
J. Procedures for Applications of
Military-trained Applicants or Spouses of Military Personnel, Issuance of
Temporary Practice Permits and Priority Processing of Applications
1. In addition to the application procedures
otherwise required by this Section, a military-trained dietitian/nutritionist,
as specified in
§103.E l, applying for
licensure, shall submit with the application:
a. a copy of the applicant's military report
of transfer or discharge which shows the applicant's honorable discharge from
military service;
b. the official
military document showing the award of a military occupational specialty in
dietetics and nutrition and a transcript of all military course work, training
and examinations in the field of dietetics and nutrition;
c. documentation showing the applicant's
performance of dietetics/nutritionist services, including dates of service in
active practice, at a level which is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the
requirements of the license which is the subject of the application;
d. an affidavit from the applicant certifying
that he or she has not been disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act which
would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a
license to practice dietetics/nutrition in this state at the time the act was
committed.
2. In
addition to the application procedures otherwise required by this Section, a
military-trained dietitian/nutritionist, as specified in
§103.E 2, applying for
licensure, shall submit with the application:
a. a copy of the applicant's military report
of transfer or discharge which shows the applicant's honorable discharge from
military service;
b. the completion
of all forms and presentation of all documentation required for an application
pursuant to §105;
c. an affidavit
from the applicant certifying that he or she has not been disciplined in any
jurisdiction for an act which would have constituted grounds for refusal,
suspension, or revocation of a license to practice dietetics/nutrition in this
state at the time the act was committed.
3. In addition to the application procedures
otherwise required by this Section, a spouse of a member of the active-duty
military forces or a spouse of a former member of the military forces as
specified in
§103.E 3, applying for
licensure, shall submit with the application:
a. a copy of the current military orders of
the military spouse of the applicant and the applicant's military
identification card or a copy of the military report of transfer or discharge
of the military spouse of the applicant which shows an honorable discharge from
military service;
b. a copy of the
applicant's marriage license and an affidavit from the applicant certifying
that he or she is still married to a military spouse or former military
spouse;
c. the completion of all
forms and presentation of all documentation required for an application
pursuant to §105;
d. an affidavit
from the applicant certifying that he or she has not been disciplined in any
jurisdiction for an act which would have constituted grounds for refusal,
suspension, or revocation of a license to practice dietetics/nutrition in this
state at the time the act was committed and is in good standing and has not
been disciplined by the agency that issued the license;
e. documentation demonstrating competency in
dietetics/nutritionist practice at the level which is the subject of the
application and/or completion of appropriate continuing education
units.
4. Applicants who
present completed applications and the supporting documentation required by
this Rule are eligible for a temporary practice permit as a
dietitian/nutritionist or provisional dietitian/nutritionist, whichever is the
subject of the application. The board, through its staff, will give priority
processing to such applications and, subject to verification of applications
and supporting documentation, issue the appropriate temporary practice permit
not later than 21 days after the completed application is submitted. The
temporary practice permit authorizes the applicant to practice
dietetics/nutrition at the designated level, consistent with the verified
application and supporting documentation for a period of 60 days from the date
of issuance.
5. As soon as
practicable, but not longer than the duration of the applicant's temporary
practice permit, the board will grant the application for the applicable
license which is the subject of the application or notify the applicant of its
denial.
6. Military applicants
and/or military spouse applicants who are currently registered by the CDR are
deemed to meet all requirements for licensure. Such applicants may provide
evidence of CDR registration in lieu of other documentation listed above if
this is more expedient to the licensure process.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3081-3093 and
R.S.
36:259(Q).
