Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification
Chapter 3 - Physicians
Subchapter E - Licensure by Reciprocity
Section XLV-353 - Qualifications for Medical Licensure by Reciprocity

A. An applicant who possesses and meets all of the qualifications and requirements specified by §311-313 of this Chapter, including but not limited to the restrictions and limitations prescribed by §387, save for successfully passing the examinations in the manner specified by §311. A.5 a-h within the prior 10 years, shall nonetheless be eligible for licensing if such applicant possesses, as of the time the application is filed and at the time the board passes upon such application, a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the medical (whether allopathic or osteopathic) licensing authority of another state, and the applicant has, within 10 years prior to the date of application, taken and successfully passed a written certification or recertification examination administered by and leading to certification or recertification by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

B. An applicant who possesses all of the qualifications for licensure by reciprocity specified by §353 A, save for having taken or passed a written medical competence examination within 10 years of the date of application, shall nonetheless be considered eligible for licensure by reciprocity if such applicant has, within 10 years prior to the date of application, taken and successfully passed the special purpose examination (SPEX), administered under the auspices of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FSMB), or the comprehensive osteopathic medical variable-purpose examination-USA (COMVEX-USA), administered under the auspices of the NBOME, as may be determined by the board.

C. The waiver of qualifications provided by §311. B of this Chapter shall be available to reciprocity applicants.

D. An applicant who possesses all of the qualifications and requirements for licensure by reciprocity specified by §353 A, save for having taken and passed a written certification or recertification examination, SPEX or COMVEX-USA, as described in §353. A and §353. B within 10 years of the date of application, shall nonetheless be considered eligible for licensure by reciprocity if the applicant is certified by a specialty board recognized by the ABMS or AOA, has been primarily engaged in the practice of medicine in such specialty for the four years immediately preceding the submission of an application, and attests in a form prescribed by the board that applicant's practice in this state will be limited to the applicant's specialty.