Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 3 - Practice
Chapter 72 - Consultation or Collaboration with Medical Psychologists
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section XLV-7207 - General Prohibitions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLV-7207

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. A physician shall not consult and collaborate, as defined in §7203 of these rules:

1. if the physician is no longer engaged in the clinical practice of medicine and the provision of patient care in this state;

2. on any patient for whom the physician is not the primary or attending physician;

3. with a psychologist who is not an MP;

4. with more than one MP on the same patient;

5. if he or she is aware that more than one primary or attending physician is consulting or collaborating with the MP on the same patient at the same time;

6. with respect to the treatment of any condition other than mental and emotional disorders;

7. with respect to controlled substances if the physician's controlled substance privileges, registration or permit has been suspended, revoked or restricted by the board or other state or federal authorities;

8. with respect to narcotics; or

9. with an MP who seeks to utilize controlled substances for the treatment of:
a. non-cancer related chronic or intractable pain, as set forth in §6915-6923 of the board's rules; or

b. obesity, as set forth in §6901-6913 of the board's rules.

B. Physicians and MPs providing coverage call for a colleague, those providing rotating coverage for a patient in the same clinical setting, and those consulted by a physician or MP with respect to a given patient, are exempt from the limitations provided in Paragraphs A.2, 4 and 5 of this Section.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(1), 1270(B)(6) and 37:2371-2378.

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