Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 3 - Practice
Chapter 77 - Marijuana for Therapeutic Use by Patients Suffering from a Debilitating Condition
Subchapter C - Registration
Section XLV-7711 - Registration, Physician Eligibility

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLV-7711

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

A. To be eligible for registration under this Chapter a physician shall, as of the date of the application:

1. hold a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the board;

2. hold current schedule I authority or such other authority as may be designated for therapeutic marijuana by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy;

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4. complete an on-line educational activity available at no cost on the boards web page.

B. A physician shall be deemed ineligible for registration who has:

1. has been convicted, whether upon verdict, judgment, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, of a felony or any crime an element of which is the manufacture, production, possession, use, distribution, sale or exchange of any controlled substance or who has entered into a diversion program, a deferred prosecution or other agreement in lieu of the institution of criminal charges or prosecution for such crime;

2. has within the 10 years preceding application for registration, abused or excessively used any medication, alcohol, or other substance which can produce physiological or psychological dependence or tolerance or which acts as a central nervous system stimulant or depressant; or

3. is the subject of a pending formal investigation or administrative proceeding before the board.

C. The board may deny registration to an otherwise eligible physician for any of the causes enumerated by R.S. 37:1285 or any other violation of the provisions of the Act.

D. The burden of satisfying the board as to the qualifications and eligibility of the physician-applicant for registration shall be upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such qualifications in the manner prescribed by and to the satisfaction of the board.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1261-1292, 1270, and 40:1046.

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