Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 11 > Part XII-A - Pain Management Clinics

• Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2198.11
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2198.11
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Pain management clinic: means a publicly or privately owned facility which primarily engages in the treatment of pain by prescribing narcotic medications. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2198.11
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Physician: means an individual who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Louisiana, who during the course of his practice has not been denied the privilege of prescribing, dispensing, administering, supplying, or selling any controlled dangerous substance and who has not during the course of his practice had board action taken against his medical license as a result of dependancy on drugs or alcohol. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2198.11