Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1321 – Fees; license, certification, renewal, delinquent
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1321
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1312
- Clinical laboratory: means any building, place, or facility in which an operation and procedure for the biological, microbiological, serological, immunological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examinations of materials derived from the human body is performed to provide information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of human beings or for forensic testing. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1312
- Committee: means the Clinical Laboratory Personnel Committee to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners established by Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1312
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Phlebotomist: means an individual performing an invasive procedure to withdraw blood from the human body to collect samples for the practice of clinical laboratory science, including but not limited to clinical laboratory testing for analysis, typing and cross-matching of blood for medical examination and human transfusion. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1312
- Practice of clinical laboratory science: means the performance by any individual, other than a physician licensed by the board, of laboratory testing, analysis, or examination of human specimens. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1312
A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the license fee and the renewal fee, shall be as follows:
(a)
Clinical laboratory scientist (all categories)
$
50.00
(b)
Cytotechnologist
$
50.00
(c)
Laboratory assistant
$
25.00
(2) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the phlebotomist certification fee, which includes the certification examination and the renewal fee, shall be twenty-five dollars.
(3) Fees collected by the board for licensure or certification and renewal to practice clinical laboratory science for calendar year 1997 and each year thereafter shall be fixed by the board upon the recommendation of the committee by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, not to exceed the amounts established in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection.
B. A delinquent fee of not more than fifty dollars, in addition to the renewal fee, shall be collected if a license or certificate is not renewed by February first of each year.
C. The fee for issuing a duplicate license or certificate shall not exceed ten dollars.
D. An individual whose license or certificate has lapsed and who has not been actively engaged in the practice of clinical laboratory science for not more than seven years may have his license or certificate reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee and the delinquent fee and submission of evidence satisfactory to the board that he has fulfilled continuing education requirements as promulgated by the board upon recommendation of the committee.
Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.