Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.65 – Continuing medical education
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.65
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as established in Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.52
- Medical psychology: means that profession of the health sciences which deals with the examination, diagnosis, psychological, pharmacologic, and other somatic treatment and/or management of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral, substance abuse, or cognitive disorders, and specifically includes the authority to administer, distribute without charge, and/or prescribe drugs as defined in this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.52
A. Medical psychologists shall annually complete a minimum of twenty hours of approved continuing medical education relevant to the practice of medical psychology.
B. Approved sponsors of continuing medical education for practitioners licensed under this Part shall include, the Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists, the Louisiana State Medical Society, sponsors accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education approved to offer Category 1 educational activities, and other sponsors as may be approved by the board.
C. A minimum of twenty-five percent of a medical psychologist’s continuing medical education shall be provided by the Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychology.
D. In addition to meeting the requirements for continuing medical education, as required in Subsection A of this Section, medical psychologists shall annually complete a minimum of fifteen hours of continuing education in psychology. Approved sponsors for this additional requirement shall include the Louisiana Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and other sponsors as may be approved by the board.
E. A minimum of two of the required hours of continuing medical education or additional continuing education, as set forth in this Section, shall specifically involve ethics, as relevant to the practice of medical psychology.
Acts 2009, No. 251, §11, eff. July 1, 2009.