Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1291.1 – Out-of-state physician orders
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1291.1
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1262
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Physician: means a natural person who is the holder of an allopathic (M. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1262
A. The board may adopt rules, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, exempting application of this Part to an out-of-state physician who orders routine diagnostic testing for an established patient, provided the physician-patient relationship was initiated through an in-person, face-to-face visit with the physician in another state, the order can be verified, and the results of all testing are provided directly to the ordering out-of-state physician. A health care facility or provider that is presented such an order may choose not to recognize such an order.
B. For the purposes of this Section, “out-of-state physician” means a physician who is duly licensed to practice medicine in any state or jurisdiction in the United States other than Louisiana.
Acts 2011, No. 44, §1.