La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3333

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

Section XLV-3333 - Reinstatement of License

A. A license which is expired may be reinstated by the board subject to the conditions and procedures hereinafter provided.

B. An application for reinstatement shall be made in a format specified by the board and be accompanied by:

1. a biographical affidavit in a format provided by the board;

2. a recent photograph of the applicant;

3. evidence of current certification as a polysomnographic technologist by the BRPT or as a sleep technologist by the ABSM or such other certifying entity as the board may subsequently approve;

4. evidence of current certification in basic cardiac life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a nationally recognized and accredited training organization;

5. proof of ten hours of approved continuing professional education for each year that the license has lapsed or expired, as set forth in Subchapter G of this Chapter;

6. such other information and documentation as the board may require to evidence qualification for licensure; and

7. the renewal fee set forth in Chapter 1 of these rules, plus a penalty computed as follows:

a. if the application for reinstatement is made less than two years from the date of license expiration, the penalty shall be equal to the renewal fee;

b. if the application for reinstatement is made more than two years from the date of license expiration, the penalty shall be equal to twice the renewal fee.

C. An applicant who has not been licensed to practice as a polysomnographic technologist or engaged in such practice in any state for more than five years immediately prior to the date of the application shall, within such five year period, have been re-credentialed by the successful passage of the examination required for initial licensure, or the examination for re-certification, in accordance with requirements for examination specified in Subchapter D of this Chapter, including but not limited to the restriction and limitation on examinations set forth in §3321 of these rules. Such an applicant shall not be required to furnish evidence of continuing professional education as otherwise required by §3333 B

D. An application for reinstatement of licensure meeting the requirements and conditions of this Section may nonetheless be denied for any of the causes for which an application for an original license may be refused by the board as specified in R.S. 37:2867 or in Chapter 63 of these rules.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3333

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 39:3281 (December 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2861-2870, 37:1270(B)(6) and 37:1281.