La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3911

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

Section XLV-3911 - Qualifications for Certificate of Advanced Practice

A. To be eligible for a certificate of advanced practice an applicant shall, as of the date of application to the board, have:

1. a current, unrestricted license as a MP duly issued by the board and not be the subject of an investigation or pending disciplinary proceeding by the board;

2. practiced as a MP for at least three of the past four years. With respect to individuals licensed under the alternative qualification provided in Section 3909 of this Chapter, such experience shall be deemed to have commenced on the date that the applicant's initial certificate of prescriptive authority was issued by the LSBPE;

3. as a MP, treated at least one hundred patients which demonstrate the competence of the medical psychologist. Of this number at least 25 shall have involved the use of major psychotropics and at least 25 shall have involved the use of major antidepressants;

4. received the written recommendation of two collaborating physicians who hold a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in this state duly issued by the board, who are familiar with the applicant's competence to practice medical psychology;

5. received a favorable recommendation from the committee; and

6. completed a minimum of one hundred hours of continuing medical education relating to the use of medications in the management of patients with psychiatric illnesses, commencing with:

a. initial issuance of a certificate of prescriptive authority by the LSBPE if prior to January 1, 2010; or

b. the date the MP is licensed by the board after January 1, 2010.

B. The burden of satisfying the board as to the qualifications and eligibility of an applicant for certification shall be upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such qualifications in the manner prescribed by and to the satisfaction of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3911

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 37:890 (March 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:1360.51-1360.72.