La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3947

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

Section XLV-3947 - Constitution, Function and Responsibilities of Advisory Committee

A. The board shall constitute and appoint a Medical Psychology Advisory Committee which shall be organized and function in accordance with the MP Act and these rules.

B. Composition. The committee shall be comprised of five members, consisting of:

1. one physician selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana State Medical Society, and recommended by Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association and LAMP, who is certified in the specialty of psychiatry by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association; and

2. four medical psychologists selected by the board from a list of names recommended by LAMP.

C. Appointment. Each member, to be eligible for and prior to appointment to the committee, shall have maintained residency and a current and unrestricted license or certificate to practice their respective professions in the state of Louisiana for not less than two years.

D. Term of Service. Each member of the committee shall serve for a term of four years, or until a successor is appointed and shall be eligible for reappointment. Committee members serve at the pleasure of the board. Committee members may be reappointed to two additional terms of four years with the length of the terms to be staggered after the first term.

E. Functions of the Committee. The Committee will provide the Board with recommendations relating to the following matters:

1. applications for licensure and for certificates of advanced practice (initial and renewal);

2. educational requirements for licensure and for certificates of advanced practice (initial and renewal);

3. changes in related statutes and rules; and

4. other activities as might be requested by the board.

F. Committee Meetings, Officers. The committee shall meet at least twice each calendar year, or more frequently as may be deemed necessary by a quorum of the committee or by the board. Three members of the committee constitute a quorum. The committee shall elect from among its members a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary. The chair, or in the absence or unavailability of the chair, the vice-chair, shall call, designate the date, time, and place of, and preside at all meetings of the committee. The secretary shall record or cause to be recorded accurate and complete written minutes of all meetings of the committee and shall cause copies of the same to be provided to the board.

G. Confidentiality. In discharging the functions authorized under this Section, the committee and the individual members thereof shall, when acting within the scope of such authority, be deemed agents of the board. Committee members are prohibited from communicating, disclosing, or in any way releasing to anyone other than the board, any confidential information or documents obtained when acting as the agents of the board without first obtaining the written authorization of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3947

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 37:893 (March 2011).

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