La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-5369

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

Section XLV-5369 - Causes for Administrative Action [Formerly Section 2367]

A. The board may refuse to issue, suspend for a definite period, revoke or impose probationary terms, conditions and restrictions on a license or permit for any of the following causes:

1. dereliction of any duty imposed by law;

2. incompetence as determined by standards of care for obstetrical providers;

3. conviction of a felony;

4. inability to practice with reasonable skill or safety to clients because of mental illness or deficiency; physical illness, including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skills; and/or, excessive use or abuse of drugs, including alcohol;

5. practicing under a false name or alias;

6. violation of any of the standards of practice set forth herein;

7. obtaining any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;

8. knowingly employing, supervising, or permitting, directly or indirectly, any person or persons not an apprentice or licensed midwife to perform any work covered by these regulations;

9. using or causing or promoting the use of any advertising matter, promotional literature, testimonial, or any other representation, however disseminated or published, which is misleading or untruthful;

10. representing that the service or advice of a person licensed to practice medicine will be used or made available when that is not true or using the words "doctor," or similar words, abbreviations, or symbols so as to connote the medical profession, when such is not the case;

11. permitting another to use the license;

12. delinquency in submission of application and supporting documents for license renewal of 30 days or more;

13. obtaining licensure by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;

14. fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered;

15. violating any lawful order, rule, or regulation rendered or adopted by the board; or

16. unprofessional conduct, which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare or safety of the public.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-5369

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:517 (August 1986), amended LR 17:779 (August 1991), amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 421297 (8/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270 and 37:3241-3259.