La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-7211

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

Section XLV-7211 - Withdrawal or Termination of Concurrence

A. A physician shall notify an MP and his patient in a timely manner that he or she has withdrawn or terminated concurrence if:

1. the physician determines that the medication prescribed is no longer appropriate or is contraindicated;

2. the physician receives information indicating that the patient is non-compliant with the treatment prescribed and questions relating to such non compliance cannot be addressed satisfactorily upon further consultation with the MP;

3. the MP fails or refuses to provide requested documentation or other information that may impact the physician's decision to concur or continue to concur in the psychopharmacologic management planned by the MP;

4. adjustments or changes were made to the patient's psychopharmacologic management by the MP without consultation and collaboration;

5. the physician becomes aware of information that would prohibit consultation and collaboration under §7207 of this Chapter;

6. the physician is advised of the patient's election to withdraw from psychopharmacologic management by an MP, or to withdraw his or her authority for the physician or the MP to consult and collaborate;

7. the physician retires or withdraws from clinical practice in this state or relocates his or her practice to a location that would render continuing care of the patient impractical; or

8. the physician's license is suspended, revoked or restricted in a manner that would prohibit consulting and collaborating with an MP.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-7211

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 35:1531 (August 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(1), 1270(B)(6) and 37:2371-2378.