La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-7903
A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified.
Act-the Louisiana Medical Practice Act or Act, R.S. 37:1261 et seq.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or APRN-a licensed registered nurse who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Alternate Collaborating Physician or ACP-a physician meeting the eligibility requirements of this Chapter who is designated to serve as collaborating physician, in accordance with §7911. A.5 of these rules, when the collaborating physician is unavailable.
Board-the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, as constituted in the Louisiana Medical Practice Act.
Clinical Practice Guidelines-written or electronic documents, jointly agreed upon by the collaborating physician and APRN that describe a specific plan, arrangement, or sequence of orders, steps, or procedures to be followed or carried out in providing patient care in various clinical situations. These may include textbooks, reference manuals, electronic communications and Internet sources.
Collaborating Physician or CP-a physician with whom an APRN has been approved to collaborate by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, who is actively engaged in clinical practice and the provision of direct patient care in Louisiana, with whom an APRN has developed and signed a collaborative practice agreement for prescriptive and distributing authority. A CP shall hold a current, medical license issued by the board, or be otherwise authorized by federal law or regulation to practice medicine in this state, have no pending disciplinary proceedings and practice in accordance with rules of the board.
Collaboration or Collaborate-a cooperative working relationship between a physician and APRN to jointly contribute to providing patient care and may include but not be limited to discussion of a patient's diagnosis and cooperation in the management and delivery of health care with each provider performing those activities that he or she is legally authorized to perform.
Collaborative Practice-the joint management of the health care of a patient by an APRN performing advanced practice registered nursing and one or more consulting physicians. Except as provided in R.S. 37:930, acts of medical diagnosis and prescriptions by an APRN shall be in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement.
Collaborative Practice Agreement or CPA- a formal written statement addressing the parameters of the collaborative practice which are mutually agreed upon by an APRN and one or more physicians which shall include but not be limited to the following provisions:
a. availability of the collaborating physician for consultation or referral, or both;
b. methods of management of the collaborative practice which shall include clinical practice guidelines; and
c. coverage of the health care needs of a patient during any absence of the APRN or physician.
Controlled Substance-any substance defined, enumerated, or included in federal or state statue or regulations 21 CFR 1308.11-15 or R.S. 40:964, or any substance which may hereafter be designated as a controlled substance by amendment or supplementation of such regulations or statute.
Fair Market Value or FMV-the value in arms-length transactions, consistent with the general market value of the services provided.
LSBN-the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, as constituted in R.S. 37:911 et seq.
Physician-an individual lawfully entitled to engage in the practice of medicine in this state as evidenced by a license duly issued by the board.
Practice Site or Site-a location identified in a CPA or other documentation submitted by the APRN to the LSBN at which a CP or APRN engage in collaborative practice. A hospital and its clinics, ambulatory surgery center, nursing home, any facility or office licensed and regulated by LDH, as well as a group or solo physician practice, which have more than one physical location shall be considered a site for purposes of this definition.
Prescription or Prescription Drug Order-an order from a practitioner authorized by law to prescribe for a drug or device that is patient specific and is communicated by any means to a pharmacist in a permitted pharmacy, and is preserved on file as required by law or regulation.
Unpredictable, Involuntary Reasons-the death, disability, disappearance, unplanned relocation, or a similar unpredictable or involuntary reason.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-7903