§ 29:785 — Volunteer health practitioner registration systems

Louisiana § 29:785

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 29: Minerals, Oil and Gas and Environmental Quality

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§785. Volunteer health practitioner registration systems
A. To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system shall:
(1) Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before
or during an emergency.
(2) Include information about the license in good standing of health practitioners
which is accessible by authorized persons.
(3) Be capable of verifying the accuracy of information concerning whether a health
practitioner meets the requirements of R.S. 29:786.
(4) Meet one of the following conditions:
(a) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer healthcare
practitioners established by a state and funded through the Department of Health and Human
Services under Section 3191 of the Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. 247d-7b.
(b) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public
health, and medical personnel formed pursuant to Section 2801 of the Public Health Services
Act, 42 U.S.C. 300hh.
(c) Be operated by or under the direction of one of the following:
(i) A disaster preparedness or relief organization.
(ii) A state licensing authority.
(iii) A national or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners.
(iv) A health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare
services, including but not limited to a tertiary care and teaching hospital.
(v) A governmental entity.
(d) Be designated by the Louisiana Department of Health as a registration system for
purposes of this Chapter.
B. Upon request of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness, the Louisiana Department of Health, a state licensing authority, or a host entity
in this state or a similarly authorized entity in another state, a registration system located in
this state shall notify the entity of the identities of the volunteer health practitioners registered
with it and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.

Legislative History

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.