§ 37:2869 — Individuals and practices not affected

§2869. Individuals and practices not affected
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as prohibiting, preventing, or
restricting the practice, services, or activities of:
(1) Any individual licensed in this state by any other provision of law from engaging
in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed.
(2) Any individual employed as a polysomnographic technologist by the United
States government in the event such individual provides polysomnography solely under the
direction or control of a United States governmental agency by which he is employed.
(3)(a) Any individual pursuing a course of study in a polysomnographic technology
education program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
(b) This Paragraph shall only apply to an individual performing a polysomnography
procedure or service if both of the following conditions are met:
(i) The polysomnographic procedure or service is within the individual's course of
study.
(ii) The polysomnographic procedure or service is performed under the direct
supervision of a physician or a polysomnographic technologist licensed by the Louisiana
State Board of Medical Examiners.
B.(1) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to licensed respiratory therapists.
(2) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as prohibiting, preventing, or
restricting the practice, services, or activities of any individual pursuing a course of study in
a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care if both of the
following conditions are met:
(a) The polysomnographic procedure or service is within the individual's course of
study.
(b) The polysomnographic procedure or service is performed under the direct
supervision of a physician or a polysomnographic technologist licensed by the Louisiana
State Board of Medical Examiners.

Legislative History

Acts 2005, No. 272, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2012, No. 678, §1; Acts 2017, No. 304, §1.