§ 37:3663 — Military medical personnel; pilot program

§3663. Military medical personnel; pilot program
A.(1) The department, in collaboration with each state agency or professional or
occupational licensing board or commission that regulates the practice of a healthcare
profession, shall establish a pilot program in which military medical personnel may practice
and perform certain delegated acts that constitute healthcare services under the supervision
of a physician or podiatrist who holds an active, unrestricted license in Louisiana. The
activities shall reflect the level of training and experience of the military medical personnel.
(2) The supervising physician or podiatrist shall retain responsibility for the care of
the patient.
B. Any licensed physician or podiatrist, a professional corporation or partnership of
any licensee, any hospital, or any commercial enterprise having medical facilities for its
employees that are supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists may participate in the
pilot program.
C.(1) The department shall establish general requirements for participating military
medical personnel, licensees, and employers.
(2) Each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission
that participates in the pilot program may promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act, any rules necessary for the implementation of the program.

Legislative History

Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.