§ 46:1974 — Requirements for documentation produced by healthcare providers; prohibitions

§1974. Requirements for documentation produced by healthcare providers; prohibitions
A. No healthcare provider shall produce documentation relating to an individual's
need for a support animal unless the healthcare provider complies with all of the following:
(1) Possesses an active and valid Louisiana license or an active license within a
healthcare profession that has a licensure compact to perform the healthcare services being
offered to an individual.
(2) Is qualified and licensed to evaluate and diagnose disabilities and has performed
a disability assessment of an individual.
(3) Includes in the documentation relating to an individual's need for a support
animal all of the following:
(a) The effective date of the documentation.
(b) The license number of the healthcare provider.
(c) The type of professional license held by the healthcare provider.
(4) Establishes a therapeutic relationship with an individual no less than thirty days
prior to producing the documentation regarding the individual's need for a support animal.
(5) Has engaged with an individual in person or remotely in at least two sessions
before issuing documentation determining that the individual requires a support animal.
(6) Performs a clinical evaluation of an individual no less than thirty days before
producing documentation regarding the individual's need for a support animal.
B. No healthcare provider shall represent or attempt to represent that an individual
has a disability requiring a support animal when an individual is not disabled or does not
need a support animal on account of the individual's disability.
C. No individual shall represent or attempt to represent to a third party that the
individual has a disability requiring a support animal when the individual is not disabled or
does not require a support animal on account of the individual's disability.

Legislative History

Acts 2024, No. 558, §1.