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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 26
BY SENATOR NEVERS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 37:1291.1, relative to out-of-state physician orders; to provide for an out-of-2
state physician to order diagnostic tests under certain conditions; to provide for3
definitions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 37:1291.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1291.1. Out-of-state physician orders7
A. The board may adopt rules, in accordance with the Administrative8
Procedure Act, exempting application of this Part to an out-of-state physician9
who orders routine diagnostic testing for an established patient, provided the10
physician-patient relationship was initiated through an in-person, face-to -face11
visit with the physician in another state, the order can be verified, and the12
results of all testing are provided directly to the ordering out-of-state physician.13
A health care facility or provider that is presented such an order may choose14
not to recognize such an order.15
B. For the purposes of this Section, "out-of-state physician" means a16
physician who is duly licensed to practice medicine in any state or jurisdiction17
in the United States other than Louisiana.18
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 44