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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1074 (Substitute for House Bill No. 672 by Representative Whitney)
BY REPRESENTATIVES WHITNEY, COX, HARRIS, HENSGENS, HOFFMANN,
KATRINA JACKSON, JAY MORRIS, STOKES, PATRICK WILLIAMS, AND
WILLMOTT
PHYSICIANS: Provides for a limited exemption to state licensure requirements for visiting
physicians
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 37:1291(6), relative to physicians who attend to out-of-state athletic teams; to2
provide for exemptions to certain physician licensure requirements in specified cases;3
to provide for construction; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 37:1291(6) is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง1291. Exemptions7
None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to:8
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(6)(a) An individual licensed to practice medicine in another state or country10
when he attends to the acute care needs of the official traveling party of athletes and11
staff of an athletic team or organization domiciled in another state or country during12
or in connection with an athletic contest or event conducted in this state.13
(b) The exemption provided in this Paragraph shall not be construed to allow14
the performance of any elective procedure by a physician who is not duly licensed to15
practice medicine in accordance with the provisions of this Part.16 HLS 14RS-1942 ENGROSSED
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Whitney HB No. 1074
Abstract: Provides for an exemption to state licensure requirements for visiting physicians
affiliated with sports teams.
Present law provides enumerated exemptions to requirements for physician licensure and
other requirements relative to the practice of medicine as set forth in present law.
Proposed law retains present law and adds thereto an exemption for physicians who are
licensed to practice medicine in another state or country when attending to the acute care
needs of the official traveling party of athletes and staff of an athletic team or organization
domiciled in another state or country during or in connection with an athletic contest or event
conducted in Louisiana.
Proposed law stipulates that the exemption provided therein shall not be construed to allow
the performance of any elective procedure by a physician who is not duly licensed to practice
medicine in accordance with present law.
(Adds R.S. 37:1291(6))