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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 672
BY REPRESENTATIVE WHITNEY
PHYSICIANS: Provides for a limited exemption to state licensure requirements for visiting
physicians
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 37:1276.2, relative to visiting physicians; to require exemption from licensure2
by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in certain cases of out-of-state3
physicians traveling with sports teams; to allow for exemption from licensure by the4
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in certain cases of out-of-state5
physicians traveling for events sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee;6
to provide for limitations and restrictions of practice by visiting physicians; to7
provide for consent to treatment in certain circumstances; and to provide for related8
matters.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 37:1276.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 11
§1276.2. Visiting physicians; temporary exemptions from state licensure12
requirements; prohibitions13
A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a physician who14
is licensed to practice medicine in another state or country shall be exempt from the15
licensure requirements provided in this Part while practicing medicine in this state16
if all of the following conditions are met:17
(a) The physician has an oral or written agreement with a sports team to18
provide general or emergency medical care to the team members, coaching staff, and19
families traveling with the team for a specific sporting event to take place in this20
state.21 HLS 14RS-1282 ORIGINAL
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(b) The physician does not provide care or consultation to any person1
residing in this state, other than to the team members, coaching staff, and families2
described in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.3
(2) The exemption shall remain in force while the physician is traveling with4
the team, but shall be no longer than ten days per individual sporting event.5
(3) The board may grant a physician additional time for exemption, up to6
twenty additional days per sporting event, upon prior request by the physician. The7
total number of days a physician may be exempt, including additional time granted8
upon request, may not exceed thirty days per sporting event.9
(4) A physician who is exempt from licensure requirements pursuant to the10
provisions of this Subsection is specifically prohibited from practicing medicine at11
any healthcare clinic or facility in this state, including an acute care facility.12
B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board may13
exempt a physician who lawfully practices medicine in another state or country from14
the licensure requirements provided in this Part while the physician is practicing15
medicine in this state if all of the following conditions are met:16
(a) The physician has been invited by the United States Olympic Committee17
to provide medical services at one or more training sites designated by the olympic18
training center, or to provide medical services at an event in this state sanctioned by19
the committee.20
(b) The United States Olympic Committee certifies to the board the name of21
the physician, the state or country of the physician's licensure, and the dates within22
which the physician has been invited to provide medical services.23
(c) The physician's practice is limited to that required by the United States24
Olympic Committee, and such medical services requested by the committee are25
within the physician's area of competence and are only provided to athletes or team26
personnel registered to train at the olympic training center or registered to compete27
in an event conducted under the sanction of the United States Olympic Committee.28 HLS 14RS-1282 ORIGINAL
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(2) The exemption provided in this Subsection shall remain in force while1
the holder is providing medical services at the invitation of the United States2
Olympic Committee and only during the time certified to the board, but in no event3
for more than ninety days.4
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the official team5
manager who is responsible for any team member participating in events at the6
invitation of the United States Olympic Committee in this state may give consent to7
the furnishing of hospital, medical, and surgical care to a minor who is a team8
member, and that consent shall not be subject to disaffirmance because of minority.9
The consent of a parent of that person shall not be necessary in order to authorize10
hospital, medical, and surgical care.11
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. 672
Abstract: Provides for limited exemptions to state licensure requirements for visiting
physicians who travel to La. with a sports team or at the invitation of the U.S.
Olympic Committee for committee-sanctioned events.
Proposed law requires that the La. State Board of Medical Examiners ("board") exempt from
state licensure requirements visiting physicians practicing medicine in this state if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1)The physician has an oral or written agreement with a sports team to provide general
or emergency medical care to the team members, coaching staff, and families
traveling with the team for a specific sporting event to take place in this state.
(2)The physician does not provide care or consultation to any person residing in this
state, other than to the team members, coaching staff, and families described in
present law.
Proposed law provides that the exemption shall remain in force while the physician is
traveling with the team, but shall be no longer than 10 days per individual sporting event.
Provides that the board may grant a physician additional time for exemption of up to 20
additional days per sporting event, upon prior request by the physician; but that the total
number of days of exemption may not exceed 30 days per sporting event.
Proposed law provides that a physician who is exempt from licensure requirements pursuant
to the provisions of proposed law is specifically prohibited from practicing medicine at any
healthcare clinic or facility in this state, including an acute care facility. HLS 14RS-1282 ORIGINAL
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Proposed law authorizes the board to exempt a physician who lawfully practices medicine
in another state or country from state licensure requirements while the physician is practicing
medicine in this state if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)The physician has been invited by the U.S. Olympic Committee to provide medical
services at one or more training sites designated by the olympic training center, or
to provide medical services at an event in La. sanctioned by the committee.
(2)The U.S. Olympic Committee certifies to the board the name of the physician, the
state or country of the physician's licensure, and the dates within which the physician
has been invited to provide medical services.
(3)The physician's practice is limited to that required by the U.S. Olympic Committee,
and such medical services requested by the committee are within the physician's area
of competence and are only provided to athletes or team personnel registered to train
at the olympic training center or registered to compete in an event conducted under
the sanction of the committee.
Proposed law provides that the exemption provided in proposed law shall remain in force
while the holder is providing medical services at the invitation of the U.S. Olympic
Committee and only during the time certified to the board, but in no event longer than 90
days.
Proposed law provides that the team manager who is responsible for any team member
participating in events at the invitation of the U.S. Olympic Committee in La. may give
consent to the furnishing of hospital, medical, and surgical care to a minor who is a team
member, and that consent shall not be subject to disaffirmance because of minority.
Provides further that the consent of a parent of that person shall not be necessary in order to
authorize hospital, medical, and surgical care.
(Adds R.S. 37:1276.2)