ENROLLED
ACT No. 417
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 595
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT JOHNSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1223.3(3), relative to dietetics and nutrition practice; to
3 authorize the use of telehealth technology to provide nutrition services; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1223.3(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1223.3. Definitions
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9 (3) "Healthcare provider" means a person, partnership, limited liability
10 partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution licensed
11 or certified by this state to provide health care healthcare or professional services as
12 a physician assistant, hospital, nursing home, dentist, registered nurse, advanced
13 practice registered nurse, licensed dietitian or nutritionist, licensed practical nurse,
14 certified nurse assistant, offshore health service provider, ambulance service,
15 licensed midwife, pharmacist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, optometrist,
16 podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, occupational therapist, certified or
17 licensed athletic trainer, psychologist, medical psychologist, social worker, licensed
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1 professional counselor, licensed perfusionist, licensed respiratory therapist, licensed
2 radiologic technologist, or licensed clinical laboratory scientist.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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