LAC 46:XLV.416. Requirements Immediately Following Licensure under R.S. 37:1310.1

A. Within 90 days of the issuance of, reinstatement of and/or renewal of a license pursuant to R.S. 37:1310.1 (“IMLC license”), the license holder must provide the board with the following required for the practice of medicine pursuant to R.S. 1310.1, Section 5(d): 1. satisfactory documentation establishing he or she is a citizen of the United States or possesses valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States duly issued by the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States under and pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163) and the commissioner's regulations thereunder (8 CFR); and, 2. sworn, written responses, on forms the board has approved and which the board supplies, addressing the following topics regarding the license holder and/or his/her professional medical corporation: a. injuries, disorders and/or conditions diagnosed within the last ten years, which could reasonably be expected to affect the ability to practice; b. any and all past arrests, even those that have been expunged or judicially removed, with the exception of misdemeanor traffic offenses that do not involve alcohol or drugs; c. failures of professional licensure or certification exams; d. the denial, voluntary surrender, failure to renew, restriction, discipline, termination, probation, investigation of and/or any other action taken against any state, federal and/or privately issued professional license, registration, certification, affiliation and/or membership; e. the denial, voluntary surrender, failure to renew, restriction, discipline, termination, probation, investigation of and/or any other action taken against the license holder’s professional privileges and/or affiliation with any health care facility of any type; f. the denial, voluntary surrender, failure to renew, requirement of additional training/remediation, extension, restriction, discipline, termination, probation, investigation of and/or any other action taken against the license holder’s participation in any private, federal and/or state health insurance program; g. the denial, voluntary surrender, failure to renew, requirement of additional training/remediation, extension, restriction, discipline, termination, probation, investigation of and/or any other action taken against the license holder during their professional training (whether as a student, intern, resident, fellow or other trainee); and, h. the filing of any lawsuits, and/or the settlements of any medical malpractice, intentional tort and/or fraud claims. B. Should the information and/or documentation, produced pursuant to §416A.2., provide sufficient cause to indicate that a violation of the laws or rules administered by the board may have occurred, such information will be reviewed or investigated in accordance with §9709 or §9711 of this Chapter, in accordance with §9705E. C. Any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be deemed unprofessional conduct and conduct in contravention of the board's rules, in violation of R.S. 37:1285(A)(13) and (30), respectively, as well as violation of any other applicable provision of R.S. 37:1285(A), providing cause for the board to suspend, revoke, refuse to issue or impose probationary or any other restrictions on any license held or applied for by a physician culpable of such violation.