LAC 46:XLV.417. Renewal of License; Prerequisite Condition

A. Every license issued by the board under this Chapter shall be renewed annually on or before the first day of the month in which the licensee was born, by submitting to the board a properly completed application for renewal, upon forms supplied by the board, together with the renewal fees prescribed in these rules and the Medical Practice Act, and documentation of satisfaction of the continuing medical education requirements prescribed by Subchapter K of these rules. B. A courtesy renewal notice shall be mailed or electronically transmitted by the board to each person holding a license issued under this Chapter at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the license each year. Such form shall be transmitted to the most recent address of the licensee reflected in the official records of the board. C. Initial application for renewal of a license, issued on the basis of a commitment for year two of postgraduate clinical training under §311.A.6.b shall, as a prerequisite to renewal consideration, be accompanied by documentation satisfactory to the board of the completion of year two of such training. D. Retired Physician License 1. A physician may opt for a “Retired Physician License” at the time of renewal if the physician holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the board and who has, prior to the first day of the year for which such renewal will be effective: a. attained the age of 70 years; b. attests that he or she will limit his or her practice to volunteer services without payment, pecuniary gain, compensation, or remuneration of any kind; c. attests that he or she will limit his or her practice to: i. providing services to family or personal acquaintances; ii. for no more than 20 hours per week, providing services at volunteer or charity clinics; or iii. providing services through a foreign volunteer or charity medical mission program; d. made application to the board for a retired physician license renewal pursuant to this Section, including the required attestations, and consenting to the revocation of any license renewed pursuant to this Section upon a finding by the board that the licensee, following issuance of licensure renewal pursuant to this Section, failed to confine his or her practice to the parameters stated herein. 2. A physician whose medical license is renewed pursuant to this Section shall not engage or seek to engage in the full time, unrestricted practice of medicine, whether compensated or not, without having made application for an unrestricted standard medical license and having met all of the requirements for such license. 3. A physician whose medical license is renewed pursuant to this Section is subject to all state and federal laws and rules governing the practice of medicine in this state, and all of the licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary rules and requirements of the board as applicable to a full, unrestricted license, unless specifically noted in these rules.