§1281. Fees and costs

            A.(1) As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

            (a) "Allied health care practitioner" means an individual who holds any form of health care practitioner licensure that the board is authorized to issue, other than as a physician, including but not limited to licensure as a podiatrist pursuant to R.S. 37:611 et seq.; as a physician assistant pursuant to R.S. 37:1360.21 et seq.; as a midwife pursuant to R.S. 37:3240 et seq.; as a respiratory therapist or respiratory therapy assistant pursuant to R.S. 37:3351 et seq.; as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant pursuant to R.S. 37:3001 et seq.; as a clinical laboratory scientist pursuant to R.S. 37:1311 et seq.; as a clinical exercise physiologist pursuant to R.S. 37:3421 et seq.; as an athletic trainer pursuant to R.S. 37:3301 et seq.; as an acupuncturist or acupuncturist's assistant pursuant to R.S. 37:1356 et seq.; or as a private radiologic technologist pursuant to R.S. 37:1292.

            (b) "Physician" means an individual lawfully entitled to engage in the practice of medicine in the state of Louisiana, as evidenced by a current license, certificate, registration, or permit duly issued by the board.

            (2) The board shall establish, by rule, a reasonable fee schedule for the issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of any form of license, certificate, registration, or permit issued to a physician or allied health care practitioner and for the fees and costs associated with any other administrative function that it performs, and the receipts from the payment of such fees and costs are to be collected, held, and maintained by the board and used only to carry out the purposes of this and such other Parts as are administered by the board. Such fee and cost schedules may be modified from time to time as deemed necessary by the board.

            (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Chapter, the fees and costs established and collectable by the board for the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of any license, certificate, registration, or permit issued to a physician or allied health care practitioner shall not exceed the following amounts:

            (a) Physicians:

            (i) Any initial application and license issued by the board to a physician shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars.

            (ii) Any initial restricted, provisional, or temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the board to a physician, including but not limited to an institutional license or permit, graduate education temporary permit, military physician permit, military intern permit, mini-residency preceptorship permit, post graduate training registration or permit, dispensing registration, reduced fee license, or visiting physician permit, shall not exceed three hundred dollars.

            (iii) The renewal of any license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the board shall not exceed three hundred dollars.

            (b) Allied health care practitioners:

            (i) Any initial application and license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the board to an allied health care practitioner shall not exceed three hundred dollars.

            (ii) The renewal of any license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the board to any allied health care practitioner shall not exceed two hundred dollars.

            (c) A physician or allied health care practitioner applicant who has failed to renew a license, certificate, registration, or permit timely, shall pay a delinquency fee, in addition to the renewal fee and all other applicable fees and costs, not to exceed an amount equal to the renewal fee.

            (d) Miscellaneous costs, fees, and charges for the following information, products, or services shall not exceed the following amounts:

            (i) Dishonored negotiable instrument; a fee not to exceed fifty dollars per instrument.

            (ii) The actual cost for creation and provision of electronic information, data, product, or service.

            (iii) The actual costs associated with electronic or credit card payments and transactions.

            (iv) Annual report or official listing of holders of licenses, permits, certificates, or registrations issued by the board; a fee not to exceed fifty dollars.

            (v) Actual cost of courier services.

            (vi) Actual cost of competency examination approved by the board.

            (vii) Administrative costs for competency examination shall be prorated among the examinees as follows: a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars per hour, multiplied by the number of board employees actually administering the competency examination, and divided by the number of examinees.

            (viii) Official documents or publications of the board; a fee not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents per page.

            (ix) Certification of document as true copy; a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars.

            (x) Certification of document as official record; a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars.

            (xi) Verification or certification of good standing of license, permit, certificate, or registration; a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars.

            (xii) Duplicate original of license, permit, registration, certificate, or wallet identification card; a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars.

            (xiii) Issuance and service of subpoena; a fee not to exceed fifty dollars, in addition to mileage authorized by state regulations.

            (xiv) Compliance or probation officer monitoring fee with respect to licensees on probation; a fee not to exceed four hundred dollars per year.

            (4) The cost and expense of any examination or test required by the board as a prerequisite to the issuance, renewal, or restatement of any license, certificate, registration, or permit, shall be paid by the physician or allied health care practitioner applicant directly to the entity, association, or organization administering such examination or test.

            (5) In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Part respecting fees and costs and those contained elsewhere in this Title, including but not limited to Chapters 7, 39, 46, 48, 49, and 52 of this Title and Parts II, IV, and V of this Chapter, the provisions of this Section shall govern.

            B.(1) In addition to all other applicable fees and costs attendant to the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of any license, certificate, permit, or registration issued to a physician by the board pursuant to this Part, the board shall charge and collect an additional annual fee of twenty-five dollars from each physician to be utilized for the identification, monitoring, assistance, and procurement of treatment of physicians suffering from substance abuse, chemical dependency, psychiatric conditions, or physical deficiencies which may interfere with their ability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety as defined in R.S. 37:1285(A)(25).

            (2) The twenty-five dollar fee established in this Subsection shall be due and payable at the time of application for the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of any license, permit, certificate, or registration.

            C.(1) In addition to all other applicable fees and costs attendant to the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of any license, certificate, permit, or registration issued to a physician by the board pursuant to this Part, the board shall charge and collect an additional annual fee of seven dollars from each physician for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a continuing education program for physicians.

            (2) The seven dollar fee established by this Subsection shall be due and payable at the time of application for the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of any license, permit, certificate, or registration.

            D.(1) The fees established in Subsections B and C of this Section shall not be collected from a licensed physician who has retired from active practice.

            (2) The board may adopt rules and regulations to provide for certain other exemptions from payment of such fees.

            Acts 1975, No. 350, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 138, §1, eff. April 19, 2000; Acts 2003, No. 656, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3.