§1133.5. Powers and duties of the bureau

            The bureau shall:

            (1) Issue a license and renew a license to any duly qualified applicant for licensure and license renewal as an emergency medical services practitioner.

            (2) Prescribe application forms for emergency medical practitioner licensure and license renewal and ambulance operator certification.

            (3) Adopt requirements and standards of practice approved by the commission for emergency medical personnel.

            (4) Conduct investigations as requested by the commission.

            (5) Deny, withhold, revoke, restrict, probate, or suspend a license as directed by the commission under the provisions of R.S. 40:1133.7.

            (6) Prepare, publish, and update a roster of all emergency medical personnel, including the name and address of each individual.

            (7) Adopt continuing education requirements and standards for individuals seeking to renew a license.

            (8) Prepare an annual report detailing the activities of the commission during the past fiscal year including the number and nature of the hearings conducted under the provisions of R.S. 40:1133.8.

            (9) Adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

            (10) Adopt and amend the title and the definition of licensed emergency medical services practitioners.

            (11) Issue a certification to any duly qualified applicant for certification as an ambulance operator.

            (12) Deny, withhold, revoke, restrict, probate, or suspend an ambulance operator certification as directed by the commission in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:1133.18.

            Acts 1997, No. 913, §2; Acts 2012, No. 789, §2, eff. June 13, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §17, eff. June 11, 2013; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1232.4 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2022, No. 644, §1; Acts 2024, No. 171, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.