§3663. Military medical personnel; pilot program

            A.(1) The department, in collaboration with each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission that regulates the practice of a healthcare profession, shall establish a pilot program in which military medical personnel may practice and perform certain delegated acts that constitute healthcare services under the supervision of a physician or podiatrist who holds an active, unrestricted license in Louisiana. The activities shall reflect the level of training and experience of the military medical personnel.

            (2) The supervising physician or podiatrist shall retain responsibility for the care of the patient.

            B. Any licensed physician or podiatrist, a professional corporation or partnership of any licensee, any hospital, or any commercial enterprise having medical facilities for its employees that are supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists may participate in the pilot program.

            C.(1) The department shall establish general requirements for participating military medical personnel, licensees, and employers.

            (2) Each state agency or professional or occupational licensing board or commission that participates in the pilot program may promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any rules necessary for the implementation of the program.

            Acts 2017, No. 1, §1.