Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 1360.55. Qualifications of applicants

A. The board shall issue a medical psychology license to an applicant who submits an application upon a form and in such a manner as the board prescribes and who furnishes evidence to the board which meets all of the following criteria:

B. Medical psychologists licensed by the board shall be eligible for a controlled and dangerous substance permit and registration issued by the state and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.

C. Any medical psychologist who obtains a medical psychology license pursuant to this Section shall be exclusively licensed and regulated by the board and shall not be required to maintain a license to practice psychology issued by the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Psychologists for any purpose, including renewal of the medical psychology license or to receive a certificate of advanced practice in accordance with R.S. 37:1360.57. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting an individual from choosing to maintain dual licensure as both a medical psychologist and a psychologist. In the event that an individual chooses to maintain dual licensure as both a medical psychologist and a psychologist, that individual will be licensed and regulated as a medical psychologist by the board and will be licensed and regulated as a psychologist by the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Psychologists.