Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1133.4. Powers and duties of the commission; exceptions

A. The commission shall:

B. Except as they relate to scope of practice or patient care issues, Paragraphs (A)(4), (5), and (6) of this Section shall not apply to anyone who is a volunteer of or employed by the state of Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection district, or a volunteer fire department who has successfully completed an education program based on national EMS education standards and who possesses a current national certification and state license, until the commission has forwarded the nonmedical practice complaint to the local governing body and received a response with investigative results and any disciplinary disposition. In the event that the local governing body does not send a response or request for extension to the commission within sixty days after receipt of the complaint, the commission may proceed with the powers and duties as defined in Subsection A of this Section. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in the event the commission determines by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission that public health and safety would be jeopardized by waiting for a response from the local governing authority, the commission shall have the right to exercise its powers and duties as provided in Subsection A of this Section without receipt of an investigative report from the local governing authority or the expiration of the sixty-day period as provided in this Subsection.