Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 2120.23. Implementation

A. No nurse staffing agency shall be required to obtain a license in accordance with this Part until the initial rules, regulations, and licensing standards are promulgated by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. Each person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity operating an agency that meets the definition of nurse staffing agency as defined in this Part shall submit an initial licensing application and fee to the department within ninety days of the promulgation of the initial rules, regulations, and licensing standards. If the person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity is not licensed within one hundred eighty days after submission of its initial licensing application and fee, the person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity shall cease operations until such time as the person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity is licensed as a nurse staffing agency by the department.