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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. No healthcare provider shall produce documentation relating to an individual's need for a support animal unless the healthcare provider complies with all of the following:
(1) Possesses an active and valid Louisiana license or an active license within a healthcare profession that has a licensure compact to perform the healthcare services being offered to an individual.
(2) Is qualified and licensed to evaluate and diagnose disabilities and has performed a disability assessment of an individual.
(3) Includes in the documentation relating to an individual's need for a support animal all of the following:
(a) The effective date of the documentation.
(b) The license number of the healthcare provider.
(c) The type of professional license held by the healthcare provider.
(4) Establishes a therapeutic relationship with an individual no less than thirty days prior to producing the documentation regarding the individual's need for a support animal.
(5) Has engaged with an individual in person or remotely in at least two sessions before issuing documentation determining that the individual requires a support animal.
(6) Performs a clinical evaluation of an individual no less than thirty days before producing documentation regarding the individual's need for a support animal.
B. No healthcare provider shall represent or attempt to represent that an individual has a disability requiring a support animal when an individual is not disabled or does not need a support animal on account of the individual's disability.
C. No individual shall represent or attempt to represent to a third party that the individual has a disability requiring a support animal when the individual is not disabled or does not require a support animal on account of the individual's disability.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 46, § 1974. Requirements for documentation produced by healthcare providers; prohibitions - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-46-sect-1974/
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