Rs 46 1974

RS 46:1974 - Requirements for documentation produced by healthcare providers; prohibitions 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

ing 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. Acts 2024, No. 558, §1.