Louisiana good-faith exam for med spas
Requirements for the good-faith examination before treatment. Below are the Louisiana rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source. Monitoring and reference, not legal advice.
Good-faith examination in Louisiana
⛔ THESE CLAIMS SURVEY THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT, NOT A TELEHEALTH STATUTE, AND SHOULD BE READ THAT WAY. Louisiana's licensing section itself points elsewhere for remote care — it requires a license to practice medicine “except as provided in the Louisiana Telehealth Access Act, R.S. 40:1223.1 et seq.” — and that Act is NOT surveyed by these claims. What is on record here is the standard the treatment must meet however it is delivered: prescribing, dispensing or administering legally controlled substances or any dependency-inducing medication WITHOUT LEGITIMATE MEDICAL JUSTIFICATION, or in other than a legal or legitimate manner, is a cause for discipline; so is medical incompetency, which the statute defines to include continuing or recurring medical practice that FAILS TO SATISFY THE PREVAILING AND USUALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS of medical practice in this state; and so is abandonment of a patient. Confirm the telehealth intake requirements against R.S. 40:1223.1 et seq. with the board or counsel.
Prescribing, dispensing, or administering legally controlled substances or any dependency-inducing medication without legitimate medical justification therefor or in other than a legal or legitimate manner is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(6) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Medical incompetency, including but not limited to, incompetency manifested by continuing or recurring medical practice which fails to satisfy the prevailing and usually accepted standards of medical practice in this state, is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(14) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Except as provided in the Louisiana Telehealth Access Act, R.S. 40:1223.1 et seq., no person shall practice medicine as defined in this Part until the person possesses a duly recorded license issued pursuant to this Part, a permit or registration as provided for in this Part, or a certificate issued pursuant to Part I-D of this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1271 · verified Sep 3, 2026
Abandonment of a patient is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(17) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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