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urn: urn:us-la:rs:46:1974
citation: "R.S. 46:1974"
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breadcrumb: "Title 46 › Chapter 24"
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# 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 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.