Respiratory Care Advisory Committee - State Board of Medical Examiners
Name | Respiratory Care Advisory Committee - State Board of Medical Examiners |
Contact Person | Vincent Culotta, Jr., M.D. - Executive Director |
Mailing Address |
630 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 |
Phone Number | 504-568-6816 |
Fax Number | 504-910-3040 |
Board Email | jduthu@lsbme.gov |
Website | www.lsbme.la.gov |
Legal Authority | La.Rev. Stat. 37:3351 through 37:3361 |
Year Created | 1985 |
Organizational Placement | Board of Medical Examiners |
Purpose/Function | Safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state against the unauthorized, unqualified, and improper practice of respiratory therapy |
Budget Message | The Board continues to meet licensure demands. These expenses, the ever increasing costs to investigate and prosecute violations of the practice Acts, the increasing responsibilites of the Board to serve on committees to address joint issues of concerns, develop educations programs, conversion to online processes and the economy will continue to make clear the Board's need to maintain a financial position in which it can meets its operational costs as well as establish a 2-3 year surplus. The Respiratory Advisory Committee, R.S., 37:3356 Budget is included in the Board of Medical Examiners' budget. |
Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 10
Number Currently Serving: 10 |
Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 3
Estimated number in current year: 4 |
The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $50 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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Notes | The Budget information given for the Respiratory Therapy Advisory Committee is the actual Budget of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners ("LSBME") The Respiratory Therapy Advisory Committee generates no funds of its own and is under the jurisdiction of the LSBME, therefore it is included in the Budget of the LSBME. Two employees of the LSBME staff handle respiratory therapy licensure. |