A buried provision in HB949 locks in fee limits for radiologic technologist and assistant licenses—directly affecting your compliance costs.
Most Louisiana health services owners don't realize that a provision buried in HB949 just fundamentally changed how much they'll pay to keep radiologic technologists and assistants licensed.
For decades, Louisiana's State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners had broad discretion to set its own fees. The board could adjust charges for licenses, permits, and renewals with minimal statutory constraint. That changed when the 2026 Regular Session enrolled HB949, which replaces that open-ended authority with explicit statutory caps on every fee category the board may charge.
If your health services operation employs radiologic technologists, radiologist assistants, or limited-purpose permit holders, those workers must maintain current licenses or permits to practice legally. That's not optional—it's a compliance requirement. Until now, the cost of maintaining those licenses was essentially unpredictable; the board could raise fees whenever it chose.
HB949 changes that equation. By capping every fee category in statute, the law now bounds the recurring compliance cost you bear as an employer. You can forecast licensing expenses with greater certainty. The board cannot unilaterally increase fees beyond what the law now allows.
The fee schedule caps appear in §3218 of the bill, on pages 5–6. Rather than delegating fee-setting power to the board, HB949 writes specific maximum charges directly into law for:
Any fee the board proposes must now fit within these statutory limits. If the board wants to raise a fee in the future, it would need a change to state law—not just a board vote.
HB949 was enrolled during the 2026 Regular Session. The bill text contains no separate delayed effective date, meaning the fee caps take effect according to Louisiana's standard enactment timeline. Health services owners should verify the current fee schedule against §3218 to confirm which caps now apply.
Review your current licensing costs for radiologic technologists, radiologist assistants, and limited-purpose permit holders. Compare them against the caps in §3218. If your organization hasn't already budgeted for renewals under the new schedule, now is the time to do so. The predictability this law provides is a genuine advantage—use it to plan.
Questions about how the caps apply to your specific licenses or permits should be directed to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners or your legal counsel.
Source: HB949 (2026 Regular Session), §3218, pages 5–6.