Spine Diagnostics Center of Baton Rouge, Inc. v. Louisiana State Board of Nursing Ex Rel. Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals

|;iIn the instant case, appellants challenge the trial court’s judgment granting injunctive relief in favor of plaintiffs. Following this court’s review of the record and relevant law, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 24, 2005, August J. Rantz, III, a certified registered nurse anesthetist (“CRNA”), submitted a petition for an advisory opinion to the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (“the LSBN”), which requested a response to the following query:

Whether it is within the scope of practice for a CRNA to perform procedures involving the injection of…