La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXV-113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXV-113 - Criminal History Record Information

A. In addition to any other requirements established by regulation, an applicant is required, as a condition for eligibility for licensure/registration, to:

1. submit a full set of fingerprints, in a form and manner prescribed by the board;

2. permit the board to obtain state and national criminal history record information on the applicant;

3. submit the fee for state and national criminal history record information on the applicant.

B. Any and all state or national criminal history record information obtained by the board from the bureau or FBI which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed non-public and confidential information restricted to the exclusive use of the board, its members, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's suitability and eligibility for licensure/registration. No such information or records shall, except with the written consent of the applicant or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be released or otherwise disclosed by the board to any other person or agency.

C. An applicant who denies the existence or extent of criminal history record information on an application, which is discovered by information, records, or documentation provided by the state police, FBI, or any other state, national, or foreign jurisdiction shall, in addition to the potential disqualification of licensure for any of the causes specified in §141 of this Chapter, be deemed to have provided false, misleading, or deceptive information, or false sworn information on an application for licensure, and to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, providing additional cause for the board to suspend or revoke, refuse to issue, or impose probationary or other restrictions on any license held or applied for by an applicant in the state of Louisiana culpable of such violation, pursuant to R.S. 37:2662.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXV-113

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 45254 (2/1/2019), Amended LR 482740 (11/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 492955 (12/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2650 et seq.