La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3330

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

Section XLVII-3330 - Criminal History Record Information

A. Authority of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (board). The board derives its authority to obtain criminal history record information from R.S. 37:920.1.

B. The following applicants for licensure or permission to enroll in clinical nursing courses shall submit to a criminal history record information check:

1. registered nurse by examination;

2. registered nurse by endorsement;

3. advanced practice registered nurse, if records not checked in relation to the RN license;

4. reinstatement of RN and/or APRN license, if license has not been active for five years or more;

5. registered nurse students prior to enrollment in the first clinical nursing course.

C. The board may require criminal history record information checks of the following individuals:

1. an applicant for any license, permit, reinstatement, or permission to enroll in clinical nursing courses if there is reason to believe there is information relative to evaluating the applicants eligibility or disqualification for licensure;

2. a licensee as part of the investigation process if there is reason to believe there is information relative to eligibility or disqualification for continued licensure.

D. The board shall require from students seeking admission to clinical nursing courses, a completed Application for Approval to Enroll in A Clinical Nursing Course and a $20 enrollment application fee prior to the student's enrollment in a clinical nursing course.

E. The applicant or licensee must review and sign the Authorization to Disclose Criminal History Record Information.

F. The applicant or licensee must contact the state or local police/sheriff department and submit two fingerprint cards to be completed. The law enforcement agency may specify a designated location and fee for the completion of the fingerprint cards.

G. The two completed fingerprint cards must be returned to the board office by the applicant or licensee with the required fee. The cards and fee will be forwarded to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety. The second card will be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigations by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety.

H. The submission of the fingerprint cards and the signed Authorization to Disclose Criminal History Record Information must be received prior to the license being processed or during the semester that the first clinical nursing course has begun.

I. The processing of the license or the entry into clinical nursing courses may not be delayed awaiting these reports; however, future action may result if the criminal history record information so indicates. If the criminal history record reveals criminal activity which constitutes grounds for denial under R.S. 37.921. or LAC 46:XLVII.3331, then the license issued shall be recalled or the progression in clinical nursing courses may be denied.

J. If the fingerprints are returned from the Department of Public Safety as inadequate or unreadable, the applicant, or licensee must submit a second set of fingerprints and fees, if applicable, for submission to the Department of Public Safety.

K. If the applicant or licensee fails to submit necessary information, fees, and or fingerprints, the applicant or licensee may be denied licensure on the basis of an incomplete application or, if licensed, denied renewal, until such time as the applicant or licensee submits the applicable documents and fee.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3330

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing, LR 26:1614 (August 2000), amended LR 30:2829 (December 2004), LR 35:1888 (September 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:920.1.