Criminal Background Checks
All applicants are required to have a state and federal criminal background check completed with the Louisiana State Police (LSP), as authorized by La. R.S. 37:2659.1 to determine eligibility for licensure/registration/compact privileges. LSP shall report the result of the criminal background check to the Board, which may use that information to determine the applicant’s moral character and suitability for licensing, registration, or compact privileges.
Applicants must read and follow the instructions to complete a criminal background check with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Forms and Procedures
Please carefully review the Fingerprint Service Code Form and the applicable Background Check Procedures sheet below on how to complete the criminal background check. Upon completion, the Louisiana State Police will forward the results directly to the Board office and this will be updated in your Licensee Dashboard.
- Fingerprint Service Code Form
- Background Check Procedures - In State Applicants
- Background Check Procedures - Out-of-State Applicants
Fees (Charged by and paid to LSP - state and federal background check)
In-state applicants
Up to $62.75.
Out-of-state applicants
Up to $62.75, plus an additional $39.99 convenience fee.
Privacy Notice
For LSP/FBI Applicant Privacy Notices:
No. Criminal background reports generated for or by another agency cannot be accepted to satisfy this requirement.
The completion time varies from days to weeks, depending on circumstances.
Applicants may check the status of their application by logging into their dashboard. Receipt of the criminal background check or the need for more information will be updated in the Dashboard.
The Board is not permitted to issue a grace period, license, registration, or consider an individual as "eligible" for a compact privilege until the results of the report and a completed application have been received.
Background checks are valid for 90 days upon receipt from the Louisiana State Police (LSP) without an application submitted to the Board. If 90 days passes without a completed application, the background check must be completely reprocessed and resubmitted.
If an applicant believes that the criminal history record information is incorrect or incomplete, the procedures to request a change, correction, or update are identified in 28 CFR § 16.34 as stated below:
28 CFR § 16.34 Procedure to obtain change, correction or updating of identification records.
If, after reviewing his/her identification record, the subject thereof believes that it is incorrect or incomplete in any respect and wishes changes, corrections, or updating of the alleged deficiency, he/she should make application directly to the agency which contributed the questioned information. The subject of a record may also direct his/her challenge as to the accuracy or completeness of any entry on his/her record to the FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Attn: SCU, Mod. D-2, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306. The FBI will then forward the challenge to the agency which submitted the data requesting that agency to verify or correct the challenged entry. Upon the receipt of an official communication directly from the agency which contributed the original information, the FBI CJIS Division will make any changes necessary in accordance with the information supplied by that agency. [Order No. 1134-86, 51 FR 16677, May 6, 1986, as amended by Order No. 2258-99, 64 FR 52226, Sept. 28, 1999]
Pursuant to LA Revised Statute 15:588, an individual can obtain a certified copy of his/her personal criminal history record as maintained by the LSP Bureau.
Individuals must submit a "Right to Review Authorization Form" and a "Right to Review Disclosure Form" along with fingerprints and the appropriate fees to the LSP Bureau. Individuals can use this record to identify, if applicable, the date of arrest, the identity of an arresting agency, and disposition information. This criminal history record may only be given to the individual, his authorized representative, or his attorney per LA Revised Statute 15:588.
Licensure - May 1, 2019
Telehealth registration - December 1, 2022
Compact Privileges - October 1, 2025