§2505.1. Authorization to obtain criminal history record information
A. In addition to any other requirements established by regulation, the board may require an applicant, as a condition for eligibility for licensure to:
(1) Submit a full set of fingerprints, in a form and manner prescribed by the board.
(2) Permit the board to request and obtain state and national criminal history record information on the applicant.
(3) Collect from the applicant, in addition to all other applicable fees and costs, such amount as may be incurred by the board in requesting and obtaining state and national criminal history record information on the applicant.
B. In accordance with the provisions and procedures prescribed by this Section, the board may request and obtain state and national criminal history record information from the bureau and the FBI relative to any applicant for licensure whose fingerprints the board has obtained, pursuant to this Section, for the purpose of determining the applicant's suitability and eligibility for licensure.
C. Upon request by the board and upon the board's submission of an applicant's fingerprints, and such other identifying information as may be required, the bureau shall conduct a search of its criminal history record information relative to the applicant and report the results of its search to the board within sixty days from receipt of any such request. The bureau may charge the board a processing fee pursuant to R.S. 15:587 for conducting and reporting on any such search.
D. 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 nonpublic and confidential information restricted to the exclusive use of the board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure. No such information or records related thereto 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.
Acts 2009, No. 434, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.