LAC 46:XXXVIII.308. Criminal History Record and Identification

A. The commission and the bureau are entitled to and shall require submission of the criminal history record and identification files of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, located within the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, of any person who is seeking an initial license as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, or to be certified as an ambulance operator; and any person who answers affirmatively to any of the criminal history background questions on a license renewal application. In such situations, fingerprints and other identifying information of the applicant shall be required and submitted to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information for qualification and registry. 1. The criminal history records must be not more than two years old. B. The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall, after receipt of such fingerprint card and other identifying information from the applicant, make available to the bureau all arrest and conviction information contained in the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information’s criminal history record and identification files which pertain to the applicant for licensure. In addition, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. C. The applicant shall pay the appropriate fees to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information for furnishing information contained in the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information’s criminal history record and identification files, including any additional cost of providing the national criminal history records check, which pertains to the applicant.