Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Louisiana facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges (LCTC), with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Louisiana facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Louisiana State Board of Nursing posts a list of its approved schools of nursing for registered nurse programs. (source)
- Board of Nursing. The Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners says an approved practical nursing program must include at least 700 theory hours and 800 clinical hours. (source)
- Licensure background check. Louisiana requires undergraduate RN students to get Louisiana State Board of Nursing approval before they can enroll in clinical nursing courses. (source)
- Licensure background check. For the LSBN clinical course application, fingerprints must be done with IdentoGO for the board, and a background check done for the school does not count. (source)
- Licensure background check. For Louisiana practical nurse applicants, state and FBI criminal background checks are processed by Louisiana State Police through IdentoGO, with results going to the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges (LCTC) includes 12 community and technical colleges across the state. (source)
- Clinical sites. Ochsner Health says it offers clinical rotations for Southern University at New Orleans nursing students at its facilities in the Greater New Orleans area. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Each clinical site sends its own requirement list, and each list changes. When a TB result, flu shot or CPR card lapses mid-term, the site can pull the student until it is fixed. Tracking every item to its date, and seeing who is not cleared before rotations start, keeps placements on schedule. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Louisiana programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Louisiana State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Louisiana?
The Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Louisiana require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Louisiana requires undergraduate RN students to get Louisiana State Board of Nursing approval before they can enroll in clinical nursing courses. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Louisiana’s community and technical college system?
Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges (LCTC) includes 12 community and technical colleges across the state.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Louisiana State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- LSBN Approved Schools of Nursing
- LSBPNE Student Enrollment
- LSBN Instructions for Approval to Enroll in Clinical Nursing Courses
- LSBPNE Criminal Background Check
- Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges
- Ochsner Health news release (Nov. 29, 2024)
This page summarizes Louisiana agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.