Told you need to do your fingerprints again?
You’re not the only one. We’ve been seeing a lot of nurses come in for exactly this, often years after they were first fingerprinted for their license. It’s a quick fix, and the sooner you do it the better.
Anshin Mobile Notary & LiveScan does Live Scan for registered nurses, vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians at our Los Angeles office, or we can come to you. Bring your board’s Request for Live Scan Service form and a government photo ID. We scan your prints and send them to the California DOJ and the FBI under your board’s code. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes, and you leave with your copy of the form and your ATI number.
Why the Board of Registered Nursing is asking for new fingerprints
The BRN only accepts fingerprints taken on or after January 1, 2014. If your last set is older than that, you’ll need a new one before your license can renew to active. You’ll also need a new set if the Board doesn’t have both your DOJ and FBI results on file, if your fingerprint record no longer exists, or if the Board has written to tell you to resubmit.
This is one to deal with as soon as you get the notice. If your results are missing, the Board puts your renewal on hold until they come in.
A Live Scan you did for a hospital, a school or another agency doesn’t count. The BRN needs your prints submitted under its own code.
If your scan is rejected
If the Board rejects your prints, it mails you instructions for a new scan. You don’t pay the DOJ and FBI fee a second time. After a second rejection, the Board asks the DOJ to run a name search instead, so you only need to come back if they tell you to.
The codes on your form
Every board has its own code, called an ORI. It’s what sends your results to the right place. If the wrong code goes in, your prints still transmit, but your board never receives them.
Registered nurses: Board of Registered Nursing
- ORI: A0391
- Applicant type: License, Certification or Permit. Military spouses and domestic partners applying for a temporary license under Business and Professions Code section 115.6 go under a separate applicant type, so tell us if that’s you. There’s no separate renewal type for RNs, so renewals go under License, Certification or Permit too
- License type: Registered Nurse License
- Mail code: 05753
- Billing number: the form reads “Applicant pays all fees”
- Your Number (OCA): the form asks for your RN number. The Board’s instructions say that’s your California RN license number, or your file number if your application is still pending. Both are in your BreEZe account
- Level of review: DOJ and FBI, already checked on the form
Vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians: Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
- ORI: A0134
- Applicant type: License, Certification or Permit for new applicants. Licensees fingerprinting for renewal go under a separate renewal type, and military spouses and domestic partners applying for a section 115.6 temporary license have their own type too. Tell us which one you’re doing
- License type: Vocational Nurse or Psychiatric Technician
- Mail code: 01487 for applicants, 13425 for renewals
- Level of review: DOJ and FBI
Before we scan, check that the code and level of review on your form match what we enter. Your form has to come from your board, so please don’t fill in a blank Live Scan form yourself. The mail code is a quick check: if it matches the one above, you’ve got your board’s form.
Vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians
The BVNPT asks applicants to send a copy of the completed Live Scan form with their licensing application, so keep the copies you’re given. LVNs and psych techs who were licensed before January 1, 1998, or whose fingerprint record no longer exists, have to be fingerprinted as a condition of renewal. Use your name exactly as it’s printed on your license.
What to bring
- Your board’s Request for Live Scan Service form: BRN for RNs, BVNPT for LVNs and psych techs
- A valid government photo ID
- New RN applicants: wait until your application is in. The Board requires the application before fingerprints, and it emails you your Live Scan form once you’ve applied. Don’t have your form? Contact us and we’ll walk you through it.
Our fee is $30 per person. The government fee is $49 for both nursing boards, for new applications and renewals alike. We’re by appointment, so call us and we’ll set a time.
Hold on to the copy with your ATI number. If your results don’t link to your BreEZe account on their own, you can upload that copy under “Submit Additional Documents.”
Licensing in another state, CNAs, and groups
- Applying for a nursing license outside California? Other states want ink fingerprint cards, not a California Live Scan. See Ink Fingerprint Cards for Nurses and Healthcare Workers Licensing Outside California.
- CNAs and home health aides go through the California Department of Public Health, which uses a different code. See CA Dept of Health CNA and Home Health Aide Live Scan.
- A nursing cohort, clinic or agency staff? We come to you, at $25 per person for groups of ten or more. See Mobile Live Scan for Groups.
FAQs
I was fingerprinted for my RN license years ago. Do I have to do it again?
If your last set was taken before January 1, 2014, yes, before you renew to active. If it was 2014 or later, only if the Board tells you to.
Can I use the Live Scan I did for my hospital job?
No. The BRN only receives fingerprints submitted under its own code, A0391.
I’m renewing to inactive. Do I need fingerprints?
No. But you’ll need valid fingerprint results on file before you can reactivate.
Can I do a Live Scan for the BRN outside California?
No. The BRN can’t receive results from Live Scan sites outside California.
What’s the ORI code for California nursing boards?
A0391 for the Board of Registered Nursing. A0134 for the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
What does it cost?
$30 per person, plus the $49 government fee for RN, LVN and psych tech applications and renewals. Mobile appointments add a travel fee, which we quote when you call.
