Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 49, § 980.1. Board action rescission and expungement of adjudication records; procedure; confidentiality

A. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person who holds or has held an occupational license issued by a professional occupational license board created under Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 may request board action rescission and expungement of adjudication proceeding records relative to board action resulting in an adverse report to the National Practitioner Data Bank if the attorney general issues a written opinion that the interpretation of law relied upon by the professional occupational licensure board and which resulted in the adverse action was erroneous.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person who holds or has held an occupational license issued by a professional occupational licensure board created under Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 may request board action rescission and expungement of adjudication proceeding records relative to board adjudication proceedings filed against the person in which it is alleged that the person violated one or more provisions of law if at the conclusion of the adjudication proceedings there is no finding that the person violated the law.

B. (1) A person who seeks expungement pursuant to this Section shall file with the professional occupational licensure board a written request for board action rescission and expungement setting forth the facts that demonstrate that the applicable requirements of Subsection A of this Section are satisfied.

C. (1) Upon rescission of adverse board action and expungement of related records, the board shall remove from public access all stipulations, agreed settlements, consent orders, board orders, and adjudication proceeding records that are ordered to be expunged; however, the records shall not be destroyed.