Psychology Board; LPC Board; Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners; ADRA; and LSBME for medical psychologists

Checked steps and filing details to confirm

• LSBEP: complete its online complaint with practitioner/patient details, dates, allegations, witnesses and supporting documents; sign and date. Ask about the separate consent/release mentioned on its main site, especially when complaining for another patient.
• LPC/MFT: use the LPC Board’s own online form, including relationship, dates, narrative and electronic signature. Additional supporting documents may be mailed or emailed to lpcboard@lpcboard.org. Another professional board may require a separate complaint.
• ADRA: current rules require a signed written complaint. Ask its office at 225-361-0698 for delivery and patient-record requirements; the linked complaint-help page was unavailable.
• Medical psychologists: LSBME requires a written complaint and signed release allowing a complaint copy to the licensee; its page directs completed forms by mail or fax. Social-work filers should obtain instructions from their separate regulator.

Supporting guidance: LSBEP complaint form and instructions ↗LSBEP official site ↗LPC Board complaint form ↗ADRA official site ↗ADRA current rules ↗LSBME investigations ↗

What this route may not provide

LSBEP cannot award damages or restitution, resolve fee disputes or impose criminal penalties. The LPC Board excludes wage disputes and a judge’s custody ruling. Refund powers of ADRA, the social-work authority and LSBME were not established in this check.

Supporting guidance: LSBEP complaint form and instructions ↗LPC Board complaint guidance ↗

Do not guess about confidentiality

LSBEP says investigations are nonpublic; anonymous complaints are rarely pursued without independently verifiable information. LPC’s form offers anonymity, but its instructions require documentation clearly showing a violation for anonymous acceptance; accepted complaints may be provided to the respondent on request with personal information redacted. ADRA rejects anonymous complaints, notifies the subject of allegations, and publishes final decisions/consent orders. Its confidentiality rule contains a complaint-related disclosure exception, subject to other law. Social-work identity/disclosure rules remain unverified.

Supporting guidance: LSBEP complaint form and instructions ↗LPC Board complaint form ↗LPC Board complaint guidance ↗ADRA current rules ↗LSBME investigations ↗

Ask promptly about filing time limits

A filing deadline was not established by this check; ask promptly. No board-specific consumer filing period or reliable completion estimate was established across these separate routes.

What may happen after filing

LSBEP represents the public; complainants may be witnesses, not parties. LPC screens jurisdiction and possible violations before investigation. ADRA may investigate, resolve informally or hold disciplinary proceedings. These processes and disclosures should not be transferred to social work.

Supporting guidance: LSBEP complaint form and instructions ↗LPC Board complaint guidance ↗ADRA current rules ↗

Prepare a reviewable submission

State the concern you want reviewed, give a short chronology and factual consequences, and explain your request. Keep supporting records and follow the receiving authority’s instructions before attaching or sending them.