Authority and scope
Check the professional and concern
Louisiana has separate nurse regulators. The State Board of Nursing (LSBN) handles registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses, with disciplinary authority also covering specified applicants and student nurses. The State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners (LSBPNE) handles licensed practical nurses. Choose the route matching the nurse's credential.
Supporting guidance: LSBN disciplinary process ↗LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
Choose the right licensing authority
Registered nurses and APRNs — LSBN
RN/APRN complaints; use its linked LSBN Complaint Portal.
Open this official route ↗Licensed practical nurses — LSBPNE
LPN complaints; use its linked practical-nurse Complaint Portal at https://lapn.boardsofnursing.org/complaint.
Open this official route ↗How the official source says to file
- For an RN or APRN, use LSBN's Complaint Portal linked from File a Complaint. The compliance FAQ requires portal submission rather than a verbal complaint.
- For an LPN, use the distinct LSBPNE complaint portal linked from its Investigation / Discipline Process page. Its examples include medication errors, neglect, falsified records, diversion, and boundary violations.
- LSBN checks whether it has enough information to identify the nurse, establish jurisdiction, and assess an alleged violation. Its separate route for complaints about Board actions or procedures is not the nurse-conduct portal.
Supporting guidance: LSBN file a complaint ↗LSBN compliance FAQ ↗LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
What this route may not provide
Both regulators review alleged Nurse Practice Act violations. LSBN excludes employment issues; LSBPNE normally does not address ordinary coworker disagreements, tardiness, or absenteeism. Their described processes concern nursing regulation and discipline.
Supporting guidance: LSBN compliance FAQ ↗LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
LSBPNE explicitly permits anonymous reports. LSBN's checked pages do not establish anonymous intake; they say informant communications are protected unless offered as evidence at a formal hearing. These statements concern different Boards and should not be interchanged.
Supporting guidance: LSBN compliance FAQ ↗LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
No public complaint filing deadline established for either route.
This guide does not establish a deadline for filing a public nursing complaint. Ask the regulator promptly about any rule that applies to your facts; an investigation's estimated duration is not a filing deadline.
Supporting guidance: LSBN file a complaint ↗LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
What may happen after filing
The Boards screen jurisdiction and potential violations, investigate appropriate allegations, and give the nurse an opportunity to respond. Supported cases may resolve through an agreement or formal hearing. A complaint does not automatically result in discipline.
Supporting guidance: LSBN compliance FAQ ↗LSBN disciplinary process ↗LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
Prepare a reviewable submission
State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.
Read the linked authority and process information ↗
Sources and scope
Some agency-linked forms and destinations could not be read. Source-check dates apply to the material listed below; they do not establish that every linked portal was inspected or a complaint submitted.
LSBN file a complaint ↗
RN Board filing link; distinction between licensee complaints and Board-procedure complaints.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
LSBN compliance FAQ ↗
Portal requirement, screening, LPN referral, employment exclusion, confidentiality, and investigation.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
LSBN disciplinary process ↗
RN/APRN/applicant/student scope and agreement/hearing outcomes.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
LSBPNE investigation and discipline ↗
Official practical-nurse regulator, separate portal, examples, anonymous reporting, screening, and hearings.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.