Authority and scope
Check the professional and concern
The Board licenses registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Its responsibilities include nursing education, nursing practice, and complaints that may warrant disciplinary action. LLR also investigates allegations of unlicensed practice.
Supporting guidance: Board of Nursing ↗LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
How the official source says to file
- Use LLR's online complaint route. Select the nursing board and search for the person or business by name; the search also offers first-name and city fields.
- Identify the license involved and describe the conduct supporting a possible violation. LLR asks that you avoid filing duplicate complaints concerning the same license.
- Respond to requests for additional information. The instructions say an intake request must be answered within 10 business days or a case will not be opened.
Supporting guidance: Online complaint respondent search ↗LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
What this route may not provide
LLR reviews possible licensing or administrative violations. It does not decide civil or criminal liability and cannot award monetary restitution.
Supporting guidance: LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
LLR accepts anonymous complaints, but missing contact details can hinder investigation and prevent status updates. A licensee generally receives the complaint and complainant's name; withholding identity is exceptional. Confidential investigation records therefore do not promise anonymity.
Supporting guidance: LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
Ask promptly; an additional-information request has a separate response period.
This guide does not establish a deadline for filing a nursing complaint. Ask the Board promptly about the rules that apply to your situation. The 10-business-day intake response period concerns requested information, not a general deadline measured from the incident.
Supporting guidance: LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
What may happen after filing
An analyst checks whether the alleged facts fall within LLR's authority. LLR notifies the complainant whether it opened a case and supplies investigator contact information when appropriate. Investigation can include interviews and documents. Review can result in dismissal, a consent disposition, or a hearing and Board action. Duration depends on the case.
Supporting guidance: LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
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.
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Sources and scope
Board of Nursing ↗
License categories and regulatory responsibilities.
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LLR complaint instructions and FAQs ↗
Filing routes, authority, restitution limits, identity, intake and investigation; paper link checked.
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Online complaint respondent search ↗
Actual complaint entry point and search fields.
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.