Medical Board of California Licensing Program
Live Scan Information 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815-5401
Phone: (916) 263-2382
Fax: (916) 263-2487
www.mbc.ca.gov
California’s Department of Justice (DOJ) provides statewide Live Scan, which is an electronic fingerprinting
system with a subsequent automated background check and response. This system significantly expedites the
fingerprint clearance process. APPLICANTS WHO RESIDE IN CALIFORNIA MUST COMPLETE THE
ELECTRONIC LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINT PROCESS. Applicants residing outside of California may choose
this option if visiting the state.
• CALIFORNIA DOES NOT HAVE LIVE SCAN LINKS TO ANY OTHER STATES •
The “Request For Live Scan Service” form (below) is required to have your fingerprints processed by Live Scan.
This form must be completed in triplicate; therefore, THREE copies will be printed automatically when
printing the form. Please ensure that all personal data (name, AKA’s, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye
color, hair color, place of birth, Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, California
driver’s license number and home address) is provided on each of the three forms. The last section of the form
requires information from the fingerprint agency; please ensure this information is completed or the forms will be
void. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the person scanning the fingerprints submits
TWO digital prints, one for the DOJ and one for the FBI.
Applicants can access the website, https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations to obtain the names and location of
approved fingerprint sites. Information pertaining to the need for appointments, hours of availability, and rolling
fees are also available through that website. After completing the Live Scan process, applicants must
submit ONE of the THREE forms with the initial application to document the scanning of their
fingerprints. The results of Live Scan fingerprints are generally received within five (5) days.
Applicants residing outside of California must submit two completed fingerprint cards or have your fingerprints
completed at a California Live Scan facility. The results of paper fingerprint cards are generally received within
six (6) weeks.
Whether you use Live Scan or paper fingerprint cards, you will be charged an administrative fee by the local
agency that scans the prints or provides the inked impressions. This is in addition to the fingerprint processing
fee that must be paid to the Medical Board of California with your application. For further information about the
fingerprint clearance process and time frames, please visit the following website at:
https://oag.ca.gov/contact/faqs
Because applicants from the medical professions must be concerned with sanitary issues, they wash and scrub
their hands so much that images of their fingerprints are often difficult to read. When the impressions are of
such poor quality that they cannot be searched in DOJ’s fingerprint data base, the fingerprints (whether Live
Scan or paper card) are rejected and reprints will be necessary. Therefore, please advise the person processing
your fingerprints that extra care needs to be given to ensure that clear impressions have been made.
Criminal Records Check from both the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation must be received prior to the issuance of a Postgraduate Training Authorization Letter
(PTAL) or a Physician’s and Surgeon’s medical license.
NOTE: If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, the record of conviction will be
reported to the Board as a result of your fingerprint inquiry.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Applicant Submission
A0383 LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, PERMIT
ORI (Code assigned by DOJ) Authorized Applicant Type
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Type of License/Certification/Permit OR Working Title (Maximum 30 characters - if assigned by DOJ, use exact title assigned)
Contributing Agency Information:
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 05612
Agency Authorized to Receive Criminal Record Information Mail Code (five-digit code assigned by DOJ)
2005 EVERGREEN STREET, SUITE 1200 HUGO LEFORT
Street Address or P.O. Box Contact Name (mandatory for all school submissions)
SACRAMENTO CA 95815 (916) 263-2208
City State ZIP Code Contact Telephone Number
Applicant Information:
Last Name First Name Middle Initial Suffix
Other Name: (AKA or Alias)
Last Name First Name Suffix
Sex Male Female
Date of Birth Driver's License Number
Billing
Height Weight Eye Color Hair Color
Number 130065
(Agency Billing Number)
Misc.
Place of Birth (State or Country) Social Security Number Number
(Other Identification Number)
Home
Address Street Address or P.O. Box City State ZIP Code
I have received and read the included Privacy Notice, Privacy Act Statement, and Applicant's Privacy Rights.
Applicant Signature Date
Your Number: Level of Service: DOJ FBI
OCA Number (Agency Identifying Number) (If the Level of Service indicates FBI, the fingerprints will be used to check the
criminal history record information of the FBI.)
If re-submission, list original ATI number:
(Must provide proof of rejection) Original ATI Number
Employer (Additional response for agencies specified by statute):
Employer Name
Street Address or P.O. Box Telephone Number (optional)
City State ZIP Code Mail Code (five digit code assigned by DOJ)
Live Scan Transaction Completed By:
Name of Operator Date
Transmitting Agency LSID ATI Number Amount Collected/Billed
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Privacy Notice
As Required by Civil Code § 1798.17
Collection and Use of Personal Information. The California Justice Information Services (CJIS)
Division in the Department of Justice (DOJ) collects the information requested on this form as authorized
by Business and Professions Code sections 4600-4621, 7574-7574.16, 26050-26059, 11340-11346, and
22440-22449; Penal Code sections 11100-11112, and 11077.1; Health and Safety Code sections 1522,
1416.20-1416.50, 1569.10-1569.24, 1596.80-1596.879, 1725-1742, and 18050-18055; Family Code
sections 8700-87200, 8800-8823, and 8900-8925; Financial Code sections 1300-1301, 22100-22112,
17200-17215, and 28122-28124; Education Code sections 44330-44355; Welfare and Institutions Code
sections 9710-9719.5, 14043-14045, 4684-4689.8, and 16500-16523.1; and other various state statutes
and regulations. The CJIS Division uses this information to process requests of authorized entities that
want to obtain information as to the existence and content of a record of state or federal convictions to
help determine suitability for employment, or volunteer work with children, elderly, or disabled; or for
adoption or purposes of a license, certification, or permit. In addition, any personal information collected
by state agencies is subject to the limitations in the Information Practices Act and state policy. The DOJ's
general privacy policy is available at http://oag.ca.gov/privacy-policy.
Providing Personal Information. All the personal information requested in the form must be provided.
Failure to provide all the necessary information will result in delays and/or the rejection of your request.
Access to Your Information. You may review the records maintained by the CJIS Division in the DOJ
that contain your personal information, as permitted by the Information Practices Act. See below for
contact information.
Possible Disclosure of Personal Information. In order to process applications pertaining to Live Scan
service to help determine the suitability of a person applying for a license, employment, or a volunteer
position working with children, the elderly, or the disabled, we may need to share the information you give
us with authorized applicant agencies.
The information you provide may also be disclosed in the following circumstances:
•With other persons or agencies where necessary to perform their legal duties, and their use of
your information is compatible and complies with state law, such as for investigations or for
licensing, certification, or regulatory purposes.
• To another government agency as required by state or federal law.
Contact Information. For questions about this notice or access to your records, you may contact the
Associate Governmental Program Analyst at the DOJ's Keeper of Records at (916) 210-3310, by email at
keeperofrecords@doj.ca.gov, or by mail at:
Department of Justice
Bureau of Criminal Information & Analysis
Keeper of Records
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The FBI's acquisition, preservation, and exchange of fingerprints and associated
information is generally authorized under 28 U.S.C. 534. Depending on the nature of your application,
supplemental authorities include Federal statutes, State statutes pursuant to Pub. L. 92-544,
Presidential Executive Orders, and federal regulations. Providing your fingerprints and associated
information is voluntary; however, failure to do so may affect completion or approval of your
application.
Principal Purpose. Certain determinations, such as employment, licensing, and security clearances,
may be predicated on fingerprint-based background checks. Your fingerprints and associated
information/biometrics may be provided to the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible
agency, and/or the FBI for the purpose of comparing your fingerprints to other fingerprints in the FBI's
Next Generation Identification (NGI) system or its successor systems (including civil, criminal, and
latent fingerprint repositories) or other available records of the employing, investigating, or otherwise
responsible agency. The FBI may retain your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics in NGI
after the completion of this application and, while retained, your fingerprints may continue to be
compared against other fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
Routine Uses. During the processing of this application and for as long thereafter as your fingerprints
and associated information/biometrics are retained in NGI, your information may be disclosed
pursuant to your consent, and may be disclosed without your consent as permitted by the Privacy Act
of 1974 and all applicable Routine Uses as may be published at any time in the Federal Register,
including the Routine Uses for the NGI system and the FBI's Blanket Routine Uses. Routine uses
include, but are not limited to, disclosures to: employing, governmental, or authorized non-
governmental agencies responsible for employment, contracting, licensing, security clearances, and
other suitability determinations; local, state, tribal, or federal law enforcement agencies; criminal justice
agencies; and agencies responsible for national security or public safety.
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Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights
As an applicant who is the subject of a national fingerprint-based criminal history record check for
a noncriminal justice purpose (such as an application for employment or a license, an immigration
or naturalization matter, security clearance, or adoption), you have certain rights which are
discussed below.
• You must be provided written notification1 that your fingerprints will be used to check the
criminal history records of the FBI.
• You must be provided, and acknowledge receipt of, an adequate Privacy Act Statement
when you submit your fingerprints and associated personal information. This Privacy Act
Statement should explain the authority for collecting your information and how your
information will be used, retained, and shared. 2
• If you have a criminal history record, the officials making a determination of your
suitability for the employment, license, or other benefit must provide you the opportunity
to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information in the record.
• The officials must advise you that the procedures for obtaining a change, correction, or
update of your criminal history record are set forth at Title 28, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Section 16.34.
• If you have a criminal history record, you should be afforded a reasonable amount of time
to correct or complete the record (or decline to do so) before the officials deny you the
employment, license, or other benefit based on information in the criminal history record. 3
You have the right to expect that officials receiving the results of the criminal history record check
will use it only for authorized purposes and will not retain or disseminate it in violation of federal
statute, regulation or executive order, or rule, procedure or standard established by the National
Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council. 4
If agency policy permits, the officials may provide you with a copy of your FBI criminal history
record for review and possible challenge. If agency policy does not permit it to provide you a copy
of the record, you may obtain a copy of the record by submitting fingerprints and a fee to the FBI.
Information regarding this process may be obtained at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/identity-
history-summary-checks.
If you decide to challenge the accuracy or completeness of your FBI criminal history record, you
should send your challenge to the agency that contributed the questioned information to the FBI.
Alternatively, you may send your challenge directly to the FBI. The FBI will then forward your
challenge to the agency that contributed the questioned information and request the agency to
verify or correct the challenged entry. Upon receipt of an official communication from that agency,
the FBI will make any necessary changes/corrections to your record in accordance with the
information supplied by that agency. (See 28 CFR 16.30 through 16.34.) You can find additional
information on the FBI website at https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks.
1 Written notification includes electronic notification, but excludes oral notification
2 https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compact-council/privacy-act-statement
3 See 28 CFR 50.12(b)
4 See U.S.C. 552a(b); 28 U.S.C. 534(b); 34 U.S.C. § 40316 (formerly cited as 42 U.S.C. § 14616), Article IV(c)
