1. Why was I chosen for the CE audit?

2. What authority does the Board have to perform the CE audit?

3. How many nurses are selected for the CE audit?

4. What is the number one reason RNs have an unsuccessful CE audit?

5. How many times can a nurse be selected for the CE audit?

6. May I fax or email my audit response documents to the Board office?

7. What is the deadline for my audit response packet to be physically received and date stamped at the LSBN office?

8. What address do I mail my audit response packet - and - how can I ensure it arrives at the LSBN office before the Friday, October 11, 2019 receipt deadline?

9. When did the Board send out notification of CE audit to the nurses selected this year?

10. How many CE contact hours do I need each year to renew my Louisiana RN License?

11. What is the penalty for not submitting a complete audit response packet – OR – if my audit response packet does not physically arrive at the LSBN office on or before the Friday, October 11, 2019 deadline?

12. What documentation do I mail to LSBN in my CE audit response packet?

13. What type of nursing continuing education (CE) does LSBN accept for annual renewal?

14. What if I can’t locate or lost my certificates for the accredited nursing CE topics I’d completed during 2018?

15. What if I renewed my nursing license for 2019, but realize now that my 2018 CE documentation doesn’t meet LSBN requirements - OR - I failed to complete the proper quantity and/or type of nursing continuing education last year required for Louisiana but renewed anyway?

16. What if I no longer work for the same employer that I had worked for in 2018 - OR – I had multiple nursing employers for 2018?

17. I’m a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with prescriptive authority. Is my annual CE audit different than a Registered Nurse?

18. What if I had an address change which I failed to notify LSBN and I’m worried that I was chosen for the CE audit?

19. How will I know the outcome of my CE Audit?