Alabama (6)

x

x x x x x

BOE Counseling- no formal Board action= not reported, not public;
Veterinary- outcomes reported statistically in end-of-year report

Alaska (2)

x

x

Can be public by FOIA

Arizona (7)

x x

x x x x

x

partially public upon dismissal (except for court reporter program);
clearly marked as dismissed;
Medical Board- on website 5 years;
Dental Examiners- expunged after 2 years

Arkansas (1)

x

Public can request through FOIA process

California (10)

x x x

x

x x x x x x

disclosure varies by board;
purged after statute of limitations;
Board of Psychology- not recorded or public until becomes “Accusation”;
on record for office use only

Colorado (1)

x

Varies by Board, profession;
Not expunges but disclosure varies by profession

Connecticut (1)

x

Physicians and vets not public

Delaware (1)

Chiropractic-no record of complaints, results of hearing public

Florida (1)

x

only if dismissed by Board after probable cause is found and administrative complaint is issued

Georgia (1)

x

Hawaii

Idaho (2)

x x

Illinois (1)

x

Can be made public FOIA

Indiana

Iowa (3)

x

x x

retained for a min. 5 years;
allied health groups- if no charge, confidential even to licensee

Kansas (5)

x x

x x x

subject to Kansas Open Records Act;
made public only if goes to hearing

Kentucky (4)

x

x

x

x

Louisiana (2)

x x

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts (3)

x x x

Michigan (1)

x

Minnesota (6)

x x

x

x x x

Board of Dentistry- can become public if corrective or disciplinary action is taken in future;
Private data accessible only to licensee, destroyed after two years, can be marked for “reopen”

Mississippi (2)

x x

Missouri (7)

x x x x x x x

public if licensee signs release

Montana

Nebraska (2)

x

never on licensee record, only Investigation Division record

Nevada (2)

x x

public if there was a public hearing;
investigation file, not licensee file

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico (4)

x x

x

x

made public if an NCA is issued;
public until destroyed per retention schedule

New York (3)

x x x

North Carolina (8)

x

x x

x x x

x x

record destroyed in two years;
never entered into LPCs record unless action taken by Board, then published in Board newsletter  

North Dakota