HEALTH CARE: Amends rules relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons.

Added eligibility for parish and local law enforcement agencies to perform criminal history checks and return information to authorized agencies until October 1, 2026.

Added a requirement that requests from authorized agencies must be accompanied by a letter of engagement or contract proving the agency's authority to act on behalf of an employer.

Maintained the suspension of the fingerprint background check requirement until October 1, 2026, but added a new requirement for fingerprint checks to resume on that date for cases containing possible arrest information.

Added a new section (Section D) clarifying that effective October 1, 2026, any criminal history check containing possible arrest information must be resubmitted for a fingerprint-based background check.

The action against the rule changed from 'repeal' to 'amend', meaning the rule is not deleted but modified.

The digest summary was updated to reflect that the rule is being amended and suspended rather than repealed.

A new suspension period was added, delaying the rule's implementation until October 1, 2026.

Removed the requirement for licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons to resubmit for a fingerprint background check if a name-based check indicated possible arrest information.

Changed the legislative action from amending the rule to fully repealing the specific rule section (LAC 55:I.207(D)).