Background Check Instructions in Minnesota

Background Check Instructions in Minnesota  

After submitting your applications to take the NCLEX, you will receive an email with the packet necessary to complete your background check (Subject of the email: "Information about your CBC for Minnesota License”). Once you receive that email (1-2 business days after submitting your application to take the NCLEX), follow the directions below.

If going to get fingerprinted at the BCA, you only need to bring form three (Note: You have to mail forms 1-3 and the PAS Certification Form, so save some time and print them all at the same time). DO NOT sign and date until they tell you to do so. Fill it out in black ink. Bring $10 cash, check, or money order for the fingerprint card. Bring the same ID you used to fill out the form.  

Call BCA to make your appointment: 651-793-2410

Address where you go to get fingerprinted:

1430 Maryland Avenue East

St. Paul, MN 55106

Note: Allot at least 30-45 mins into your schedule for this appointment. Also, there are signs posted mentioning restricted/private parking. Be sure to follow the signs for the public parking, which is to the left immediately after turning off of the street.

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You can also contact your local law enforcement office (city/town police or county sheriff) to see if they offer fingerprinting there as well. They tend to be less busy and more accessible.  

To find a local fingerprinting service provider, contact local law enforcement and ask the following questions:

• Do you offer fingerprinting services?
• What is your fingerprinting fee?
• What days and times are fingerprinting services available?
• Do you use the current official FD-258 card? If not, may I bring my own?
• Should I fill out the top part of the card prior to my appointment or will the information be printed on the card?

How to fill out your fingerprint card:

https://youtu.be/R7rUXj4SHn0

The video shows exactly how to fill out your fingerprinting card, even down to the Board ORI. In case you want to double check, it is listed at the bottom of page three in the packet you print. If you can’t find it there, here it is à Board ORI: Nursing: MN920147Z  

Now it’s time to mail everything.

Return address should read:

Your name

Your street

Your city, state, zip

MN Board of Nursing

The address listed under the instructions for mailing in your fingerprints is incorrect.  

The new/correct address is:

335 Randolph Ave STE 180

St Paul, MN 55102-5501

Because it is not recommended to bend the fingerprint card, you may want to get a document envelope from USPS. If you don’t know what that is, ask an employee and they’ll point you in the right direction.