Licensing Verification System (LVS) Subscription Information
Note: If you are experiencing difficulties accessing the Licensing Verification System (LVS), please be advised the Medical Board of California has deactivated all accounts delinquent as of June 2010. To renew your LVS account, please see below for details.
Licensing Verification System (LVS) Subscription Information
LVS is a subscription service available to staff of independent practitioner associations (IPA), hospitals, managed care organizations (MCO), health maintenance organizations (HMO), health care facilities, and other types of organizations responsible for verifying the credentials of physicians.
Information contained in LVS is considered by JACCHO to be primary source verification of the Medical Board's licensing records. The licensing information is updated every Tuesday and Friday and the data is current as of the date posted at the bottom of the screen. This database differs from the Medical Board's Web site physician profile in that it does not provide public disclosure descriptions. For this information, the user must also check the physician's profile by clicking on the "Check Your Doctor" button located on the left side of this page. See below for additional information certifying the accuracy of the data as "primary source" data.
If authorized, the LVS user also may obtain information on whether the Medical Board has received any reports that the physician has been denied staff privileges or had those privileges removed or restricted. Business and Professions Code Section 805.5 requires that health care facilities or health care service plans request this information from the Board before granting or renewing a physician's staff privileges.
PLEASE NOTE: California Business & Professions Code Section 805.5(b) prohibits the Medical Board from disseminating a copy of an 805 report "(1) if the denial, removal, or restriction was imposed solely because of the failure to complete medical records, (2) if the board has found the information reported is without merit, or (3) if a period of three years has elapsed since the report was submitted."
The cost of subscribing to LVS is $36 per year per facility. Those interested in becoming an LVS user must complete the Subscription Form and Security Agreement. To renew an LVS subscription, the Subscription Renewal Form and Security Agreement must be completed.
- Licensing Verification System Subscription Service Form - Fill-In
- Licensing Verification System Subscription Renewal Form - Fill-In
- Security Agreement Form - Accessing the Licensing Verification System - Fill-In
- Subscription Service Request - Credentialing Services - Fill-In
- Letter from the Executive Director certifying the accuracy of the data in the Licensing Verification System
- Letter from the Executive Director certifying the accuracy of the data contained in the Medical Board's Web site
Mail completed forms accompanied by payment of $36 check payable to:
Medical Board of California
Licensing Verification System
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815
Attn: Cashiering Unit
Other important information regarding LVS:
Please Note: The Licensing Verification System is protected by the California Penal Code, Section 502, of the Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. Users agree to use the information obtained from the LVS solely to conduct official business, and agree to hold this information in strict confidence. By signing the LVS Security Agreement, the Organization and Responsible User further agree to use all precautions to assure the information is not disclosed to any unauthorized person(s) and/or unauthorized user(s).
