Board of Nursing

Fingerprint Background Checks

Apply for your license FIRST through the MOPRO portal at mopro.mo.gov/license/s/. It is very important that you submit your online application BEFORE you go to www.machs.mo.gov and register using the 4 digit registration number of 0001 (three zeroes followed by a one). The name, date of birth and social security number you use to register with MACHS must match the same information on your application to the board. If it does not, you may be required to complete this process again at your expense and this will delay processing your application. After you register with MACHS, follow the instructions on their website to complete the process. If you do not yet have a Social Security Number, although it is not mandatory, it is highly recommended that you wait until your Social Security Number is issued before being fingerprinted. This ensures your background check report is correctly matched with your application.

When you apply online through the MOPRO portal, you will be able to see your application deficiencies. There is one labeled FINGERPRINTS TAKEN which we will mark as completed when we have evidence your prints were taken. The other item is labeled BACKGROUND CHECK which we will mark completed when we receive the background check. Your background check will be electronically transmitted to us. The 4-digit registration number of 0001 is how the system knows to send the background check to our office.

A criminal history record may be used only for the official purposes for which the record was requested and cannot be shared between agencies. This means we cannot use (nor do we have access to) fingerprint results you may have obtained for a job, another license or for a federal agency. Citation: Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 50.12 (b) - "Records obtained under this authority may be used solely for the purpose requested..."

Instructions for Fingerprint Submission from Outside the State of Missouri