§1225. Criminal background checks
(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 34-B, SECTION 1224)
Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing provisions of section 1203-A, prior to hiring an individual who will work in direct contact with a consumer or who has direct access to a consumer's property, personally identifiable information, financial information or resources, shall obtain a comprehensive background check in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. The comprehensive background check must include, at a minimum, criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification. A facility or provider licensed under section 1203-A is subject to the employment restrictions set out in Title 22, section 1812-G and other applicable federal and state laws when employing direct access personnel, as defined in Title 22, section 1717, subsection 1, paragraph A-2. The facility or health care provider shall pay for the criminal background check required by this section. [PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §38 (RPR).]
The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [RR 2009, c. 2, §94 (RAL).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2009, c. 2, §94 (RAL). PL 2015, c. 196, §17 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 299, §28 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §38 (AMD).
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