SB 892 Summary

• Adds crimes for which the Director of Social Services cannot grant exemptions from disqualification for residential care facility licenses, including murder, rape, and child abuse offenses

• Prohibits exemptions for specified felony offenses (theft, burglary, fraud-related crimes) if conviction occurred within 10 years of sentencing or release from incarceration, whichever is later

• Requires criminal background checks and fingerprinting for facility operators, staff, volunteers, and non-client residents before employment or presence in residential care facilities for the elderly

• Exempts certain individuals from background check requirements, including clergy, licensed medical professionals, hospice workers, and volunteers under direct supervision with limited facility hours

• Grandfather clause allows persons who received exemptions prior to January 1, 2011 to retain them under previous law