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ID S1261

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/11/2014

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 54-1401, Idaho Code, relating to nursing licensure and criminal history background checks
  • Removes the July 1, 2005 effective date, making fingerprint-based criminal history checks a permanent requirement for all applicants for original licensure and license reinstatement
  • Requires applicants to submit fingerprints and fees to the Idaho Board of Nursing for forwarding to law enforcement agencies for processing through both Idaho central criminal database and federal bureau of investigation
  • Specifies that criminal background reports from Idaho State Police and FBI shall be used only for licensing decisions and handled consistent with requirements imposed by those agencies
  • Makes technical corrections to language in the statute, including changing "act" to "chapter" and updating pronoun references from "applicant's" to "their"

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions relating to criminal history checks.

NURSES

Last Action

Signed by Governor on 03/11/14 Session Law Chapter 44 Effective: 07/01/2014

3/11/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Rules1/30/2014

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