Senate Bill 111 Summary

• Requires health facilities licensed under IC 16-28-2 to obtain national criminal history background checks or expanded criminal history checks for employees within 3 business days of employment start date.

• Prohibits health facilities from employing persons with direct patient contact who have been convicted of rape, criminal deviate conduct, exploitation of endangered adults, failure to report abuse, or theft (if within 10 years) or substantially equivalent out-of-state felonies.

• Allows health facility operators to require applicants to pay background check fees at time of employment application or reimburse the facility for costs.

• Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability to persons who in good faith deny employment, terminate employment, testify in investigations, or report to the state health department or nurse aide registry based on criminal history findings.

• Establishes that violation of background check requirements constitutes a Class A infraction, with operation of a health facility by a person convicted of specified crimes constituting a Class A misdemeanor; effective July 1, 2013.