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IN SB0147
Bill
Status
1/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Health facilities must obtain either a national criminal history background check or an expanded criminal history check for employees with direct patient contact within 3 business days of employment.
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Health facility operators are prohibited from employing individuals convicted of rape, sexual conduct, exploitation of endangered adults, failure to report abuse, or theft within 10 years; violations constitute a Class A infraction.
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Employees cannot work more than 21 calendar days with direct patient contact without receipt of background check results, unless delays are caused by state police, FBI, or private agencies.
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Health facility operators and their agents are granted civil and criminal immunity for good faith decisions to deny or terminate employment based on criminal history, or for reporting to the state health department or nurse aide registry.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Health facility employee criminal background check. Requires a health facility to obtain a national criminal history background check or an expanded criminal history check for the health facility's employees. Provides immunity to persons for: (1) denying or terminating an individual's employment because of the individual's criminal history; or (2) reporting to or participating in the proceedings of the state department of health or the registry of nurse aides.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
1/4/2017