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IN SB0153
Bill
Status
1/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Health facilities licensed under IC 16-28-2 must apply for a national criminal history background check or expanded criminal history check within 3 business days of hiring any employee who will have direct contact with patients
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Employees with direct patient contact cannot work beyond 21 calendar days without receipt of their background check results, unless delays are caused by the state police, FBI, or private screening agency
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Health facilities are prohibited from employing individuals with direct patient contact who have convictions for rape, criminal deviate conduct, exploitation of an endangered adult, failure to report abuse/neglect of an endangered adult, or theft within the past 10 years
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Persons operating health facilities who have been convicted of these same offenses are barred from operating such facilities; violations constitute a Class A misdemeanor
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Civil and criminal immunity is granted to persons who in good faith deny or terminate employment based on criminal history, participate in related investigations or proceedings, or make reports to the state health department or nurse aide registry
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: (1) for denying or terminating employment because of another person's criminal history; or (2) for 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 Judiciary
1/3/2019