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IN SB0622
Bill
Status
1/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jean Breaux
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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 employees who will have direct patient contact
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Employees with direct patient contact cannot work more than 21 calendar days without receipt of their background check results
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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 of an endangered adult, or theft within the past 10 years
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Persons convicted of rape, criminal deviate conduct, exploitation of an endangered adult, failure to report abuse, or theft within 10 years may not operate a health facility; violation is a Class A misdemeanor
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Civil and criminal immunity is provided to persons who in good faith deny or terminate employment based on criminal history, or who report to or participate in proceedings of the state department of health 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 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 Health and Provider Services
1/15/2019