KS SB530

Authorizes the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to conduct state and national criminal history record checks on applicants and employees whose work involves direct access to patients, participants, or their personal/financial information

Permanently prohibits employment for individuals convicted of serious offenses including capital murder, first and second degree murder, rape, human trafficking, sexual exploitation of children, and related violent or sexual crimes

Prohibits employment for 6 years following sentence completion for felony convictions including theft, forgery, controlled substance violations, Medicaid fraud, and identity theft, with a waiver process available after the 6-year period

Clarifies definitions across multiple Kansas statutes regarding which agencies receive criminal history record check results, including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's authority to release various levels of criminal history information to specific state agencies

Amends 12 existing Kansas statutes to update terminology, clarify applicant/licensee definitions, and specify that criminal history checks apply to employees of regulatory boards including the State Board of Healing Arts