MI SB1253

Requires covered facilities (nursing homes, hospitals, hospices, home health agencies, homes for the aged) to conduct criminal history checks on employees, contractors, and clinical privilege applicants with direct patient access before employment begins.

Establishes tiered disqualifications based on conviction type and time elapsed: relevant federal crimes result in permanent bars; serious felonies require 15-year waiting period; other felonies require 10-year waiting period; misdemeanors have 3-10 year waiting periods depending on severity.

Allows conditional employment if facility obtains criminal history check immediately, individual signs attestation of no disqualifying convictions, and facility conducts internet background search showing no red flags; individual may work unsupervised if continuously employed in healthcare for past 12 months and maintained state residency.

Requires individuals to report any arraignment or conviction for disqualifying offenses and provide fingerprints to state police; establishes automated fingerprint identification system database to notify facilities when an employed individual is subsequently arrested.

Makes it a misdemeanor for facility operators to knowingly fail to conduct required criminal history checks and creates penalties for false statements or improper disclosure of criminal history information.