NY A04596

Grants the Department of Health access to criminal history records from the Division of Criminal Justice Services for maintenance employees at assisted living facilities, residential health care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and other facilities serving elderly or disabled residents

Defines "maintenance employee" to include individuals providing beautician, security, janitorial, laundry, recreational, and groundskeeping services, including those hired through temporary staffing agencies, but excluding volunteers

Requires courts to notify the Department of Health within 7 days when a maintenance employee is convicted of a crime committed while performing duties at such a facility

Mandates that criminal history record requests be accompanied by fingerprints of the individual being checked

Expands existing criminal background check provisions in the Public Health Law to include assisted living facilities licensed under Article 46-B and maintenance employees as defined in the new section