SC S486

Legislative Description

Further Specify The Criminal Records Checks That Must Be Conducted On Direct Care Staff, To Provide That A Direct Care Entity Includes A Day Program Operated By The Department Of Mental Health Or The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, To Delete Provisions Requiring Direct Caregivers To Verify Residency For The Twelve Months Preceding Applying For Employment, To Delete Provisions Authorizing Private Businesses, Organizations, Or Associations To Conduct Criminal History Background Checks Required By This Article, And To Delete Provisions Relating To Certain Fingerprint Forms And Procedures; And To Repeal Section 44-20-225 Relating To Consumer Advisory Boards For The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs' Mental Retardation, Autism, And Head And Spinal Cord Injury Divisions And Article 5, Chapter 20, Title 44 Relating To The Licensure And Regulation Of Facilities And Programs By The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs.

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