34-B §1224. Criminal background checks (WHOLE SECTION CONFLICT: Text as enacted by PL 2009, c. 621, §8) - Maine Statutes

Title 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. K, §7 (RPR); 2001, C. 354, §3 (AMD)

Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT

§1224. Criminal background checks

(CONFLICT)

(WHOLE SECTION CONFLICT: Text as enacted by PL 2009, c. 621, §8)

Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing provisions of section 1203-A shall obtain, prior to hiring an individual who will work in direct contact with a consumer, criminal history record information on that individual, including, at a minimum, criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification. The facility or health care provider shall pay for the criminal background check required by this section. [2009, c. 621, §8 (NEW).]

The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [2009, c. 621, §8 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

2009, c. 590, §7 (NEW). 2009, c. 621, §8 (NEW).