§1724. Criminal background checks
(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1723)
Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing or certification processes of chapter 405, 412 or 419 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. A facility or provider subject to licensing under chapter 419 shall conduct a comprehensive background check for individuals employed in positions that have direct access to a consumer's property, personally identifiable information, financial information or resources in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. The comprehensive background check must be conducted in accordance with state law and rules adopted by the department. The facility or health care provider shall pay for the comprehensive or criminal background check required by this section as applicable. [PL 2015, c. 196, §8 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 299, §8 (AMD).]
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. [RR 2009, c. 2, §49 (RAL).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2009, c. 2, §49 (RAL). PL 2015, c. 196, §8 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 299, §8 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE
Chapter 401: GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 §1701. Program of health services
22 §1702. Hospital surveys (REPEALED)
22 §1703. Acceptance of federal and other funds
22 §1704. Advisory Hospital Council (REPEALED)
22 §1705. Individuals may select own physician
22 §1706. Distribution of antitoxins in emergency
22 §1707. Responsible relatives; duty of hospitals (REPEALED)
22 §1708. Appropriations for aid of public and private hospitals and nursing homes
22 §1709. State-wide plan; advisory council; duties (REPEALED)
22 §1710. Deferred revenue payments
22 §1711. Patient access to hospital medical records
22 §1711-A. Fees charged for records
22 §1711-B. Patient access to treatment records; health care practitioners
22 §1711-C. Confidentiality of health care information
22 §1711-D. Designation of visitors in hospital settings
22 §1711-E. Confidentiality of prescription drug information
22 §1711-G. Designated lay caregivers
22 §1713. Transitional hospital reimbursement (REPEALED)
22 §1714. Debts owed the department by providers (REPEALED)
22 §1714-A. Debts owed the department by providers
22 §1714-B. Critical access hospital reimbursement (REPEALED)
22 §1714-C. Critical access hospital staff enhancement reimbursement
22 §1714-D. Critical access hospital reimbursement
22 §1715. Access requirements applicable to certain health care providers
22 §1716. Charity care guidelines
22 §1717. Registration of personal care agencies and placement agencies
22 §1718. Consumer information
22 §1718-A. Consumer information regarding health care practitioner prices (REPEALED)
22 §1718-B. Consumer information regarding health care entity prices
22 §1718-C. Estimate of the total price of a single medical encounter for an uninsured patient
22 §1718-E. Prohibition on fees for transferring a patient or a patient's medical records
22 §1718-F. Disclosure related to observation status for Medicare patients
22 §1720. Nursing facility medical director reimbursement
22 §1721. Prohibition on payment for health care facility mistakes or preventable adverse events
22 §1722. Voluntary restraint (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1721)
22 §1724. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1723)
22 §1725. Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations
22 §1726. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
22 §1727. Cooperation with law enforcement (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1726)