Indiana Code 22-1-5-13. Consumer notice; criminal history check
(1) must provide a consumer with a consumer notice each time a home care services worker is placed in the home of the consumer; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-1-5-13
- consumer: means an individual who:
Indiana Code 22-1-5-3
- consumer notice: means the notice described in section 14 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 22-1-5-4
- home care services: means skilled and unskilled services provided to an individual at the individual's residence to enable the individual to remain in the residence safely and comfortably. See Indiana Code 22-1-5-6
- home care services worker: means an individual performing home care services for compensation. See Indiana Code 22-1-5-7
- placement agency: means a person engaged in the business of securing home care services employment for an individual or securing a home care services worker for a consumer. See Indiana Code 22-1-5-9
(b) Before a placement agency places a home care services worker with a consumer, the home care services worker must provide the placement agency with a copy of the individual’s:
(1) limited criminal history from the central repository for criminal history information under IC 10-13-3; or
(2) expanded criminal history check, as defined in IC 20-26-2-1.5, subject to the conditions described in IC 16-27-2-4(c).
The home care services worker is responsible for the fees required under IC 10-13-3-30 or the cost of an expanded criminal history check and must annually obtain an updated limited criminal history or expanded criminal history check. A copy of the home care services worker’s limited criminal history or expanded criminal history check must be made available to the consumer.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.133-2018, SEC.4.