Sec. 2. (a) A person who owns or operates a hospice program shall apply, not more than three (3) business days after the date that an employee or a volunteer begins to provide hospice services, for a copy of the employee’s or volunteer’s limited criminal history from the Indiana central repository for criminal history information under IC 10-13-3.

     (b) A hospice program may not employ an individual or allow a volunteer to provide hospice services for more than three (3) business days without applying for that individual’s or volunteer’s limited criminal history as required by subsection (a).

As added by P.L.256-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.45.