Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2137 – Criminal background checks
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2137
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Temporary nurse agency: means a business entity or subdivision thereof that provides nurses to another organization on a temporary basis within this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2136
Beginning October 1, 2010, a temporary nurse agency, prior to hiring, employing or placing an individual who will work in direct contact with a consumer or who has direct access to a consumer’s property, personally identifiable information, financial information or resources, shall obtain a comprehensive background check in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. The comprehensive background check must include, at a minimum, criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification. The temporary nurse agency shall pay for the criminal background check required by this section. [PL 2015, c. 196, §10 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 299, §18 (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. [PL 2009, c. 621, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 621, §5 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 196, §10 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 299, §18 (AMD).