§ 74.39A.055. Criminal history checks on long-term care workers
All long-term care workers for the elderly or persons with disabilities hired after January 1, 2010, shall be screened through state and federal background checks in a uniform and timely manner to ensure that they do not have a criminal history that would disqualify them from working with vulnerable persons. These background checks shall include checking against the federal bureau of investigation fingerprint identification records system and against the national sex offenders registry or their successor programs. The department shall share this information with the department of health. The department shall not pass on the cost of these criminal background checks to the workers or their employers. The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section by August 1, 2009.
[2009 c 2 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 1029, approved November 4, 2008).]
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Intent -- Findings -- Construction -- Severability -- Short title -- 2009 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1029): See notes following RCW 18.88B.020.
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