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SB 93 Criminal history records check; applicable to adult substance abuse treatment facilities.

Introduced by: Jeannemarie Devolites Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Background checks at adult substance abuse treatment facilities. Permits the hiring of any applicant to provide adult substance abuse treatment in an adult substance abuse treatment facility, regardless of any conviction, if the hiring provider or employer determines that such criminal behavior was substantially related to the applicant's use of substances and the person has been successfully rehabilitated and is not a risk to consumers based on his criminal history background and substance use, abuse or addiction history. To be eligible, the applicant must have completed all prison or jail terms, must not be under probation or parole supervision, must not have pending charges in any locality, and must have paid all fines, restitution, and court costs for any prior convictions. Applicant means any person who is a (i) licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner; (ii) certified substance abuse counselor; (iii) certified substance abuse counseling assistant; (iv) licensed clinical social worker; (v) licensed professional counselor; (vi) licensed clinical psychologist; (vii) licensed registered nurse; or (viii) licensed physician. "Certified substance abuse counselor" will include any applicant who has been approved to obtain the supervision required for certification, and "certified substance abuse counseling assistant" will include any applicant who is actively pursuing the hours of experience required for certification as a substance abuse counseling assistant. Upon discovering that an applicant who is regulated by a health regulatory board has been convicted of any offenses listed in the criminal records check law, the provider must report the conviction to the appropriate health regulatory board. These provisions expire on July 1, 2007.


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