(a) As used in this section, “comprehensive background check” means a background investigation performed by a home health agency, as defined in subsection (k) of section 19a-490, of an applicant for employment that includes, but is not limited to: (1) A review of any application materials prepared or requested by the agency and completed by the applicant; (2) an in-person interview of the applicant; (3) verification of the applicant's Social Security number; (4) if the position applied for within the agency requires licensure on the part of the applicant, verification that the required license is in good standing; (5) a check of the registry established and maintained pursuant to section 54-257; (6) a review of criminal conviction information obtained through a search of current criminal matters of public record in this state based on the applicant's name and date of birth; (7) if the applicant has resided in this state less than three years prior to the date of the application for employment, a review of criminal conviction information from the state or states where such applicant resided during such three-year period; and (8) a review of any other information that the agency deems necessary in order to evaluate the suitability of the applicant for the position.
(b) On or after January 1, 2012, each home health agency, prior to extending an offer of employment to an applicant for employment with the agency, shall require such applicant to submit to a comprehensive background check. In addition, each home health agency shall require that any such applicant complete and sign a form disclosing whether the applicant was subject to any decision imposing disciplinary action by a licensing agency in any state, the District of Columbia, a United States possession or territory or a foreign jurisdiction. Any applicant who makes a false statement regarding such prior disciplinary action with intent to mislead the home health agency shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(c) The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective on the date the Commissioner of Public Health publishes notice in the Connecticut Law Journal of the department's implementation of the criminal history and patient abuse background search program for home health agencies in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-491c.
(P.A. 11-242, S. 95.)
History: P.A. 11-242 effective January 1, 2012.
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