§ 16-28-13-4 — Operator of health care facility; request for nurse aide registry report and limited criminal history

Indiana § 16-28-13-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 28: HEALTH FACILITIES
• Ch. 13: Criminal History of Nurse Aides and Other Unlicensed

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
person who:
(1) operates or administers a health care facility; or
(2) operates an entity in the business of contracting to provide
nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care
facility;
shall apply within three (3) business days from the date a person is
employed as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee for a copy of
the person's state nurse aide registry report from the state department
and a limited criminal history from the Indiana central repository for
criminal history information under IC 10-13-3 or another source
allowed by law.
(b) A health care facility is not required to apply for the state nurse
aide registry report and limited criminal history required by subsection
(a) if the health care facility contracts to use the services of a nurse aide
or other unlicensed employee who is employed by an entity in the
business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed
employees to health care facilities.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.147-1996, SEC.2; P.L.108-1999, SEC.7; P.L.2-2003, SEC.51.