§ 5-39.2-11. Data system.
(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization
of a coordinated data system.
(b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier,
as determined by the rules of the commission.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall
submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this compact
is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including:
(1) Identifying information;
(2) Licensure data;
(3) Adverse actions against a license and information related thereto;
(4) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation, the beginning
and ending dates of such participation, and other information related to such participation
not made confidential under member state law;
(5) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason(s) for such denial;
(6) The presence of current significant investigative information; and
(7) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact or the protection
of the public, as determined by the rules of the commission.
(d) The records and information provided to a member state pursuant to this compact or
through the data system, when certified by the commission or an agent thereof, shall
constitute the authenticated business records of the commission, and shall be entitled
to any associated hearsay exception in any relevant judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative
proceedings in a member state.
(e) Current significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member
state will only be available to other member states.
(1) It is the responsibility of the member states to report any adverse action against
a licensee and to monitor the database to determine whether adverse action has been
taken against a licensee. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any
member state will be available to any other member state.
(f) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information
that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing
state.
(g) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently expunged pursuant
to federal law or the laws of the member state contributing the information shall
be removed from the data system.