Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks
The act allows regulators of the following professions and occupations to require an applicant for a license, certification, or registration to submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check (fingerprint-based record check):
- Audiologists;
- Certified midwives;
- Cremationists;
- Dental hygienists;
- Dentists;
- Embalmers;
- Funeral directors;
- Licensed professional counselors;
- Mortuary science practitioners;
- Natural reductionists;
- Occupational therapists;
- Occupational therapy assistants;
- Physician assistants;
- Social workers; and
- Speech-language pathologists.
An applicant submitting to a fingerprint-based record check must pay the costs associated with the fingerprint-based record check.
If an applicant's fingerprint-based record check reveals a record of arrest without a disposition, the applicant must submit to a name-based judicial record check.
A local government entity is authorized to perform a fingerprint-based record check when an ordinance or resolution requires an individual to submit to a fingerprint-based record check.
The act also clarifies who is eligible to submit to, who is eligible to receive records from, and the type of records an entity may receive from a fingerprint-based record check and aligns state law with federal bureau of investigation requirements.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)