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.)