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1 1 Section 1. Section 135C.33, subsection 6, Code 2001, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 6. a. The department of inspections and appeals, in
1 4 conjunction with other departments and agencies of state
1 5 government involved with criminal history and abuse registry
1 6 information, shall establish a single contact repository for
1 7 facilities and other providers to have electronic access to
1 8 data to perform background checks for purposes of employment,
1 9 as required of the facilities and other providers under this
1 10 section.
1 11 b. The department may access the single contact repository
1 12 for any of the following purposes:
1 13 (1) To verify data transferred from the department's nurse
1 14 aide registry to the repository.
1 15 (2) To conduct record checks of applicants for employment
1 16 with the department.
1 17 Sec. 2. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
1 18 2001, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
1 19 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (17) To the department of inspections
1 20 and appeals for purposes of record checks of applicants for
1 21 employment with the department of inspections and appeals.
1 22 Sec. 3. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
1 23 2001, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
1 24 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (10) The department of inspections and
1 25 appeals for purposes of record checks of applicants for
1 26 employment with the department of inspections and appeals.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill authorizes certain criminal history and abuse
1 29 record and registry access to the department of inspections
1 30 and appeals for purposes of data verification and record
1 31 checks of applicants for employment with the department.
1 32 Code section 135C.33, relating to the single contact
1 33 repository administered by the department of inspections and
1 34 appeals for employment record checks of prospective employees
1 35 of health care facilities, is amended to authorize the
2 1 department itself to access the repository for certain
2 2 purposes. The access is authorized for the department to
2 3 verify data transferred to the repository from the
2 4 department's nurse aide registry and to conduct record checks
2 5 of applicants for employment with the department.
2 6 Code section 235A.15, relating to the central child abuse
2 7 registry, is amended to authorize the department to have
2 8 access to founded child abuse information for purposes of
2 9 record checks of applicants for employment with the
2 10 department. The bill authorizes, for the same purposes, the
2 11 department to have access to dependent adult abuse
2 12 information, other than unfounded information, under Code
2 13 section 235B.6.
2 14 LSB 1147DP 79
2 15 jp/gg/8.1
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