Nev. Admin. Code § 433.420 - Provider required to obtain criminal background check on employee who serves on vehicle that transports patients; exceptions
1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, within 10 days after
hiring an employee who serves on a vehicle that transports patients, a provider
shall:
(a) Obtain a written statement from
the employee stating whether he or she has been convicted of any crime listed
in
NRS
449.174;
(b) Obtain from the employee one set of
fingerprints and a written authorization to forward the fingerprints to the
Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;
(c) Submit to the Central Repository for
Nevada Records of Criminal History the fingerprints obtained pursuant to
paragraph (b) to obtain information on the background and personal history of
the employee to determine whether he or she has been convicted of any crime
listed in
NRS
449.174; and
(d) If an Internet website has been
established pursuant to
NRS
439.942:
(1) Screen the employee using the Internet
website. Upon request of the Division, proof that the employee was screened
pursuant to this subparagraph must be provided to the Division.
(2) Enter on the Internet website information
to be maintained on the website concerning the employee.
2. A provider is not required to
obtain the information described in subsection 1 from an employee who serves on
a vehicle that transports patients if his or her fingerprints have been
submitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for
submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report within the
immediately preceding 6 months and the report of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation indicated that the employee has not been convicted of a crime set
forth in
NRS
449.174.
3. A provider is not required to obtain the
information described in subsection 1 from an employee who serves on a vehicle
that transports patients if:
(a) The employee
agrees to allow the provider to receive notice from the Central Repository for
Nevada Records of Criminal History regarding any conviction and subsequent
conviction of the employee of a crime listed in
NRS
449.174;
(b) An agency, board or commission that
regulates an occupation or profession pursuant to title 54 of NRS or temporary
employment service has, within the immediately preceding 5 years, submitted the
fingerprints of the employee to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of
Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its
report; and
(c) The report of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation indicated that the employee has not been
convicted of any crime set forth in
NRS
449.174.
4. A provider shall ensure that the
information concerning the background and personal history of each employee who
serves on a vehicle that transports patients:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 2 and 3, is completed as soon as practicable; and
(b) Is completed at least once every 5 years
after the date of the initial investigation.
5. The provider shall, when required:
(a) Obtain one set of fingerprints from the
employee;
(b) Obtain written
authorization from the employee to forward the fingerprints obtained pursuant
to paragraph (a) to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal
History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;
and
(c) Submit the fingerprints to
the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History or, if the
fingerprints were submitted electronically, obtain proof of electronic
submission of the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of
Criminal History.
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