26 Tex. Admin. Code § 301.59 - Obtaining or Requesting Criminal History Record Information and Checking Registry
(a) Facilities must
obtain criminal history record information directly from the Texas Department
of Public Safety (TDPS) by contacting Crime Records Services, TDPS, P.O. Box
4143, Austin, TX 78765-4143.
(b)
Local authorities and community centers may:
(1) pay a private agency to obtain criminal
history record information directly from TDPS; or
(2) obtain criminal history record
information directly from the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) by
contacting Crime Records Services, TDPS, P.O. Box 4143, Austin, TX
78765-4143.
(c) In
addition to obtaining criminal history record information from TDPS,
facilities, local authorities, community centers, and providers must obtain
criminal history information for applicants who have lived outside the State of
Texas at any time during the two years preceding the application for
employment/volunteer status through the FBI using a complete set of
fingerprints on the official FBI card. The FBI charges for this information.
The official FBI card may be obtained from Human Resource Services, TDMHMR,
P.O. Box 12668, Austin, TX 78711-2668.
(d) A provider that is not required to
conduct criminal history clearances in accordance with the Texas Health and
Safety Code, Chapter 250, must obtain criminal history record information
through the facility, local authority, or community center with which it
contracts.
(e) Facilities, local
authorities, community centers, and providers must check the Employee
Misconduct Registry and the Nurse Aide Registry by calling
1-800-452-3934.
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