Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide

Summary

The new law obligates owners, prospective owners, employees and volunteers of specified mental health facilities to undergo national criminal‑history background checks using fingerprint submissions to the FBI and state databases. Authorized agencies must review the results, determine whether the individual is fit to work with vulnerable populations, and take actions such as license revocation or civil penalties if disqualifying records are found.

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