Pennsylvania Act 1999-5 — NURSE AIDE RESIDENT ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING ACT - AMEND

Act text

Session of 1999

No. 1999-5

HB 102

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), entitled "An act providing for Statewide nurse aide training programs relating to nursing facilities," further providing for information relating to applicants for enrollment in State-approved nurse aide training programs.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 4(a) of the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, is amended to read:

Section 4. Information relating to applicants for enrollment in State-approved nurse aide training programs.

(a) Required information.--Individuals applying for enrollment in State-approved nurse aide training programs shall submit with their applications for enrollment the following information obtained within the preceding one-year period:

(1) Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 91 (relating to criminal history record information), a report of criminal history record information from the State Police or a statement from the State Police that their central repository contains no such information relating to that person. The criminal history record information shall be limited to that which is disseminated pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 9121(b)(2) (relating to general regulations).

(2) Where the applicant is not a resident of this Commonwealth, the applicant shall be required to submit with his application for enrollment a full set of fingerprints. The department shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of conducting a criminal background investigation and receiving a report of Federal criminal history record information [pursuant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's appropriation under the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1973 (Public Law 92-544, 86 Stat. 1109)].

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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

APPROVED--The 12th day of May, A. D. 1999.

THOMAS J. RIDGE