Section 12.44.812. Criminal justice information.

	(a)  An applicant for certification as a nurse aide by examination or by endorsement shall submit the applicant's fingerprints and other information required by the Department of Public Safety to obtain state and national criminal justice information under AS 12.62  and AS 12.64.  
	(b)  The department shall submit the fingerprints received under this section to the Department of Public Safety, and request the Department of Public Safety to  
		(1) submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on national criminal justice information;  
		(2) perform a check for state criminal justice information; and  
		(3) report to the department the results of the criminal justice information checks under (1) and (2) of this subsection.  
	(c)  Except as provided in 12 AAC 44.814 and (d) of this section, a certificate will not be issued to an applicant until the department receives from the Department of Public Safety a report of state and national criminal justice information regarding the applicant. Reports that include criminal justice information shall be referred to the board for review.  
	(d)  If an applicant twice has submitted fingerprints as required under this section, that the Department of Public Safety or the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been unable to read, the department will request that the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation instead conduct a search of the agency's criminal justice information records based upon the name of the applicant.  
	(e)  Except as provided in (d) of this section, an application for reinstatement of the applicant's initial nurse aide certification will be denied by the board if  
		(1) the criminal justice information requested under (b) of this section has not been received by the department;  
		(2) the department has notified the applicant in writing that the applicant's criminal justice information has not been received by the department and has directed the applicant to resubmit the documents and information required under (a) of this section; and  
		(3) the applicant has failed to resubmit the documents and information required under (a) of this section as directed by the department.  

Authorities

08.68.100;08.68.331;08.68.334

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 44.810
12 AAC 44.814
12 AAC 44.820

Authority

AS 08.68.100 AS 08.68.331 AS 08.68.334

History

Eff. 6/16/2002, Register 162; am 10/15/2004, Register 172; am 3/4/2007, Register 181; am 12/23/2009, Register 192; am 10/3/2011, Register 200