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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Subtitle B. STATE FACILITIES |
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Chapter 555. STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS |
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Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 555.021. REQUIRED CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS OF CENTERS
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(a) The department and the Department of State Health Services shall perform a state and federal criminal history background check on a person:
(1) who is:
(A) an applicant for employment with the agency;
(B) an employee of the agency;
(C) a volunteer with the agency; or
(D) an applicant for a volunteer position with the agency; and
(2) who would be placed in direct contact with a resident or client.
(b) The department and the Department of State Health Services shall require a person described by Subsection (a) to submit fingerprints in a form and of a quality acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in conducting a criminal history background check.
(c) Each agency shall obtain electronic updates from the Department of Public Safety of arrests and convictions of a person:
(1) for whom the agency performs a background check under Subsection (a); and
(2) who remains an employee or volunteer of the agency and continues to have direct contact with a resident or client.