The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall require that each applicant for an employment or volunteer position in the department submit to a state criminal background check, a check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k and a check of the Department of Developmental Services abuse or neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-247b. In addition, the commissioner may require that any applicant for an employment or volunteer position in the department, who has resided outside this state submit to a national criminal background check. No applicant shall be hired or placed in a volunteer position by the department until the results of such checks are available.(P.A. 08-46, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-46 effective May 7, 2008. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall require that each applicant for an employment or volunteer position in the department submit to a state criminal background check, a check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k and a check of the Department of Developmental Services abuse or neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-247b. In addition, the commissioner may require that any applicant for an employment or volunteer position in the department, who has resided outside this state submit to a national criminal background check. No applicant shall be hired or placed in a volunteer position by the department until the results of such checks are available.(P.A. 08-46, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-46 effective May 7, 2008.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 17a-450c
Connecticut Title 17a — Connecticut law
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