SB-0622, As Passed House, February 1, 2006
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 622
A bill to amend 1979 PA 218, entitled
"Adult foster care facility licensing act,"
(MCL 400.701 to 400.737) by adding sections 34b and 34c; and to
repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 34b. (1) In addition to the restrictions prescribed in
sections 13, 22, and 31, and except as otherwise provided in
subsection (2), an adult foster care facility shall not employ or
independently contract with an individual who regularly has direct
access to or provides direct services to residents of the adult
foster care facility after the effective date of this section if
the individual satisfies 1 or more of the following:
(a) Has been convicted of a relevant crime described under 42
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USC 1320a-7.
(b) Has been convicted of any of the following felonies, an
attempt or conspiracy to commit any of those felonies, or any other
state or federal crime that is similar to the felonies described in
this subdivision, other than a felony for a relevant crime
described under 42 USC 1320a-7, unless 15 years have lapsed since
the individual completed all of the terms and conditions of his or
her sentencing, parole, and probation for that conviction prior to
the date of application for employment [ ] or
the date of the execution of the independent contract:
(i) A felony that involves the intent to cause death or serious
impairment of a body function, that results in death or serious
impairment of a body function, that involves the use of force or
violence, or that involves the threat of the use of force or
violence.
(ii) A felony involving cruelty or torture.
(iii) A felony under chapter XXA of the Michigan penal code,
1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145m to 750.145r.
(iv) A felony involving criminal sexual conduct.
(v) A felony involving abuse or neglect.
(vi) A felony involving the use of a firearm or dangerous
weapon.
(vii) A felony involving the diversion or adulteration of a
prescription drug or other medications.
(c) Has been convicted of a felony or an attempt or conspiracy
to commit a felony, other than a felony for a relevant crime
described under 42 USC 1320a-7 or a felony described under
Senate Bill No. 622 (H-2) as amended January 31, 2006
[subdivision (B)], unless 10 years have lapsed since the individual
completed all of the terms and conditions of his or her sentencing,
parole, and probation for that conviction prior to the date of
application for employment [ ] or the date of
the execution of the independent contract.
(d) Has been convicted of any of the following misdemeanors,
other than a misdemeanor for a relevant crime described under 42
USC 1320a-7, or a state or federal crime that is substantially
similar to the misdemeanors described in this subdivision, within
the 10 years immediately preceding the date of application for
employment [ ] or the date of the execution of
the independent contract:
(i) A misdemeanor involving the use of a firearm or dangerous
weapon with the intent to injure, the use of a firearm or dangerous
weapon that results in a personal injury, or a misdemeanor
involving the use of force or violence or the threat of the use of
force or violence.
(ii) A misdemeanor under chapter XXA of the Michigan penal
code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145m to 750.145r.
(iii) A misdemeanor involving criminal sexual conduct.
(iv) A misdemeanor involving cruelty or torture unless
otherwise provided under subdivision (e).
(v) A misdemeanor involving abuse or neglect.
(e) Has been convicted of any of the following misdemeanors,
other than a misdemeanor for a relevant crime described under 42
USC 1320a-7, or a state or federal crime that is substantially
similar to the misdemeanors described in this subdivision, within
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the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application for
employment [ ] or the date of the execution of
the independent contract:
(i) A misdemeanor involving cruelty if committed by an
individual who is less than 16 years of age.
(ii) A misdemeanor involving home invasion.
(iii) A misdemeanor involving embezzlement.
(iv) A misdemeanor involving negligent homicide.
(v) A misdemeanor involving larceny unless otherwise provided
under subdivision (g).
(vi) A misdemeanor of retail fraud in the second degree unless
otherwise provided under subdivision (g).
(vii) Any other misdemeanor involving assault, fraud, theft, or
the possession or delivery of a controlled substance unless
otherwise provided under subdivisions (d), (f), or (g).
(f) Has been convicted of any of the following misdemeanors,
other than a misdemeanor for a relevant crime described under 42
USC 1320a-7, or a state or federal crime that is substantially
similar to the misdemeanors described in this subdivision, within
the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application for
employment [ ] or the date of the execution of
the independent contract:
(i) A misdemeanor for assault if there was no use of a firearm
or dangerous weapon and no intent to commit murder or inflict great
bodily injury.
(ii) A misdemeanor of retail fraud in the third degree unless
otherwise provided under subdivision (g).
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(iii) A misdemeanor under part 74 of the public health code,
1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 to 333.7461, unless otherwise provided
under subdivision (g).
(g) Has been convicted of any of the following misdemeanors,
other than a misdemeanor for a relevant crime described under 42
USC 1320a-7, or a state or federal crime that is substantially
similar to the misdemeanors described in this subdivision, within
the year immediately preceding the date of application for
employment [ ] or the date of the execution of
the independent contract:
(i) A misdemeanor under part 74 of the public health code, 1978
PA 368, MCL 333.7401 to 333.7461, if the individual, at the time of
conviction, is under the age of 18.
(ii) A misdemeanor for larceny or retail fraud in the second or
third degree if the individual, at the time of conviction, is under
the age of 16.
(h) Is the subject of an order or disposition under section
16b of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175,
MCL 769.16b.
(i) Has been the subject of a substantiated finding of
neglect, abuse, or misappropriation of property by a state or
federal agency pursuant to an investigation conducted in accordance
with 42 USC 1395i-3 or 1396r.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6), an adult
foster care facility shall not employ or independently contract
with an individual who has direct access to residents after the
effective date of this section until the adult foster care facility
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conducts a criminal history check in compliance with subsections
(4) and (5). This subsection and subsection (1) do not apply to an
individual who is employed by or under contract to an adult foster
care facility before the effective date of this section. Within 24
months after the effective date of this section, an individual who
is exempt under this subsection shall provide the department of
state police a set of fingerprints and the department of state
police shall input those fingerprints into the automated
fingerprint identification system database established under
subsection (12). An individual who is exempt under this subsection
is not limited to working within the adult foster care facility
with which he or she is employed by or under independent contract
with on the effective date of this section. That individual may
transfer to another adult foster care facility that is under the
same ownership with which he or she was employed[ or under contract
]. If that individual wishes to transfer to an
adult foster care facility that is not under the same ownership, he
or she may do so provided that a criminal history check is
conducted by the new facility in accordance with subsection (4). If
an individual who is exempt under this subsection is subsequently
convicted of a crime or offense described under subsection (1)(a)
through (g) or found to be the subject of a substantiated finding
described under subsection (1)(i) or an order or disposition
described under subsection (1)(h), or is found to have been
convicted of a relevant crime described under subsection (1)(a), he
or she is no longer exempt and shall be terminated from employment
or denied employment.
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(3) An individual who applies for employment either as an
employee or as an independent contractor with an adult foster care
facility and has received a good faith offer of employment or
independent contract from the adult foster care facility shall give
written consent at the time of application for the department of
state police to conduct an initial criminal history check under
this section. The individual, at the time of initial application,
shall provide identification acceptable to the department of state
police.
(4) Upon receipt of the written consent and identification
required under subsection (3), the adult foster care facility that
has made a good faith offer of employment or independent contract
shall make a request to the department of state police to conduct a
criminal history check on the individual and input the individual's
fingerprints into the automated fingerprint identification system
database, and shall make a request to the relevant licensing or
regulatory department to perform a check of all relevant registries
[established pursuant to federal and state law and regulations
] for any
substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of
property. The request shall be made in a manner prescribed by the
department of state police and the relevant licensing or regulatory
department or agency. The adult foster care facility shall make the
written consent and identification available to the department of
state police and the relevant licensing or regulatory department or
agency. If the department of state police or the federal bureau of
investigation charges a fee for conducting the initial criminal
history check, the charge shall be paid by or reimbursed by the
department with federal funds as provided to implement a pilot
program for national and state background checks on direct patient
access employees of long-term care facilities or providers in
accordance with section 307 of the medicare prescription drug,
improvement, and modernization act of 2003, Public Law 108-173. The
adult foster care facility shall not seek reimbursement for a
charge imposed by the department of state police or the federal
bureau of investigation from the individual who is the subject of
the initial criminal history check. The department of state police
shall conduct an initial criminal history check on the individual
named in the request. The department of state police shall provide
the department with a written report of the criminal history check
conducted under this subsection that contains a criminal record.
The report shall contain any criminal history record information on
the individual maintained by the department of state police.
(5) Upon receipt of the written consent and identification
required under subsection (3), if the individual has applied for
employment either as an employee or as an independent contractor
with an adult foster care facility, the adult foster care facility
that has made a good faith offer of employment or independent
contract shall comply with subsection (4) and shall make a request
to the department of state police to forward the individual's
fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation. The department
of state police shall request the federal bureau of investigation
to make a determination of the existence of any national criminal
history pertaining to the individual. An individual described in
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this subsection shall provide the department of state police with a
set of fingerprints. The department of state police shall complete
the criminal history check under subsection (4) and, except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, provide the results of its
determination under subsection (4) and the results of the federal
bureau of investigation determination to the department within 30
days after the request is made. If the requesting adult foster care
facility is not a state department or agency and if a criminal
conviction is disclosed on [the written report of the criminal history
check obtained under subsection (4) or] the federal bureau of investigation
determination, the department shall notify the adult foster care
facility and the individual in writing of the type of crime
disclosed on [the written report of the criminal history check obtained
under subsection (4) or] the federal bureau of investigation determination
without disclosing the details of the crime. The notification shall
inform the facility or agency and the applicant regarding the
appeal process in section 34c. Any charges imposed by the
department of state police or the federal bureau of investigation
for conducting an initial criminal history check or making a
determination under this subsection shall be paid in the manner
required under subsection (4).
(6) If an adult foster care facility determines it necessary
to employ or independently contract with an individual before
receiving the results of the individual's criminal history check
required under this section, the adult foster care facility may
conditionally employ the individual if both of the following apply:
(a) The adult foster care facility requests the criminal
history check required under this section, upon conditionally
employing the individual.
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(b) The individual signs a written statement indicating all of
the following:
(i) That he or she has not been convicted of 1 or more of the
crimes that are described in subsection (1)(a) to (g) within the
applicable time period prescribed by subsection (1)(a) to (g).
(ii) That he or she is not the subject of an order or
disposition described in subsection (1)(h).
(iii) That he or she has not been the subject of a substantiated
finding as described in subsection (1)(i).
(iv) The individual agrees that, if the information in the
criminal history check conducted under this section does not
confirm the individual's statement under subparagraphs (i) to (iii),
his or her employment will be terminated by the adult foster care
facility as required under subsection (1) unless and until the
individual can prove that the information is incorrect. [
]
(v) That he or she understands the conditions described in
subparagraphs (i) to [(iv)] that result in the termination of his or
her employment and that those conditions are good cause for
termination.
(7) The department shall [develop and distribute] the model form
for the [ ]
statement required under subsection (6)(b)[. The department shall make
the model form] available to adult
foster care facilities upon request at no charge.
(8) If an individual is conditionally employed under
subsection (6), and the report described in subsection (4) or (5),
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if applicable, does not confirm the individual's statement under
subsection (6)(b)(i) to (iii), the adult foster care facility shall
terminate the individual's employment as required by subsection
(1).
(9) An individual who knowingly provides false information
regarding his or her identity, criminal convictions, or
substantiated findings on a statement described in subsection
(6)(b)(i) to (iii) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than
$500.00, or both.
(10) An adult foster care facility shall use criminal history
record information obtained under subsection (4) or (5) only for
the purpose of evaluating an individual's qualifications for
employment in the position for which he or she has applied and for
the purposes of subsections (6) and (8). An adult foster care
facility or an employee of the adult foster care facility shall not
disclose criminal history record information obtained under this
section to a person who is not directly involved in evaluating the
individual's qualifications for employment or independent contract.
An individual who knowingly uses or disseminates the criminal
history record information obtained under subsection (4) [or (5)] in
violation of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more
than $1,000.00, or both. Upon written request from another adult
foster care facility[, psychiatric facility or intermediate care facility
for people with mental retardation,] or health facility or agency that is
considering employing or independently contracting with an
individual, an adult foster care facility that has obtained
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criminal history record information under this section on that
individual shall, with the consent of the applicant, share the
information with the requesting adult foster care facility[, psychiatric
facility or intermediate care facility for people with mental retardation,] or
health facility or agency. Except for a knowing or intentional
release of false information, an adult foster care facility has no
liability in connection with a background check conducted under
this section or the release of criminal history record information
under this subsection.
(11) As a condition of continued employment, each employee or
independent contractor shall do both of the following:
(a) Agree in writing to report to the adult foster care
facility immediately upon being arraigned on 1 or more of the
criminal offenses listed in subsection (1)(a) to (g), upon being
convicted of 1 or more of the criminal offenses listed in
subsection (1)(a) to (g), upon becoming the subject of an order or
disposition described under subsection (1)(h), and upon becoming
the subject of a substantiated finding described under subsection
(1)(i). [Reporting of an arraignment under this subdivision is not cause
for termination or denial of employment.]
(b) If a set of fingerprints is not already on file with the
department of state police, provide the department of state police
with a set of fingerprints.
(12) In addition to sanctions set forth in this act, a
licensee, owner, administrator, or operator of an adult foster care
facility who knowingly and willfully fails to conduct the criminal
history checks as required under this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
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(13) In collaboration with the department of state police, the
department of information technology shall establish an automated
fingerprint identification system database that would allow the
department of state police to store and maintain all fingerprints
submitted under this section and would provide for an automatic
notification at the time a subsequent criminal arrest fingerprint
card submitted into the system matches a set of fingerprints
previously submitted in accordance with this section. Upon such
notification, the department of state police shall immediately
notify the department and the department shall immediately contact
the respective adult foster care facility with which that
individual is associated. Information in the database established
under this subsection is confidential, is not subject to disclosure
under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to
15.246, and shall not be disclosed to any person except for
purposes of this act or for law enforcement purposes.
(14) If an individual independently contracts with an adult
foster care facility, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the
contractual work performed by the individual is not directly
related to the clinical, health care, or personal services
delivered by the adult foster care facility or if the individual's
duties are not performed on an ongoing basis with direct access to
[residents]. This exception includes, but is not limited to, an
individual who independently contracts with the adult foster care
facility to provide utility, maintenance, construction, or
communication services.
(15) Within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this section, the department shall submit a written
report to the legislature regarding each of the following:
(a) The impact and effectiveness of this amendatory act.
(b) The feasibility of implementing criminal history checks on
volunteers who work in the adult foster care facilities and on
state agency employees who are involved in the licensing of the
adult foster care facilities and regulation of the employees.
(c) The amount of federal funds provided to implement a pilot
program for national and state criminal history checks on direct
access employees of long-term care facilities or providers, the
amount of those funds expended to date, and the amount of those
funds remaining.
(16) By March 1, 2007, the department and the department of
state police shall develop and implement an electronic web-based
system to assist the adult foster care facilities required to check
relevant registries and conduct criminal history checks of its
employees and independent contractors and to provide for an
automated notice to the adult foster care facilities for the
individuals entered in the system who, since the initial check,
have been convicted of a disqualifying offense or have been the
subject of a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or
misappropriation of property.
(17) The department shall submit to the legislature not later
than 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this subsection a written report regarding the department's
plan to continue performing criminal history checks if adequate
federal funding is not available to continue performing future
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criminal history checks.
(18) An adult foster care facility or a prospective employee
covered under this section may not be charged for the cost of an
initial criminal history check required under this act.
(19) As used in this section:
(a) "Direct access" means access to a resident or resident's
property, financial information, medical records, treatment
information, or any other identifying information.
(b) "Health facility or agency" means a health facility or
agency as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978
PA 368, MCL 333.20106.
(c) "Independent contract" means a contract entered into by an
adult foster care facility with an individual who provides the
contracted services independently or a contract entered into by an
adult foster care facility with an organization or agency that
employs or contracts with an individual after complying with the
requirements of this section to provide the contracted services to
the adult foster care facility on behalf of the organization or
agency.
(d) "Title XIX" means title XIX of the social security act, 42
USC 1396 to 1396r-6 and 1396r-8 to 1396v.
Sec. 34c. (1) An individual who has been disqualified from or
denied employment by an adult foster care facility based on a
criminal history check conducted pursuant to section 34a or 34b may
appeal to the department [ ] if he
or she believes that the criminal history report is inaccurate, and
the appeal shall be conducted as a contested case hearing conducted
pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,
MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The individual shall file the appeal with the
director of the department within 15 business days after receiving
the written report of the criminal history check unless the
conviction contained in the criminal history report is one that may
be expunged or set aside. If an individual has been disqualified or
denied employment based on a conviction that may be expunged or set
aside, then he or she shall file the appeal within 15 business days
after a court order granting or denying his or her application to
expunge or set aside that conviction is granted. If the order is
granted and the conviction is expunged or set aside, then the
individual shall not be disqualified or denied employment based
solely on that conviction. The director shall review the appeal and
issue a written decision within 30 business days after receiving
the appeal. The decision of the director is final.
(2) One year after the effective date of this section and each
year thereafter for the next 3 years, the department shall provide
the legislature with a written report regarding the appeals process
implemented under this section for employees subject to criminal
history checks. The report shall include, but is not limited to,
for the immediately preceding year the number of applications for
appeal received, the number of inaccuracies found and appeals
granted with regard to the criminal history checks conducted under
section 34b, the average number of days necessary to complete the
appeals process for each appeal, and the number of appeals rejected
without a hearing and a brief explanation of the denial.
(3) As used in this section, "business day" means a day other
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than a Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday.
Enacting section 1. Section 34a of the adult foster care
facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.734a, is repealed
effective [April 1, 2006.
]
Enacting section 2. Sections 34b and 34c of the adult foster
care facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.734b, as added by
this amendatory act, take effect [April 1, 2006, since the department has
secured the necessary federal approval to utilize federal funds to
reimburse those facilities for the costs incurred for requesting a
national criminal history check to be conducted by the federal bureau of
investigation and the department has filed written notice of that
approval with the secretary of state. The department shall issue a
medicaid policy bulletin regarding the payment and reimbursement for the
criminal history checks by April 1, 2006.
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Enacting section 3. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 621.
(b) House Bill No. 5168.
(c) House Bill No. 5448.