Delaware § 1928 - Criminal background checks of registered nurses.
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§ 1928. Criminal background checks of registered nurses.
An applicant for licensure to practice as a registered nurse shall submit, at the applicant’s expense, fingerprints and other necessary information in order to obtain the following:
(1) A report of the individual’s entire criminal history record from the State Bureau of Identification or a statement from the State Bureau of Identification that the State Central Repository contains no such information relating to that person.
(2) A report of the individual’s entire federal criminal history record pursuant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation appropriation of Title II of Public Law 92-544 (28 U.S.C. § 534). The State Bureau of Identification shall be the intermediary for purposes of this section and the Board of Nursing shall be the screening point for the receipt of said federal criminal history records.
75 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1928 ("Criminal background checks of registered nurses.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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