New Jersey § 53:1-20
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 53:1-20, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53:1-20.
a. In accordance with the provisions of sections 2 through 6 and sections 7 through
13 of P.L.1997, c. 100 ( C.26:2H-83 through 87 and C.45:11-24.3 through 24.9) and P.L.2002, c. 104 ( C.45:1-28 et al.) , the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall conduct
a criminal history record background check, including a name and fingerprint identification
check, of: (1) each applicant for nurse aide or personal care assistant certification submitted
to the Department of Health and Senior Services and of each applicant for homemaker-home
health aide certification submitted to the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the Division
of Consumer Affairs; (2) each nurse aide or personal care assistant certified by the Department of Health
and Senior Services and each homemaker-home health aide certified by the New Jersey
Board of Nursing, as required pursuant to P.L.1997, c. 100 ( C.26:2H-83 et al.) ; and (3) each applicant for licensure or other authorization to engage in a health care
profession who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant
to P.L.2002, c. 104 ( C.45:1-28 et al.) . b. For the purpose of conducting a criminal history record background check pursuant
to subsection a. of this section, the Division of State Police shall examine its own
files and arrange for a similar examination by federal authorities. The division shall immediately forward the information obtained as a result of conducting
the check to : the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in the case of an applicant for
nurse aide or personal care assistant certification or a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant; the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department
of Law and Public Safety, in the case of an applicant for homemaker-home health aide
certification or a certified homemaker-home health aide; and the Director of the Division of Consumer
Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in the case of an applicant for
licensure or other authorization to practice as a health care professional as defined
in section 1 of P.L.2002, c. 104 ( C.45:1-28 ) .
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