North Carolina § 90-11 - Criminal background checks.

§ 90-11. Criminal background checks.

Repealed by Session Laws 2007-346, s. 11, effective October 1, 2007. Repealed by Session Laws 2007-346, s. 9.1, effective October 1, 2007. The Department of Public Safety may provide a criminal record check to the Board for a person who has applied for a license through the Board. The Board shall provide to the Department of Public Safety, along with the request, the fingerprints of the applicant, any additional information required by the Department of Public Safety, and a form signed by the applicant consenting to the check of the criminal record and to the use of the fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State or national repositories. The applicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. The Board shall keep all information pursuant to this subsection privileged, in accordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and the information shall be confidential and shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. The Department of Public Safety may charge each applicant a fee for conducting the checks of criminal history records authorized by this subsection. The Board has the authority to collect this fee from each applicant and remit it to the Department of Public Safety. History (C.S., s. 6615; 1921, c. 47, s. 3; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 44, s. 5; 1971, c. 1150, s. 3; 1981, c. 573, s. 7; 1995, c. 94, s. 12; 1997-511, s. 2; 2002-147, s. 6; 2007-146, s. 1; 2007-346, ss. 9.1, 11; 2014-100, s. 17.1(o); 2019-191, s. 17.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2007-146, s. 1, effective June 29, 2007, added G.S. 90-11(a1) . Session Laws 2007-346, s. 9.1, repealed Session Laws 2007-146, s. 1, effective October 1 2007. As added by Session Laws 2007-146, s. 1, G.S. 90-11(a1) read: "(a1) Every applicant for licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant in the State shall meet the following criteria: "(1) Satisfy the North Carolina Medical Board that the applicant is of good moral character. "(2) Submit to the Board proof of completion of a graduate level training program accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its successor organization. "(3) Submit to the Board proof of current certification from the National Commission of Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA) or its successor organization, including passage of a certification examination administered by the NCCAA. The applicant shall take the certification exam within 12 months after completing training. "(4) Meet any additional qualifications for licensure pursuant to rules adopted by the Board." For a similar provision, see G.S. 90-9.4 , enacted by Session Laws 2007-346, s. 9. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-346, s. 11, effective October 1, 2007, rewrote the section heading; deleted subsection (a) which required North Carolina Medical Board applicants to meet moral character standards and other qualifications for licensure. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(o), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Justice" three times in the first paragraph of subsection (b) and at the beginning of the last paragraph of subsection (b). Session Laws 2019-191, s. 17, effective October 1, 2019, added the last sentence in the concluding paragraph of subsection (b).