Compliance

Pursuant to section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, the licensing agency, Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH), Bureau of Health Facilities, Licensure and Certification, shall require to be performed a criminal history record check on:

1. Every new employee of a licensed facility who provides direct patient care of services and who is employed after or on July 01, 2003.
2. Every employee of the licensed facility employed prior to July 01, 2003, who has a documented disciplinary action by his or her employer.

In order to comply with the statute, your facility will require you to provide fingerprints to be submitted to the Mississippi Department of Health. The state agency will then forward the fingerprints to the Criminal Information Center (CIC) and FBI database.

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