2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .787   Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice Cabinet.

216.787 Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice Cabinet. (1) No agency providing services to senior citizens which are funded by the Department for Community Based Services of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Division of Aging Services of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall employ persons in a position which involves providing direct services to a senior citizen if that person has been convicted of a felony offense related to theft; abuse or sale of illegal drugs; abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult; or the commission of a sex crime. (2) Operators of service provider agencies may employ persons convicted of or pleading guilty to an offense classified as a misdemeanor. (3) Each service provider agency providing direct services to senior citizens as specified under KRS 216.785 to 216.793 shall request all conviction information from the Justice Cabinet for any applicant for employment prior to employing the applicant. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 489, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 30, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 14, sec. 46, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 435, effective July 15, 1998. - - Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 427, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. Page 1 of 1