2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 216 HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES 216.787 Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.
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216.787 Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies
serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety
Cabinet.
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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
Department for Aging and Independent Living 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.
Operators of service provider agencies may employ persons convicted of or
pleading guilty to an offense classified as a misdemeanor.
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 and Public Safety Cabinet for any applicant for employment prior
to employing the applicant.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 22, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 85,
sec. 247, effective June 26, 2007. -- 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.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). This section was amended by 2007
Ky. Acts chs. 24 and 85, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified
together.
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