Ch. 572                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH WHICH MAY NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT
PRESCRIBED FOR THE UNDERLYING CRIME OF VIOLENCE OF NOT MORE THAN $5.000
OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 5 YEARS OR BOTH.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed
only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or
application to any offense committed before the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, that this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 572
(Senate Bill 253)

AN ACT concerning

Nursing Homes - Criminal Background Investigations
Adult Dependent Care Programs - Criminal History Records Checks and Background

Checks

FOR the purpose of requiring criminal background investigations of nursing home history
records checks or private agency background checks of certain adult dependent care
program potential eligible employees; requiring disclosure of certain criminal
convictions or pending criminal charges by certain individuals affiliated with nursing
homes potential eligible employees of adult dependent care programs; requiring
certain reference requests; authorizing certain alcohol or controlled dangerous
substance tests; providing for the confidentiality of certain information under
certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures for applying for a criminal
background investigation history records check; providing immunity from civil and
criminal liability for certain persons and agencies; requiring the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services or a private agency to conduct criminal
background investigations and history records checks or background checks;
requiring the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services to adopt certain regulations; defining certain terms; providing for a certain
penalty under certain circumstances; requiring certain persons to report to certain
committees by a certain date; and generally relating to criminal background
investigations for nursing home history records checks and private agency
background checks for adult dependent care program potential eligible employees.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 5-361

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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