Ch. 324

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(i) that the Department has or has not
conducted the criminal background investigation as required under
this Part VI; and

(ii) that the [employee] EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER, OR
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED IN § 5-561(C) OF THIS PART VI is or is not
the subject of any pending charges without a final disposition,
or has or has not been convicted of a crime or attempted crime
identified in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) The printed statement may not identify or
disclose the specific crime or attempted crime that is the
subject of the [employee's or employer's] EMPLOYEE'S,
EMPLOYER'S, OR INDIVIDUAL'S IDENTIFIED IN § 5-561 OF THIS PART VI
criminal background investigation.

(d) (1) Upon completion of the criminal background
investigation of an employee, the Department shall submit the
printed statement to:

(i) the employee's current or prospective
employer at the facility or program; and

(ii) the employee.

(2)  Upon completion of the criminal background
investigation of an employer, the Department shall submit the
printed statement to:

(i) the appropriate State or local agency
responsible for the licensure, registration, APPROVAL, or
certification of the employer's facility; and

(ii) the employer.

(3)  UPON COMPLETION OF THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED IN § 5-561(C) OF THIS
PART VI, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT THE PRINTED STATEMENT TO THE
APPROPRIATE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

5-567.

(a) The following persons or agencies shall be immune from
civil or criminal liability in connection with [the conducting
of] a criminal background investigation under this Part VI:

(1)  an employer that in good faith relies on a
criminal background investigation to deny or terminate an
individual's employment or participation in a facility;

(2)  a State or local agency that in good faith relies
on a criminal background investigation of an employer to GRANT,

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