Who is Required to be Screened?
| Facility/Service Type | Owner/Administrator/ Controlling Interest | Financial Officer | Employees and Contractors Providing Personal Care/Services | Employees that have access to client property, funds, or living areas | Contractors who work 20 hours a week or more who will have access to client funds, personal property, or living areas. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion Clinics Ambulatory Surgery Centers Birth Centers Drug Free Workplace Multiphasic Health Testing Centers Organ Procurement Organizations, Tissue Banks, Eye Banks | Level 2 | Level 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Adult Day Care Centers Adult Family Care Homes Assisted Living Facilities Health Care Service Pools Home Health Agencies Homemaker/Sitter/Companion Home Medical Equipment Providers Homes for Special Services Hospice Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled Nurse Registries Nursing Homes Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Transitional Living Facilities | Level 2 | Level 2 (Excluding Adult Family Care Homes) | Level 2 | Level 2 (Volunteers working in a Hospice are considered employees and are required to undergo Level 2 screening) | Level 2 |
| Community Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Units Residential Treatment Centers for Children and Adolescents Residential Treatment Facilities Short Term Residential Treatment Facilities | Level 2 (Excludes Community Mental Health) | Level 2 (Excludes Community Mental Health) | Level 2 | Level 2 (Includes volunteers unless they work less than 10 hours/month as long as the volunteer is within the line of sight of an employee that has successfully completed a Level 2.) | Level 2 |
| Health Care Clinics | Level 2 (Includes owners with 5% or more interest in the clinic) | Level 2 | Level 2 | Level 2 | Level 2 |
| Hospitals | Level 2 | Level 2 | Level 2 (Only applies to staff working within mental health or psychiatric centers) | Level 2 (Only applies to staff working within distinct part nursing units) | N/A |
At this time the Agency for Health Care Administration only has statutory authority to screen students if they are interning in a mental health facility licensed under chapter 394 or in a mental health facility for the treatment of minors. Students in the health care professions who are interning in a mental health facility licensed under chapter 395, where the primary purpose of the facility is not the treatment of minors, are exempt from the fingerprinting and screening requirements if they are under direct supervision in the actual physical presence of a licensed health care professional.
Children under Age 18 - The law does not change based on the age of the employee/contractor. If a child under 18 years of age meets the definition of one of the positions above he/she must undergo the same screening as a person over age 18.
