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CLEARANCE FOR DIRECT PATIENT ACCESS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

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Senate Sponsor: Casey O. Anderson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act within the Utah
             10      Health Code, the Utah Human Services Code, and the Juvenile Court Act of 1996.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends Department of Health duties;
             14          .    repeals provisions requiring a background check of:
             15              .    certain individuals who provide direct patient care in certain health care
             16      facilities and other settings; and
             17              .    certain other individuals residing in a residential setting where care is provided;
             18          .    creates a new part, "Clearance for Direct Patient Access," in the Health Care Facility
             19      Licensing and Inspection Act;
             20          .    provides definitions;
             21          .    requires the department to grant, deny, or revoke clearance for an individual to have
             22      direct patient access;
             23          .    authorizes the department to limit the circumstances under which a covered
             24      individual granted clearance may have direct patient access;
             25          .    requires the department to adopt rules:
             26              .    specifying the information sources the department reviews to determine whether
             27      an individual should be granted or retain clearance;
             28              .    specifying criteria to evaluate the information it reviews initially and on an
             29      ongoing basis; and


             30              .    specifying the personal identification information that must be submitted to the
             31      department;
             32          .    requires the Department of Public Safety, the Administrative Office of the Courts,
             33      the Department of Human Services, and the Division of Occupational and
             34      Professional Licensing to allow the Department of Health to review information it is
             35      required to review to grant, deny, or revoke clearance;
             36          .    authorizes the Department of Health to establish fees;
             37          .    requires the Department of Public Safety to notify the Department of Health of
             38      information that becomes available about any individual who has applied for
             39      clearance;
             40          .    requires certain providers and contractors to apply for clearance of individuals they
             41      engage who may have direct patient access;
             42          .    requires a residential setting provider to apply for clearance for certain individuals,
             43      other than residents, residing in the residential setting;
             44          .    prohibits a residential setting provider from allowing certain individuals without
             45      clearance, other than residents, to reside in the residential setting;
             46          .    allows individuals to apply for clearance to have direct patient access;
             47          .    requires the Department of Health to create a database that allows certain providers
             48      and contractors to determine whether an individual has clearance to have direct
             49      patient access;
             50          .    authorizes the department to establish fees for use of the database by certain
             51      contractors;
             52          .    provides an exemption from civil liability;
             53          .    specifies timing for obtaining clearance;
             54          .    makes conforming changes;
             55          .    makes technical corrections; and
             56          .    repeals the transition language on July 1, 2013.
             57      Money Appropriated in this Bill:


             58          None
             59      Other Special Clauses:
             60          None
             61      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             62      AMENDS:
             63          26-21-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 169
             64          62A-3-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 267
             65          63I-1-226, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 199
             66          78A-6-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 111 and renumbered and
             67      amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             68          78A-6-323, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 111 and renumbered and
             69      amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             70      ENACTS:
             71          26-21-100, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             72          26-21-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             73          26-21-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             74          26-21-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             75          26-21-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             76          26-21-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             77          26-21-206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             78          26-21-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             79          26-21-208, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             80          26-21-209, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             81          26-21-210, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             82          26-21-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             83      REPEALS:
             84          26-21-9.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 297 and 366
             85     


             86      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             87          Section 1. Section 26-21-6 is amended to read:
             88           26-21-6. Duties of department.
             89          (1) The department shall:
             90          (a) enforce rules established pursuant to this chapter;
             91          (b) authorize an agent of the department to conduct inspections of health care facilities
             92      pursuant to this chapter;
             93          (c) collect information authorized by the committee that may be necessary to ensure
             94      that adequate health care facilities are available to the public;
             95          (d) collect and credit fees for licenses as free revenue;
             96          (e) collect and credit fees for conducting plan reviews as dedicated credits;
             97          (f) (i) collect and credit fees for conducting clearance under Chapter 21, Part 2,
             98      Clearance for Direct Patient Access; and
             99          (ii) beginning July 1, 2012:
             100          (A) up to $105,000 of the fees collected under Subsection (1)(f)(i) are dedicated
             101      credits; and
             102          (B) the fees collected for background checks under Subsection 26-21-204 (6) and
             103      Section 26-21-205 shall be transferred to the Department of Public Safety to reimburse the
             104      Department of Public Safety for its costs in conducting the federal background checks;
             105          [(f)] (g) designate an executive secretary from within the department to assist the
             106      committee in carrying out its powers and responsibilities;
             107          [(g)] (h) establish reasonable standards for criminal background checks by public and
             108      private entities;
             109          [(h)] (i) recognize those public and private entities [which] that meet the standards
             110      established [in] pursuant to Subsection (1)[(g)](h); and
             111          [(i)] (j) provide necessary administrative and staff support to the committee.
             112          (2) The department may:
             113          (a) exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;


             114          (b) review architectural plans and specifications of proposed health care facilities or
             115      renovations of health care facilities to ensure that the plans and specifications conform to rules
             116      established by the committee; and
             117          (c) make rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, except as
             118      authority is specifically delegated to the committee.
             119          Section 2. Section 26-21-100 is enacted to read:
             120          26-21-100. Reserved.
             121          Reserved
             122          Section 3. Section 26-21-201 is enacted to read:
             123     
Part 2. Clearance for Direct Patient Access

             124          26-21-201. Definitions.
             125          As used in this part:
             126          (1) "Clearance" means approval by the department under Section 26-21-203 for an
             127      individual to have direct patient access.
             128          (2) "Covered body" means a covered provider, covered contractor, or covered
             129      employer.
             130          (3) "Covered contractor" means a person that supplies covered individuals, by contract,
             131      to a covered employer or covered provider.
             132          (4) "Covered employer" means an individual who:
             133          (a) engages a covered individual to provide services in a private residence to:
             134          (i) an aged individual, as defined by department rule; or
             135          (ii) a disabled individual, as defined by department rule;
             136          (b) is not a covered provider; and
             137          (c) is not a licensed health care facility within the state.
             138          (5) "Covered individual":
             139          (a) means an individual:
             140          (i) whom a covered body engages; and
             141          (ii) who may have direct patient access;


             142          (b) includes:
             143          (i) a nursing assistant, as defined by department rule;
             144          (ii) a personal care aide, as defined by department rule;
             145          (iii) an individual licensed to engage in the practice of nursing under Title 58, Chapter
             146      31b, Nurse Practice Act;
             147          (iv) a provider of medical, therapeutic, or social services, including a provider of
             148      laboratory and radiology services;
             149          (v) an executive;
             150          (vi) administrative staff, including a manager or other administrator;
             151          (vii) dietary and food service staff;
             152          (viii) housekeeping and maintenance staff; and
             153          (ix) any other individual, as defined by department rule, who has direct patient access;
             154      and
             155          (c) does not include a student, as defined by department rule, directly supervised by a
             156      member of the staff of the covered body or the student's instructor.
             157          (6) "Covered provider" means:
             158          (a) an end stage renal disease facility;
             159          (b) a long-term care hospital;
             160          (c) a nursing care facility;
             161          (d) a small health care facility;
             162          (e) an assisted living facility;
             163          (f) a hospice;
             164          (g) a home health agency; or
             165          (h) a personal care agency.
             166          (7) "Direct patient access" means for an individual to be in a position where the
             167      individual could, in relation to a patient or resident of the covered body who engages the
             168      individual:
             169          (a) cause physical or mental harm;


             170          (b) commit theft; or
             171          (c) view medical or financial records.
             172          (8) "Engage" means to obtain one's services:
             173          (a) by employment;
             174          (b) by contract;
             175          (c) as a volunteer; or
             176          (d) by other arrangement.
             177          (9) "Long-term care hospital":
             178          (a) means a hospital that is certified to provide long-term care services under the
             179      provisions of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395tt; and
             180          (b) does not include a critical access hospital, designated under 42 U.S.C. Sec.
             181      1395i-4(c)(2).
             182          (10) "Patient" means an individual who receives health care services from one of the
             183      following covered providers:
             184          (a) an end stage renal disease facility;
             185          (b) a long-term care hospital;
             186          (c) a hospice;
             187          (d) a home health agency; or
             188          (e) a personal care agency.
             189          (11) "Personal care agency" means a health care facility defined by department rule.
             190          (12) "Resident" means an individual who receives health care services from one of the
             191      following covered providers:
             192          (a) a nursing care facility;
             193          (b) a small health care facility;
             194          (c) an assisted living facility; or
             195          (d) a hospice that provides living quarters as part of its services.
             196          (13) "Residential setting" means a place provided by a covered provider:
             197          (a) for residents to live as part of the services provided by the covered provider; and


             198          (b) where an individual who is not a resident also lives.
             199          (14) "Volunteer" means an individual, as defined by department rule, who provides
             200      services without pay or other compensation.
             201          Section 4. Section 26-21-202 is enacted to read:
             202          26-21-202. Clearance required.
             203          (1) A covered provider may engage a covered individual only if the individual has
             204      clearance.
             205          (2) A covered contractor may supply a covered individual to a covered employer or
             206      covered provider only if the individual has clearance.
             207          (3) A covered employer may engage a covered individual who does not have clearance.
             208          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), if a covered individual does not have
             209      clearance, a covered provider may engage the individual or a covered contractor may supply
             210      the individual to a covered provider or covered employer:
             211          (i) under circumstances specified by department rule; and
             212          (ii) only while an application for clearance for the individual is pending.
             213          (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), an application is pending if the following have
             214      been submitted to the department for the individual:
             215          (i) an application for clearance;
             216          (ii) the personal identification information specified by the department under
             217      Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(b); and
             218          (iii) any fees established by the department under Subsection 26-21-204 (9).
             219          Section 5. Section 26-21-203 is enacted to read:
             220          26-21-203. Department authorized to grant, deny, or revoke clearance --
             221      Department may limit direct patient access.
             222          (1) As provided in Section 26-21-204 , the department may grant, deny, or revoke
             223      clearance for an individual, including a covered individual.
             224          (2) The department may limit the circumstances under which a covered individual
             225      granted clearance may have direct patient access, based on the relationship the factors under


             226      Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(a) and other mitigating factors may have to patient and resident
             227      protection.
             228          Section 6. Section 26-21-204 is enacted to read:
             229          26-21-204. Clearance.
             230          (1) The department shall determine whether to grant clearance for each applicant for
             231      whom it receives:
             232          (a) the personal identification information specified by the department under
             233      Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(b); and
             234          (b) any fees established by the department under Subsection 26-21-204 (9).
             235          (2) The department shall establish a procedure for obtaining and evaluating relevant
             236      information concerning covered individuals, including fingerprinting the applicant and
             237      submitting the prints to the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the
             238      Department of Public Safety for checking against applicable state, regional, and national
             239      criminal records files.
             240          (3) The department may review the following sources to determine whether an
             241      individual should be granted or retain clearance, which may include:
             242          (a) Department of Public Safety arrest, conviction, and disposition records described in
             243      Title 53, Chapter 10, Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Act, including
             244      information in state, regional, and national records files;
             245          (b) juvenile court arrest, adjudication, and disposition records, as allowed under
             246      Section 78A-6-209 ;
             247          (c) federal criminal background databases available to the state;
             248          (d) the Department of Human Services' Division of Child and Family Services
             249      Licensing Information System described in Section 62A-4a-1006 ;
             250          (e) child abuse or neglect findings described in Section 78A-6-323 ;
             251          (f) the Department of Human Services' Division of Aging and Adult Services
             252      vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation database described in Section 62A-3-311.1 ;
             253          (g) registries of nurse aids described in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 483.156;


             254          (h) licensing and certification records of individuals licensed or certified by the
             255      Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing under Title 58, Occupations and
             256      Professions; and
             257          (i) the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities database maintained by the United
             258      States Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General.
             259          (4) The department shall adopt rules that:
             260          (a) specify the criteria the department will use to determine whether an individual is
             261      granted or retains clearance:
             262          (i) based on an initial evaluation and ongoing review of information under Subsection
             263      (3); and
             264          (ii) including consideration of the relationship the following may have to patient and
             265      resident protection:
             266          (A) warrants for arrest;
             267          (B) arrests;
             268          (C) convictions, including pleas in abeyance;
             269          (D) pending diversion agreements;
             270          (E) adjudications by a juvenile court of committing an act that if committed by an adult
             271      would be a felony or misdemeanor, if the individual is over 28 years of age and has been
             272      convicted, has pleaded no contest, or is subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for
             273      a felony or misdemeanor, or the individual is under 28 years of age; and
             274          (F) any other findings under Subsection (3); and
             275          (b) specify the personal identification information that must be submitted by an
             276      individual or covered body with an application for clearance, including:
             277          (i) the applicant's Social Security number; and
             278          (ii) except for applicants under 18 years of age, fingerprints.
             279          (5) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), the department shall classify a crime committed
             280      in another state according to the closest matching crime under Utah law, regardless of how the
             281      crime is classified in the state where the crime was committed.


             282          (6) The Department of Public Safety, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the
             283      Department of Human Services, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, and
             284      any other state agency or political subdivision of the state:
             285          (a) shall allow the department to review the information the department may review
             286      under Subsection (3); and
             287          (b) except for the Department of Public Safety, may not charge the department for
             288      access to the information.
             289          (7) The department shall adopt measures to protect the security of the information it
             290      reviews under Subsection (3) and strictly limit access to the information to department
             291      employees responsible for processing an application for clearance.
             292          (8) The department may disclose personal identification information specified under
             293      Subsection (4)(b) to the Department of Human Services to verify that the subject of the
             294      information is not identified as a perpetrator or offender in the information sources described in
             295      Subsections (3)(d) through (f).
             296          (9) The department may establish fees, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 , for an
             297      application for clearance, which may include:
             298          (a) the cost of obtaining and reviewing information under Subsection (3);
             299          (b) a portion of the cost of creating and maintaining the Direct Access Clearance
             300      System database under Section 26-21-209 ; and
             301          (c) other department costs related to the processing of the application and the ongoing
             302      review of information pursuant to Subsection (4)(a) to determine whether clearance should be
             303      retained.
             304          Section 7. Section 26-21-205 is enacted to read:
             305          26-21-205. Department of Public Safety -- Retention of information -- Notification
             306      of Department of Health.
             307          The Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division within the Department of
             308      Public Safety shall:
             309          (1) retain, separate from other division records, personal information, including any


             310      fingerprints, sent to it by the Department of Health pursuant to Subsection 26-21-204 (3)(a);
             311      and
             312          (2) notify the Department of Health upon receiving notice that an individual for whom
             313      personal information has been retained is the subject of:
             314          (a) a warrant for arrest;
             315          (b) an arrest;
             316          (c) a conviction, including a plea in abeyance; or
             317          (d) a pending diversion agreement.
             318          Section 8. Section 26-21-206 is enacted to read:
             319          26-21-206. Covered providers and covered contractors required to apply for
             320      clearance of certain individuals.
             321          (1) As provided in Subsection (2), each covered provider and covered contractor
             322      operating in this state shall:
             323          (a) collect from each covered individual it engages, and each individual it intends to
             324      engage as a covered individual, the personal identification information specified by the
             325      department under Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(b); and
             326          (b) submit to the department an application for clearance for the individual, including:
             327          (i) the personal identification information; and
             328          (ii) any fees established by the department under Subsection 26-21-204 (9).
             329          (2) Clearance granted for an individual pursuant to an application submitted by a
             330      covered provider or a covered contractor is valid until the later of:
             331          (a) two years after the individual is no longer engaged as a covered individual; or
             332          (b) the covered provider's or covered contractor's next license renewal date.
             333          Section 9. Section 26-21-207 is enacted to read:
             334          26-21-207. Covered providers required to apply for clearance for certain
             335      individuals other than residents residing in residential settings -- Certain individuals
             336      other than residents prohibited from residing in residential settings without clearance.
             337          (1) A covered provider that provides services in a residential setting shall:


             338          (a) collect the personal identification information specified by the department under
             339      Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(b) for each individual 12 years of age or older, other than a resident,
             340      who resides in the residential setting; and
             341          (b) submit to the department an application for clearance for the individual, including:
             342          (i) the personal identification information; and
             343          (ii) any fees established by the department under Subsection 26-21-204 (9).
             344          (2) A covered provider that provides services in a residential setting may allow an
             345      individual 12 years of age or older, other than a resident, to reside in the residential setting only
             346      if the individual has clearance.
             347          Section 10. Section 26-21-208 is enacted to read:
             348          26-21-208. Application for clearance by individuals.
             349          (1) An individual may apply for clearance by submitting to the department an
             350      application, including:
             351          (a) the personal identification information specified by the department under
             352      Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(b); and
             353          (b) any fees established by the department under Subsection 26-21-204 (9).
             354          (2) Clearance granted to an individual who makes application under Subsection (1) is
             355      valid for two years unless the department determines otherwise based on its ongoing review
             356      under Subsection 26-21-204 (4)(a).
             357          Section 11. Section 26-21-209 is enacted to read:
             358          26-21-209. Direct Access database -- Contents -- Use.
             359          (1) The department shall create and maintain a Direct Access Clearance System
             360      database, which:
             361          (a) includes the names of individuals for whom the department has received an
             362      application for clearance; and
             363          (b) indicates for each applicant whether an application is pending and whether
             364      clearance has been granted and retained.
             365          (2) (a) The department shall allow covered providers and covered contractors to access


             366      the database electronically.
             367          (b) Data accessible to a covered provider or covered contractor is limited to the
             368      information under Subsection (1) for:
             369          (i) covered individuals engaged by the covered provider or covered contractor; and
             370          (ii) individuals:
             371          (A) whom the covered provider or covered contractor could engage as covered
             372      individuals; and
             373          (B) who have provided the covered provider or covered contractor with sufficient
             374      personal identification information to uniquely identify the individual in the database.
             375          (c) (i) The department may establish fees, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 , for
             376      use of the database by a covered contractor.
             377          (ii) The fees may include, in addition to any fees established by the department under
             378      Subsection 26-21-204 (9), an initial set-up fee, an ongoing access fee, and a per-use fee.
             379          Section 12. Section 26-21-210 is enacted to read:
             380          26-21-210. No civil liability.
             381          A covered body is not civilly liable for submitting to the department information
             382      required under this part or refusing to employ an individual who does not have clearance to
             383      have direct patient access under Section 26-21-203 .
             384          Section 13. Section 26-21-211 is enacted to read:
             385          26-21-211. Timing of implementation.
             386          (1) A covered provider or covered contractor who engages a covered individual
             387      beginning on or after May 8, 2012 must obtain clearance for the covered individual under this
             388      part.
             389          (2) For a covered individual engaged to perform services prior to May 8, 2012, the
             390      covered provider or covered contractor does not have to obtain clearance for the covered
             391      individual under this part:
             392          (a) until the date the covered contractor or covered provider renews its license under
             393      this chapter; or


             394          (b) if the license renewal under Subsection (2)(a) is prior to January 1, 2013, within six
             395      months after the date of the license renewal.
             396          Section 14. Section 62A-3-305 is amended to read:
             397           62A-3-305. Reporting requirements -- Investigation -- Immunity -- Violation --
             398      Penalty -- Nonmedical healing.
             399          (1) [Any] A person who has reason to believe that [any] a vulnerable adult has been the
             400      subject of abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall immediately notify Adult Protective Services
             401      intake or the nearest law enforcement agency. When the initial report is made to law
             402      enforcement, law enforcement shall immediately notify Adult Protective Services intake.
             403      Adult Protective Services and law enforcement shall coordinate, as appropriate, their efforts to
             404      provide protection to the vulnerable adult.
             405          (2) When the initial report or subsequent investigation by Adult Protective Services
             406      indicates that a criminal offense may have occurred against a vulnerable adult:
             407          (a) Adult Protective Services shall notify the nearest local law enforcement agency
             408      regarding the potential offense; and
             409          (b) the law enforcement agency may initiate an investigation in cooperation with Adult
             410      Protective Services.
             411          (3) [Anyone] A person who in good faith makes a report or otherwise notifies a law
             412      enforcement agency or Adult Protective Services of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation is
             413      immune from civil and criminal liability in connection with the report or other notification.
             414          (4) (a) [Any] A person who willfully fails to report suspected abuse, neglect, or
             415      exploitation of a vulnerable adult is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             416          (b) A covered [health care facility] provider or covered contractor, as defined in
             417      Section [ 26-21-9.5 ] 26-21-201 , that knowingly fails to report suspected abuse or neglect, as
             418      required by this section, is subject to a private right of action and liability for the abuse or
             419      neglect of another person that is committed by the individual who was not reported to Adult
             420      Protective Services in accordance with this section.
             421          (5) Under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Section 76-8-508 , a person


             422      who threatens, intimidates, or attempts to intimidate a vulnerable adult who is the subject of a
             423      report, a witness, the person who made the report, or any other person cooperating with an
             424      investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             425          (6) An adult is not considered abused, neglected, or a vulnerable adult for the reason
             426      that the adult has chosen to rely solely upon religious, nonmedical forms of healing in lieu of
             427      medical care.
             428          Section 15. Section 63I-1-226 is amended to read:
             429           63I-1-226. Repeal dates, Title 26.
             430          (1) Title 26, Chapter 9f, Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act, is repealed July
             431      1, 2015.
             432          (2) Section 26-18-12 , Expansion of 340B drug pricing programs, is repealed July 1,
             433      2013.
             434          (3) Section 26-21-23 , Licensing of non-Medicaid nursing care facility beds, is repealed
             435      July 1, 2016.
             436          (4) Section 26-21-211 is repealed July 1, 2013.
             437          [(4)] (5) Title 26, Chapter 33a, Utah Health Data Authority Act, is repealed July 1,
             438      2014.
             439          [(5)] (6) Title 26, Chapter 36a, Hospital Provider Assessment Act, is repealed July 1,
             440      2013.
             441          Section 16. Section 78A-6-209 is amended to read:
             442           78A-6-209. Court records -- Inspection.
             443          (1) The court and the probation department shall keep records as required by the board
             444      and the presiding judge.
             445          (2) Court records shall be open to inspection by:
             446          (a) the parents or guardian of a child, a minor who is at least 18 years of age, other
             447      parties in the case, the attorneys, and agencies to which custody of a minor has been
             448      transferred;
             449          (b) for information relating to adult offenders alleged to have committed a sexual


             450      offense, a felony or class A misdemeanor drug offense, or an offense against the person under
             451      Title 76, Chapter 5, Offenses Against the Person, the State Office of Education for the purpose
             452      of evaluating whether an individual should be permitted to obtain or retain a license as an
             453      educator or serve as an employee or volunteer in a school, with the understanding that the
             454      office must provide the individual with an opportunity to respond to any information gathered
             455      from its inspection of the records before it makes a decision concerning licensure or
             456      employment;
             457          (c) the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division, established in Section
             458      53-10-103 , for the purpose of a criminal history background check for the purchase of a firearm
             459      and establishing good character for issuance of a concealed firearm permit as provided in
             460      Section 53-5-704 ;
             461          (d) the Division of Child and Family Services for the purpose of Child Protective
             462      Services Investigations in accordance with Sections 62A-4a-403 and 62A-4a-409 and
             463      administrative hearings in accordance with Section 62A-4a-1009 ; [and]
             464          (e) for information related to a juvenile offender who has committed a sexual offense, a
             465      felony, or an offense [which] that if committed by an adult would be a misdemeanor, the
             466      Department of Health[,] for the purpose of evaluating under the provisions of Subsection
             467      26-39-404 (3) whether a licensee should be permitted to obtain or retain a license to provide
             468      child care, with the understanding that the department must provide the individual who
             469      committed the offense with an opportunity to respond to any information gathered from its
             470      inspection of records before it makes a decision concerning licensure[.]; and
             471          (f) for information related to a juvenile offender who has committed a sexual offense, a
             472      felony, or an offense that if committed by an adult would be a misdemeanor, the Department of
             473      Health to determine whether an individual meets the background screening requirements of
             474      Title 26, Chapter 21, Part 2, Clearance for Direct Patient Access, with the understanding that
             475      the department must provide the individual who committed the offense an opportunity to
             476      respond to any information gathered from its inspection of records before it makes a decision
             477      under that part.


             478          (3) With the consent of the judge, court records may be inspected by the child, by
             479      persons having a legitimate interest in the proceedings, and by persons conducting pertinent
             480      research studies.
             481          (4) If a petition is filed charging a minor 14 years of age or older with an offense that
             482      would be a felony if committed by an adult, the court shall make available to any person upon
             483      request the petition, any adjudication or disposition orders, and the delinquency history
             484      summary of the minor charged unless the records are closed by the court upon findings on the
             485      record for good cause.
             486          (5) Probation officers' records and reports of social and clinical studies are not open to
             487      inspection, except by consent of the court, given under rules adopted by the board.
             488          (6) (a) Any juvenile delinquency adjudication or disposition orders and the delinquency
             489      history summary of any person charged as an adult with a felony offense shall be made
             490      available to any person upon request.
             491          (b) This provision does not apply to records that have been destroyed or expunged in
             492      accordance with court rules.
             493          (c) The court may charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs associated with retrieving
             494      a requested record that has been archived.
             495          Section 17. Section 78A-6-323 is amended to read:
             496           78A-6-323. Additional finding at adjudication hearing -- Petition -- Court
             497      records.
             498          (1) Upon the filing with the court of a petition under Section 78A-6-304 by the
             499      Division of Child and Family Services or any interested person informing the court, among
             500      other things, that the division has made a supported finding that a person committed a severe
             501      type of child abuse or neglect as defined in Section 62A-4a-1002 , the court shall:
             502          (a) make a finding of substantiated, unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             503          (b) include the finding described in Subsection (1)(a) in a written order; and
             504          (c) deliver a certified copy of the order described in Subsection (1)(b) to the division.
             505          (2) The judicial finding under Subsection (1) shall be made:


             506          (a) as part of the adjudication hearing;
             507          (b) at the conclusion of the adjudication hearing; or
             508          (c) as part of a court order entered pursuant to a written stipulation of the parties.
             509          (3) (a) Any person described in Subsection 62A-4a-1010 (1) may at any time file with
             510      the court a petition for removal of the person's name from the Licensing Information System.
             511          (b) At the conclusion of the hearing on the petition, the court shall:
             512          (i) make a finding of substantiated, unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             513          (ii) include the finding described in Subsection (1)(a) in a written order; and
             514          (iii) deliver a certified copy of the order described in Subsection (1)(b) to the division.
             515          (4) A proceeding for adjudication of a supported finding under this section of a type of
             516      abuse or neglect that does not constitute a severe type of child abuse or neglect may be joined
             517      in the juvenile court with an adjudication of a severe type of child abuse or neglect.
             518          (5) If a person whose name appears on the Licensing Information system prior to May
             519      6, 2002 files a petition during the time that an alleged perpetrator's application for clearance to
             520      work with children or vulnerable adults is pending, the court shall hear the matter and enter a
             521      final decision no later than 60 days after the filing of the petition.
             522          (6) For the purposes of licensing under Sections [ 26-21-9.5 ,] 26-39-402 [,] and
             523      62A-1-118 , and for the purposes described in Section 62A-2-121 and Title 26, Chapter 21, Part
             524      2, Clearance for Direct Patient Access:
             525          (a) the court shall make available records of its findings under Subsections (1) and (2):
             526          (i) for [licensing] those purposes[,]; and
             527          (ii) only to those with statutory authority to access also the Licensing Information
             528      System created under Section 62A-4a-1006 ; and
             529          (b) any appellate court shall make available court records of appeals from juvenile
             530      court decisions under Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4):
             531          (i) for [licensing] those purposes[,]; and
             532          (ii) only to those with statutory authority to access also the Licensing Information
             533      System.


             534          Section 18. Repealer.
             535          This bill repeals:
             536          Section 26-21-9.5, Criminal background check and Licensing Information System
             537      check.


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