Crimes barring employment at certain health care facilities

Sec. 3. (a) A health care facility or an entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility may not knowingly employ a person as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee if one (1) or more of the following conditions exist: (1) The person has been convicted of any of the following: (A) A sex crime (IC 35-42-4). (B) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12). (C) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13). (D) Theft (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction for theft occurred less than five (5) years before the individual's employment application date, except as provided in IC 16-27-2-5(a)(5). (E) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1). (F) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3). (G) Involuntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-4) within the previous five (5) years. (H) Felony battery within the previous five (5) years. (I) A felony offense relating to controlled substances within the previous five (5) years. (2) The person: (A) has abused, neglected, or mistreated a patient or misappropriated a patient's property; and (B) had a finding entered into the state nurse aide registry. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally applies for a job as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee at: (1) a health care facility; or (2) an entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility; after a conviction of one (1) or more of the offenses listed in subsection (a)(1) commits a Class A infraction. As added by P.L.152-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.147-1996, SEC.1; P.L.108-1999, SEC.6.