(a) All initial certified nurse assistant and certified home health aide applicants, shall as a requirement for certification, undergo a criminal background check.
(b) Certified nurse assistants and home health aides certified prior to January 1, 2009, shall, as a condition of renewal of their certificates, undergo a criminal background check. Commencing January 1, 2009, nurse assistant and home health aide applicants whose applications were submitted on or after January 1, 2009, shall undergo a criminal background check.