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IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements

IdahoregulationIdaho Department of Health and Welfare· effective 2022-03-17

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The HHA must comply with IDAPA 16.05.06, "Criminal History and Background Checks." (Subsection 01)(IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements)
  • 2If a disqualifying crime under IDAPA 16.05.06 is disclosed, the individual cannot have access to any patient without Department clearance. (Subsection 03)(IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements)
  • 3Any direct-patient-access individual hired or contracted on or after October 1, 2007 must complete an application before having access to patients. (Subsection 03)(IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements)
  • 4Owners, administrators, employees, and contractors hired or contracted after October 1, 2007 who have direct patient access must complete and receive Department criminal history and background check clearance. (Subsection 02)(IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements)
  • 5The agency/individual must have the individual's fingerprints submitted to the Department within twenty-one (21) days of completion of the notarized application. (Subsection 03)(IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements)
  • 6Once the notarized application is completed, the individual may work only under supervision until fingerprinted. (Subsection 03)(IDAPA 16.03.07.009 — Criminal History and Background Check Requirements)

Applies to: personal care

Requires every Idaho home health agency to comply with the Department's criminal history and background check rule (IDAPA 16.05.06) and mandates that owners, administrators, employees, and contractors with direct patient access complete and clear a Department background check. Direct-access hires must apply before patient access, submit fingerprints within 21 days, and may work only under supervision until fingerprinted. Framework topic: Workforce Screening / Criminal Background Checks.

Regulatory information, not legal advice — always confirm against the cited official source. Verification reduces error; it does not certify compliance.