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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1904" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Adult Dependent Care Programs -- Criminal History Records Checks and Background Checks">
  <level label="a">
    <text>As part of the application for a State criminal history records check to be conducted by the Department, an eligible employee shall submit to the adult dependent care program:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a complete set of legible fingerprints taken on forms specified by the Director of the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The disclosure statement required under § 19-1905 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The adult dependent care program shall submit the fingerprints, disclosure statement, and payment for the costs of the criminal history records check.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The requirement that a complete set of legible fingerprints taken on forms specified by the Director of the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository be submitted as part of the application for a criminal history records check may be waived by the Department if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The eligible employee has attempted to have a complete set of fingerprints taken on at least two occasions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The taking of a complete set of legible fingerprints is not possible because of a physical or medical condition of the eligible employee’s fingers or hands;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The eligible employee submits documentation satisfactory to the Department of the requirements of this subsection; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The eligible employee submits the other information required for a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Department as part of the application process.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
