AB89

Bates IHSS: This bill would, on or after July 1, 2002, prohibit persons convicted of specified crimes from being employed as providers of services for IHSS recipients or for any recipient of personal care services under the Medi-Cal program. This bill would require local law enforcement agencies to take the fingerprints of any provider of services. This bill would prescribe a procedure for searching the criminal records of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and would provide for a clearance if the search reveals that the provider of services has not been convicted of any of the specified crimes. This bill would also require that any service provider update his or her background check, and present it to his or her employer, every 5 years. This bill would also make related changes.

Status: In Assembly Human Services, for hearing April 3; Two year bill.