Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor will provide criminal history background checks to ELMHS for licensed and non-licensed healthcare employees as stated below: a. Licensed and Non-licensed Healthcare Employees as required By La. R.S. 40:1300.51 et seq. Contractor shall be an Authorized Agency of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Police, which is approved to conduct criminal history background checks in accordance with La. R.S. 40:1300.51 et seq. and Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) 55:201 et seq. Contractor, through an authorized law enforcement agency, will conduct an investigation of the licensed and non-licensed employee’s criminal history based upon the records of the State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The Contractor will conduct a security check made through the United States Department of Justice’s National Sex Offender Public Registry for sexually violent convictions. Criminal records of other local or parish law enforcement officials, law enforcement records of states other than Louisiana, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will not be included in this initial investigation by the Contractor’s contracted law enforcement agency. However, the Contractor or its agents may make follow-up investigations into available parish or local court records in Louisiana or court records of other states, if necessary, to obtain files to complete an accurate criminal history. 2. Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (including Department of Justice Sex Offender Check) a. Results will contain the agency name, agency email address, applicant name, applicant social security number, and the results whether no disqualifying information was found or whether more information is needed including fingerprint cards.
