22 §9052. Background Check Center
§9052. Background Check Center In order to promote and protect the health and safety of children and adults in need of support and care, the Background Check Center is established within the department to operate an Internet-based system that employers use to access criminal records and other background information to determine the eligibility of individuals […]
22 §8822. Program requirements
§8822. Program requirements 1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge. [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).] B. “Board” means the Newborn Hearing […]
22 §9053. Definitions
§9053. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] 1. Adult day care program. “Adult day care program” means an adult day care program licensed pursuant to chapter 1663 or 1679. [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] […]
22 §8823. Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board
§8823. Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board The Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board, as established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 14-C, is created to provide oversight and advice on the program. The department shall provide administrative support services required by the board. [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).] 1. Duties. The board shall perform […]
22 §9054. Background Check Center; procedures
§9054. Background Check Center; procedures 1. Bureau responsibilities. The bureau is responsible for working with the Background Check Center and federal and state agencies to facilitate background checks. [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] 2. Employer obligations. An employer subject to this chapter shall use the Background Check Center to conduct a comprehensive background […]
22 §8824. Tracking system
§8824. Tracking system The department is authorized to implement a tracking system that provides the information necessary to effectively plan, establish and evaluate a comprehensive system of developmentally appropriate services for newborn infants and children up to 3 years of age who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and to ensure that all families are given information […]
22 §8825. Rulemaking
§8825. Rulemaking The department shall adopt rules as required to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II‑A. [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).
22 §8941. Birth Defects Program
§8941. Birth Defects Program There is established, within the Bureau of Health, the Birth Defects Program, referred to in this chapter as the “program,” to identify and investigate birth defects in children. The program shall identify and research birth defects in children and maintain a central registry of cases of birth defects. [PL 1999, […]
22 §8942. Investigations and inspections
§8942. Investigations and inspections The department may conduct investigations and inspections, including medical, demographic, environmental, epidemiological and toxicological investigations, of current or past cases of suspected birth defects in order to determine the nature and extent of disease or known or suspected causes of the birth defects, to improve access to services and to formulate […]
22 §8943. Central registry
§8943. Central registry The department shall establish and maintain a central registry for cases of birth defects to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and facilitate research on birth defects. The submission of information to and distribution of information from the central registry are subject to the requirements of this chapter and other provisions of […]