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Panel passes bill to standardize background checks for direct-care workers serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 15, 2023
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Summary
Senate Bill 186, passed as amended, requires a uniform set of background checks for workers providing hands-on care to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and clarifies drug-testing language providers found confusing under current law.
The committee adopted an amendment and passed Senate Bill 186, a measure that sponsors said standardizes background checks for direct-care workers who provide hands-on services to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
Sponsor Senator Missy Irvin…
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