Source: http://delcode.delaware.gov/sessionlaws/ga146/chp148.shtml
Timestamp: 2018-01-16 15:24:30
Document Index: 525950986

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3514', '§ 534', '§ 3513', '§ 3514', '§ 903', '§ 3519', '§ 3516', '§ 3519', '§ 3519']

Section 1. Amend § 3514(a)(2) of Title 24 of the Delaware Code by adding two new subparagraphs as follows:
"d. The applicant has not been convicted of a felony sexual offense.
e. The applicant has not submitted, at the applicant's expense, fingerprints and other necessary information in order to obtain the following:
2. A report of the applicant's entire federal criminal history record pursuant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation appropriation of Title II of Public Law 92-544 (28 U.S.C. § 534). The State Bureau of Identification shall be the intermediary for purposes of this section and the Board shall be the screening point for the receipt of said federal criminal history records.
An applicant may not be licensed until the applicant's criminal history reports have been produced. An applicant whose record shows a prior criminal conviction may not be licensed by the Board unless a waiver is granted pursuant to this chapter. The State Bureau of Identification may release any subsequent criminal history to the Board.".
Section 2. Amend § 3513 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code by adding a new subsection (d) as follows:
"(d) All individuals licensed under this Chapter shall be required to be fingerprinted by the State Bureau of Identification every 10 years, at the licensee's expense, for the purposes of performing subsequent criminal background checks. Licensees shall submit by January 1, 2013, at the applicant's expense, fingerprints and other necessary information in order to obtain a criminal background check.".
Section 3. Amend § 3514(a)(8) of Title 24 of the Delaware Code by deleting the punctuation "." at the end of the sentence and replacing it with ";" and adding thereafter the following:
"(9) Has been convicted of a felony sexual offense;
(10) Failed to report child abuse or neglect as required by § 903 of Title 16, or any successor thereto; or
(11) Failed to report to the Division of Professional Regulation as required by § 3519 of this Chapter."
Section 4. Amend § 3516, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by adding a new paragraph (a)(7) as follows:
"(7) The Board shall permanently revoke the license of any person who the Board determines has been convicted of a felony sexual offense."
Section 5. Amend Title 24 by adding a new section, § 3519, as follows:
"§ 3519. Duty to report conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline or inability to practice
(b) Every person to whom a license to practice has been issued under this Chapter has a duty to report to the Division of Professional Regulation in writing information that the licensee reasonably believes indicates that any other practitioner licensed under this chapter or any other healthcare provider may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to the public by reason of mental illness or mental incompetence; physical illness; including deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill; or excessive abuse of drugs, including alcohol.
(d) All reports required under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) must be filed within 30 days of becoming aware of such information. A person reporting or testifying in any proceeding as a result of making a report pursuant to this section is immune from claim, suit, liability, damages, or any other recourse, civil or criminal, so long as the person acted in good faith and without gross or wanton negligence; good faith being presumed until proven otherwise, and gross or wanton negligence required to be shown by the complainant."