Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1290 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM › Subpart E - REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING ORGANIZATION AGENTS › Section 1290.230 - State and Federal Criminal History Records Check

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Persons required to submit to a State and
				federal criminal history records check for convictions of an excluded offense
				shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check by providing
				a full set of fingerprints in an electronic format to an ISP livescan vendor
				whose equipment has been certified by ISP or a fingerprint vendor agency
				licensed by the Department. Out-of-state residents unable to utilize an
				Illinois fingerprint vendor agency may request an ISP Fee Applicant Card from
				the Division for out-of-state fingerprint processing.
b) The ISP will act as the Division's agent,
				receiving electronic fingerprints and conducting background checks of each
				individual applying for an agent identification card.
c) ISP will conduct background checks for
				conviction information contained in the ISP and Federal Bureau of
				Identification criminal history databases, as permitted.
d) For verification of a statutorily imposed
				duty to conduct background checks pursuant to the Act, ISP will transmit the
				results of the background check to the Division and the transmittal shall
				conclude the verification process.
e) The electronic background checks shall be
				submitted as outlined in either the Uniform Conviction Information Act [ 20
				ILCS 2635 ] or 20 Ill. Adm. Code
				1265.30 (Electronic
				Transmission of Fingerprint Requirements).
f) Electronic transmission of fingerprint
				data to ISP shall be accomplished utilizing livescan procedures or other
				comparable technology approved for use by ISP.
g) Manual fingerprints will not be accepted
				and shall not be scanned and converted into an electronic format, unless
				otherwise approved by the Division.
h) Fingerprints shall be taken within one
				month prior to the application date or renewal date for an agent identification
				card, unless otherwise approved by the Division.
i) Fingerprint images of the individual being
				fingerprinted, and related alphanumeric identification data submitted, shall be
				submitted electronically to ISP.
j)
				If the fingerprints are rejected by ISP, the dispensary agent shall have his or
				her fingerprints collected electronically by a live scan fingerprint vendor a
				second time.
k) In the event of
				equipment malfunction or other special circumstance that make electronic
				transmission of fingerprint data impractical, the Division may allow limited
				use of paper fingerprint records.
l) The dispensing organization shall submit
				to the Division a copy of the livescan request form, with the agent
				identification card application or renewal and the receipt provided from the
				livescan fingerprint vendor containing the Transaction Control Number (TCN), as
				proof that fingerprints have been collected.
m) Dispensary agent identification card
				applications submitted without a copy of the livescan request form and receipt
				will be deemed incomplete and will not be processed until fingerprinting is
				completed.
n) Fees associated with
				the livescan fingerprint-based criminal history records check shall be the
				responsibility of the dispensing organization seeking an agent identification
				card.