| B.__Has been convicted in a court of law of a crime | involving abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property in | a health care setting; or |
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| C.__Has a prior criminal conviction within the last 10 years | of: |
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| (1)__A crime for which incarceration of 3 years or more | may be imposed under the laws of the state in which the | conviction occurred; or |
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| (2)__A crime for which incarceration of less than 3 | years may be imposed under the laws of the state in | which the conviction occurred involving sexual | misconduct or involving abuse, neglect or exploitation | in a setting other than a health care setting. |
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| | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §8606 is enacted to read: |
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| §8606.__Prohibited employment |
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| | An adult day care program shall obtain criminal history record | information about and may not hire an individual as one of its | unlicensed assistive personnel as defined in section 1717, | subsection 1, paragraph D if that individual: |
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| | 1.__Subject of annotation.__Has worked as a certified nursing | assistant and has been the subject of an annotation by the state | survey agency for a substantiated complaint of abuse, neglect or | misappropriation of property in a health care setting that was | entered on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants; |
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| | 2.__Convicted of crime involving abuse, neglect or | misappropriation of property in health care setting.__Has been | convicted in a court of law of a crime involving abuse, neglect | or misappropriation of property in a health care setting; or |
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| | 3.__Other crimes.__Has a prior criminal conviction within the | last 10 years of: |
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| A.__A crime for which incarceration of 3 years or more may | be imposed under the laws of the state in which the | conviction occurred; or |
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| B.__A crime for which incarceration of less than 3 years may | be imposed under the laws of the state in which the | conviction occurred involving sexual misconduct or involving | abuse, neglect or exploitation in a setting other than a | health care setting. |
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