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Criminal History and Security Checks

Sets how the Agency obtains a criminal history and security check from the Louisiana State Police or an authorized agency before offering employment, when a person may start temporary or conditional employment pending results, which convictions bar employment under R.S. 40:1203.3 as amended by Act 802 of 2026, and how the final disposition of every charge is documented.

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About this policy
Policy number
LA-HC-HR-02
Version
1.0
Main rule
La. R.S. 40:1203.2
Library
Louisiana home care · 50 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
19

In short

  • Louisiana law requires a criminal history and sex offender registry check before you are offered a job.
  • Giving false information about your criminal history to an employer is a crime.
  • If you start before results come back, you work only with a permanent employee or a client's family member present.
  • Some convictions, including similar ones from other states, bar direct care work. The Agency must end employment at once if one is found.
  • Tell the Administrator before your next shift if you are arrested, charged or convicted.

What's inside

19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (La. R.S. 40:1203.2)
  • 5. Telling the Applicant and Getting Consent
  • 6. Requesting the Check
  • 7. Temporary and Conditional Employment Pending Results
  • 8. Convictions That Bar Employment
  • 9. When the Report Shows a Bar or an Unresolved Charge
  • 10. Staffing Businesses
  • 11. During Employment
  • 12. Responsibilities
  • 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 14. Staff Training
  • 15. References
  • 16. Related Policies and Forms
  • 17. Approval
  • 18. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the written request for the criminal history and security check for this worker, and when you sent it.
  • Show me the applicant's signed consent form that warns it is a crime to give false information.

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