Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 1 - Policies of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health
Chapter 9 - Personnel
Subchapter 1 - Fingerprinting and Background Checks
Rule 24-1-9.1.4 - NOTICE
Current through September 24, 2024
Current employees and volunteers and prior to the offering of a position, potential employees or volunteers shall be advised that:
A. each person shall be fingerprinted.
B. a records check of documented disciplinary actions of a current or former employer, and disciplinary actions of a professional licensing agency, etc., shall be requested.
C. the potential employee or volunteer must authorize fingerprinting and a records check in writing.
D. it is the right of the Department of Mental Health to require fingerprinting and a records check as a condition of employment or approval as a volunteer.
E. a person has the right to challenge, within fourteen (14) calendar days, the accuracy and completeness of any information received by the employer as a result of such a check.
F. a person has the right to challenge, within fourteen (14) calendar days, the agency's decision to refuse to hire or to terminate a person based on the result of such a check.
Miss Code Ann. § 41-4-1 et seq. and § 41-4-7.
