Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 409 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH POLICY AND ANALYTICS
Division 30 - HEALTH PROFESSION STUDENT CLINICAL TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Section 409-030-0220 - State and Nationwide Criminal Background Checks
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Students must undergo a state and nationwide criminal background check in advance of the start of their initial clinical placements, but no more than three months before entry into the health profession training program requiring clinical training experience. A criminal background check is considered current while the student is enrolled and progressing in the health profession training program. Subsequent criminal background checks may not be required except for cause, or at re-entry into a program from which the student has taken leave or fallen out of progression.
(2) These rules do not aim to establish or define the composition of an "acceptable" result to a state and nationwide criminal background check. These rules ensure completion of the administrative requirements necessary for administrative clearance for students. Clinical placement settings shall make all final clearance and placement.
(3) Clinical placement settings may have the discretion to determine if state and national background checks are adequate or if more stringent requirements are required for students that resided in a foreign country for more than three months in the three years prior to their admission to the rotation program.
(4) State and nationwide criminal background checks must be:
(5) A criminal records check must include the following:
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.435
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 413.435