S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Section 11C.4 of S.L. 2018-5 adds a new Subpart to Part 4 of Article 13 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes. The new Subpart allows the Department of Public Safety to provide criminal histories of employment applicants, current employees, contractual employees, and the employees of contractors to the Divisions of Social Services and Medical Assistance of the Department of Health and Human Services upon request of those Divisions. The Department of Public Safety may charge a fee to cover the cost of conducting the background check, and the agencies requesting the information must keep all information obtained confidential.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.