Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to secure from an appropriate a law enforcement agency a criminal record regarding an applicant for a license or special permit to operate or manage a community care facility. Existing law requires that an application be denied unless the department grants a criminal record exemption. However, existing law authorizes the department, if a person meets all of the conditions for licensure except receipt of the person's criminal record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to issue the license if the person signs a statement that they have never been convicted of a crime other than a traffic infraction in the United States. Existing law authorizes the department to revoke a license issued pursuant to that provision if, after licensure, the department determines that the person has a criminal record.
This bill would delete that authorization and instead prohibit the department from granting a criminal record clearance or exemption until it receives complete state and federal criminal history information from the Department of Justice.

Statutes affected:
AB1796: 1522 HSC
02/22/19 - Introduced: 1522 HSC
04/11/19 - Amended Assembly: 1522 HSC