(a) All initial certified nurse assistant and certified home health aide applicants, shall as a requirement for certification, undergo a criminal background check pursuant to § 1338.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) Nurse assistants certified prior to July 1, 1998, shall, as a condition of renewal of their certificates, undergo a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1337.6 and § 1338.5 of the Health and Safety Code. Commencing July 1, 1998, pursuant to § 1338.5 of the Health and Safety Code, nurse assistant applicants whose applications were submitted on or after July 1, 1998, shall undergo a criminal background check.

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(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 558, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)