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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9061

  • Background check: means the collection of personally identifiable information, data and biometric identifiers for comparison with criminal record repositories and registry databases that are relevant to an individual's identity and background, including monitoring for future offenses through a rap back monitoring program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9053
  • Employer: includes a provider, a temporary nurse agency and a personal care agency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9053
  • employment: means any activity involving direct access services including employment for wages, contracting for temporary staff or use of unsupervised volunteers or students who perform functions similar to those performed by direct access workers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9053
  • Personally identifiable information: means information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be able to be reasonably inferred or known by either direct or indirect means. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9053
A criminal background check record and other personally identifiable information provided to an employer in compliance with this chapter are confidential. An employer may use this information only to determine the eligibility of an individual for new or continued employment, and the personally identifiable information or background check record may not be disseminated in any way that does not comply with this chapter or other applicable laws. [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).