24 MAC Pt. 1, R. 9.1.4
NOTICE:
Cite as 24 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 1, R. 9.1.4
NOTICE:
Current employees and volunteers and prior to the offering of a position, potential employees
or volunteers shall be advised that:
A.
each person shall be fingerprinted.
B.
a records check of documented disciplinary actions of a current or former employer,
and disciplinary actions of a professional licensing agency, etc., shall be requested.
C.
the potential employee or volunteer must authorize fingerprinting and a records check
in writing.
D.
it is the right of the Department of Mental Health to require fingerprinting and a
records check as a condition of employment or approval as a volunteer.
E.
a person has the right to challenge, within fourteen (14) calendar days, the accuracy
and completeness of any information received by the employer as a result of such a
check.
F.
a person has the right to challenge, within fourteen (14) calendar days, the agency’s
decision to refuse to hire or to terminate a person based on the result of such a check.