criminal background

carolmaccas66, BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2011

Call them TODAY and be up front and honest, asking how this will affect ur application. I was told thru immigration & the police where I am that the WORSE thing you can do is lie re these things or play it down. Be honest and they will appreciate it.

I wish you luck however in the future, and if nursing is ur ultimate dream go for it. Otherwise, you can always do something else - it's not the end of the world not to get into nursing.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Oct 31, 2011

moved to our nursing licensure with a criminal history see links at top.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Oct 31, 2011

michigan regulations:

[color=#00e010]michigan criminal background checks for health care facilities

nursing homes, county medical care facilities, hospitals with swing bed services, medicare-certified home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for mentally retarded, and psychiatric facilities and inpatient programs shall comply with section 333.20173a of the public health code (p.a. 368 of 1978) and section 330.1134a of the mental health code (p.a. 258 of 1974). these laws state that criminal background checks, including fingerprint checks, be conducted for staff hired after april 1, 2006. individuals who have regular direct access to patients and/or their medical records or provide direct services to patients, including independent contractors and those with clinical privileges, are to be included.

[color=#1111cc]legal guide

michigan workforce. background check program. legal guide.

an interpretation of public acts 27, 28, and 29 of 2006, as they relate to the types of crimes and their implications to employment suitability in health/adult foster care facilities and agencies ...

[color=#0e774a]www.lssu.edu/.../legalguideforcriminalbackgroundchecks.pdf

updated law: public act 291 of 2010

the people of the state of michigan enact:
sec. 20173a. (1) except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a covered facility shall not employ, independently contract with, or grant clinical privileges to an individual who regularly has direct access to or provides direct services to patients or residents in the covered facility if the individual satisfies 1 or more of the following:
(a) has been convicted of a relevant crime described under 42 usc 1320a-7(a).
(b) has been convicted of any of the following felonies, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of those felonies, or any other state or federal crime that is similar to the felonies described in this subdivision, other than a felony for a relevant crime described under 42 usc 1320a-7(a), unless 15 years have lapsed since the individual completed all of the terms and conditions of his or her sentencing, parole, and probation for that conviction prior to the date of application for employment or clinical privileges or the date of the execution of the independent contract:...

greatnurse55 · Nov 3, 2011

I am a Michigan RN with a criminal background. You can go to school, get your license..getting a job with background checks the way they are, I feel I will never again Practice as a RN in the state of Michigan. I have applied and applied, for the past 7 months.... saying Yes to a conviction does not get your a interview.. I was told by one employer I am tooooo much of a Insurance risk to hire.... I did apply with the Florida board of nursing while I was going through this process, I was granted a Florida license,but again with the back ground checks in every state I doubt if I'll ever practice.. My crime was a non violent no drug conviction.

canyonforest, MSN, RN, NP · Nov 4, 2011

If you can get an expungement, that would solve the issue...any chance of this?

In NY so many people have faced the same issue that it is becoming more common to present a letter of rehabilitation.....I do not see why the past has to affect your new future...more importantly a chance to start fresh....good luck....