Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 380-13-1 - DEFINITIONS1. "Applicant" means a person who submits to the Board an application for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement, including an application for multistate licensure pursuant to M.R.S. Title 32, chapter 31, subchapter 2-A.2. "Board" means the State Board of Nursing.3. "Criminal background check" or "CBC" means a background check that includes a search and analysis of criminal history record information from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System, which is maintained by the SBI, and the FBI. A CBC is performed using the applicant's fingerprints. Fingerprint-based CBCs are processed through both the FBI and SBI criminal databases, which results in a complete criminal profile of the applicant. The FBI and SBI allow the Board to access the result of a CBC pursuant to confidentiality and security protocols.4. "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation within the U.S. Department of Justice.5. "SBI" means the Maine State Bureau of Identification.02-380 C.M.R. ch. 13, § 1