02-380-13 Me. Code R. § 1

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 380-13-1 - DEFINITIONS
1. "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