Current through December 10, 2024
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. 24 Miss. Code. R. 1-9.1.4
Miss Code Ann. § 41-4-1 et seq. and § 41-4-7.