304 If the facility cannot verify that the applicant has lived continuously in the state for the past five (5) years, the facility shall also perform a national criminal history records check on the applicant. The facility shall provide the applicant with the following:
* A form DMS-736;
* A pre-printed Fingerprint Card provided by the Office of Long Term Care;
* A form FBI-1 DHS Verification; and
* An envelope addressed as provided in DMS-736.
The facility may assist the applicant with the completion of the documents.
The applicant shall take the documents to law enforcement and request that law enforcement complete the fingerprint process, the Fingerprint Card, and the FBI-1 DHS Verification Form.
Law enforcement shall then place those items, along with the DMS-736, into the envelope, addressed as provided in DMS-736, and seal the envelope. The applicant shall return the sealed envelope to the facility.
The facility shall place the sealed envelope from the applicant into a second envelope, addressed as provided in DMS-736, along with any checks/payments/fees. The facility shall seal the second envelope and return it to the Office of Long Term Care.
NOTE: A national criminal history records check shall not be performed on any individual whom the facility can verify has lived continuously in the state for the past five (5) years or who provides care to residents of a service provider subject to a professional license. See Section 502 for the complete list of excluded professions.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The FBI's acquisition, preservation, and exchange of fingerprints and associated information is generally authorized under 28 U.S.C. § 534. Depending on the nature of your application, supplemental authorities include Federal statutes, State statutes pursuant to Pub. L. 92-544, Presidential Executive Orders, and federal regulations. Providing your fingerprints and associated information is voluntary; however, failure to do so may affect completion or approval of your application.
Principal Purpose: Certain determinations, such as employment, licensing, and security clearances, may be predicated on fingerprint-based background checks. Your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics may be provided to the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible agency, and/or the FBI for the purpose of comparing your fingerprints to other fingerprints in the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system or its successor systems (including civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint repositories) or other available records of the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible agency. The FBI may retain your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics in NGI after the completion of this application and, while retained, your fingerprints may continue to be compared against other fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
Routine Uses: During the processing of this application and for as long thereafter as your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics are retained in NGI, your information may be disclosed pursuant to your consent, and may be disclosed without your consent as permitted by the Privacy Act of 1974 and all applicable Routine Uses as may be published at any time in the Federal Register, including the Routine Uses for the NGI system and the FBI's Blanket Routine Uses. Routine uses include, but are not limited to, disclosures to: employing, governmental or authorized non-governmental agencies responsible for employment, contracting, licensing, security clearances, and other suitability determinations; local, state, tribal, or federal law enforcement agencies; criminal justice agencies; and agencies responsible for national security or public safety.
016.25.19 Ark. Code R. 002