Section 3-1205.22 - Criminal background check(a) No initial, reactivated, or reinstated license, registration, or certification shall be issued to a health professional before a criminal background check has been conducted for that person. The applicant for a license, registration, or certification shall pay the fee established by the Mayor for the criminal background check. The Mayor may require, by rule, that a criminal background check be conducted for the renewal of a license, registration, or certification, and a fee for such criminal background check.(b) The criminal background check shall be obtained by the Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Justice, or from a private agency determined by the Department of Health. The results of the criminal background check shall be forwarded directly to the appropriate health licensing board.Amended by D.C. Law 25-191,§ I-101, 71 DCR 006698, eff. 7/19/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 23-205, § 3 , 68 DCR 003419, eff. 3/16/2021.Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 522; as added Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-222, § 2, 53 DCR 10219.