(a) Effective October 1, 2009, a county shall investigate the background of a person who seeks to become a supportive services provider and who is not listed on the registry of a public authority or nonprofit consortium pursuant to Section 12301.6. This investigation shall include criminal background checks conducted by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 15660. (b) No later than July 1, 2010, the county shall complete a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision (a) for a provider who is providing in-home supportive services prior to October 1, 2009, and who is not listed on a public authority or nonprofit consortium registry, as a condition of the providerâs continued enrollment in the IHSS program. Criminal background checks shall be conducted at the providerâs expense. (c) (1) Upon notice from the Department of Justice that a prospective or current provider has been convicted of a criminal offense specified in Section 12305.81, the county shall deny or terminate the applicantâs request to become a provider of supportive services to any recipient of the In-Home Supportive Services program. (2) Commencing 90 days after the effective date of the act that adds Section 12305.87, and upon notice from the Department of Justice that an applicant who is subject to the provisions of that section has been convicted of, or incarcerated following conviction for, an offense described in subdivision (b) of that section, the county shall deny the applicantâs request to become a provider of supportive services to any recipient of in-home supportive services, subject to the individual waiver and exception processes described in that section. An applicant who is denied on the basis of Section 12305.87 shall be informed by the county of the individual waiver and exception processes described in that section. (3) Notwithstanding any other law, the county shall provide an individual with a copy of his or her state-level criminal offender record information search response as provided to the county by the Department of Justice if the individual has been denied eligibility to provide supportive services to any recipient of the In-Home Supportive Services program based on this information. The copy of the state-level criminal offender record information search response shall be included with the individualâs notice of denial. Along with the notice of denial, the county shall also provide information in plain language on how an individual may contest the accuracy and completeness of, and refute any erroneous or inaccurate information in, his or her state-level criminal offender record information search response as provided by the Department of Justice as authorized by Section 11126 of the Penal Code. The state-level criminal offender record information search response shall not be modified or altered from its form or content as provided by the Department of Justice. (4) The department shall develop a written appeal process for the current and prospective providers who are determined ineligible to receive payment for the provision of services under the In-Home Supportive Services program. Notwithstanding any other law, the county shall provide the department with a copy of the state-level criminal offender record information search response as provided to the county by the Department of Justice for any individual who has requested an appeal based upon a denial of eligibility to provide supportive services to any recipient of the In-Home Supportive Services program pursuant to Sections 12305.81 and 12305.87. The state-level criminal offender record information search response shall not be modified or altered from its form or content as provided by the Department of Justice. (d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Department of Justice from assessing a fee pursuant to Section 11105 or 11123 of the Penal Code to cover the cost of furnishing summary criminal history information. (e) A county authorized to secu
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