What if an applicants criminal history record check reveals that he or she has a reportable criminal history?
If a person has a reportable criminal history, this does not necessarily mean that the person will be disqualified from consideration by the provider. The public policy of NYS is to encourage the licensure and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses. If the nature of the criminal history is such that it can reasonably be concluded that the applicant does not unreasonably pose a risk to the clients of the mental health provider for which the applicant would work, BCHI will advise the provider that OMH is not disqualifying the applicant from consideration However, if the criminal history of any applicant contains a “presumptive disqualifying crime” (a felony conviction at any time for a sex offense, a felony conviction within the past ten years involving violence, a conviction for endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction outside of New York State) or if the nature of the cri
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