{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1205.22-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1205.22(Perm)","heading":"Criminal background check.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n  \n\n(a)\nNo 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.\n\n(b)\nThe 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.","path":["Title 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1205.22(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"71e39971b40e031bc7c37863768e409c9343e358d0004c4be9bba71168899a5b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-3171.01-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.19f-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}