Some convictions would block home care jobs and attendant registration

Indiana's aging division would deny registration to applicants with listed convictions. This covers people applying to register as personal services attendants. Some convictions have no listed time limit. For theft, identity deception, and fraud, felony convictions count for less than 10 years and misdemeanor convictions for less than five years before the application. The proposed registration rule would take effect July 1, 2026.

People with listed convictions could not run these agencies, and agencies could not employ workers whose checks show listed convictions for home visits. This covers home health and personal services agencies and workers providing services in a patient's or client's home. A state nurse aide registry finding of patient abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or stolen property would also bar a worker. Some people who operated an agency or worked for one before July 1, 2025 could continue despite specified misdemeanor convictions. The proposed agency and employment rules would take effect July 1, 2026.

Listed convictions would bar some people from running a hospice, and hospices could not use workers or volunteers whose checks show certain convictions. This covers people who run hospice programs and the employees and volunteers who provide hospice services. Some theft convictions count only if they occurred less than 10 years before the application. Battery convictions count within the previous five years. A hospice may use a worker or volunteer for up to 21 days while awaiting a required criminal history check, or longer if Indiana's criminal records office alone causes the delay. The proposed hospice rules would take effect July 1, 2026.