Sec. 3. (a) A health care facility or an entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility may not knowingly employ a person as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee if one (1) or more of the following conditions exist:
(1) The person has been convicted of any of the following:
(A) A sex crime (IC 35-42-4).
(B) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).
(C) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).
(D) A felony offense relating to theft, conversion, or receiving stolen property (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction for theft, conversion, or receiving stolen property occurred less than five (5) years before the individual's employment application date.
(E) Identity deception (IC 35-43-5-3.5), if the conviction is a felony conviction that occurred less than five (5) years before the person's employment application date.
(F) Fraud (IC 35-43-5-4), if the conviction is a felony conviction that occurred less than five (5) years before the person's employment application date.
(G) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).
(H) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).
(I) Except as otherwise specified in this section, a crime of violence (as defined in IC 35-50-1-2), if the person's conviction occurred less than ten (10) years before the person's employment application date.
(J) Felony battery within the previous five (5) years.
(K) A felony offense relating to controlled substances within the previous five (5) years, unless:
(i) the person is certified as a peer recovery coach through a credential recognized by the division of mental health and addiction;
(ii) the person has not been convicted of a felony offense relating to controlled substances after the issuance of a peer recovery coach credential; and
(iii) there are no felony charges relating to controlled substances pending against the person.
(2) The person:
(A) has abused, neglected, or mistreated a patient or misappropriated a patient's property; and
(B) had a finding entered into the state nurse aide registry under IC 25-23-2.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally applies for a job as a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee at:
(1) a health care facility; or
(2) an entity in the business of contracting to provide nurse aides or other unlicensed employees for a health care facility;
after a conviction of one (1) or more of the offenses listed in subsection (a)(1) commits a Class A infraction.