42 CFR 136.410
§ 136.410 Who conducts the background investigation and prepares determinations of eligibility for employment?
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 136.410, § 136.410 Who conducts the background investigation and prepares determinations of eligibility for employment?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/202276
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(a) The IHS must use the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct background investigations for Federal employees. The IHS must designate qualified security personnel to adjudicate the results of background investigations.
(b) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations may conduct their own background investigations, contract with private firms, or may request that a Federal or State agency conduct investigations. (FBI criminal history record information, however, may only be received or evaluated by governmental agencies, including Tribes or Tribal organizations as defined in these regulations at § 136.403, and may not be disseminated to private entities.)
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.