An employment screening pilot for prospective care workers in Kentucky which uses fingerprint data to cross-check backgrounds is proving successful in detecting past lawbreakers.The Kentucky Applicant Registry and Employment Screening program (KARE) is a pre-hiring fingerprint-supported state and FBI Web portal that's been made available to long-term care facilities and employers, reported Government Technology.Since May 2014, the programme has involved 24 long-term care facilities across the state sending applicants to 35 fingerprint collection sites. The enrolment process uses LiveScan electronic fingerprint units provided by Virginia-based biometric and identity solution company MorphoTrak.The fingerprint data is transmitted to local police and FBI offices across the US, with results returned on crime in other states arriving within 24 to 72 hours.CHFS Inspector General Maryellen Mynear told the newspaper that the program's pilot phase uncovered several individuals who had to be disqualified based on past criminal history such as sexual or violent crimes.Kentucky lawmakers are currently considering a law that would make the multi-state background checks mandatory program for long-term care settings.

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