---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 136.418"
title: "42"
number: "136.418"
heading: "What should the IHS do if an individual has been charged with an offense but the charge is pending or no disposition has been made by a court?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/136.418"
---

# §136.418. What should the IHS do if an individual has been charged with an offense but the charge is pending or no disposition has been made by a court?

- (a) The IHS may deny the applicant employment until the charge has been resolved.
- (b) The IHS may deny the employee any on-the-job contact with children until the charge is resolved.
- (c) The IHS may detail or reassign the employee to other duties that do not involve regular contact with children.
- (d) The IHS may place the employee on indefinite suspension, in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements, until the court has disposed of the charge.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 67 FR 59467, Sept. 23, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2001 and 2003; 25 U.S.C. 13; and 25 U.S.C. 1621a.