Source: http://247caregivers.com/caregiver-background-check-requirements
Timestamp: 2019-02-20 00:59:35
Document Index: 610533568

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 36', '§ 21', '§ 122', '§ 400', '§ 943', '§ 43', '§ 2', '§ 43', '§ 11', '§ 63']

State Background Checks for Caregivers
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, updated by additional information from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Caregiver Background Check Requirements
Assisted Living, all paid employees and independent contractors
Nursing care institution, residential care institution, home health agency (Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 36-411)
Long-term care facility; Home health care service; Hospice (Ark. Code § 21-15-101 et seq.)
"Nursing homes"; (meaning nursing homes, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, neighborhood group homes, family care homes, rest residential facilities, and business entities that contract to operate such a nursing home; also home health agencies, private healthcare givers in the patient's own home, and temporary employment agencies) (Del. Code Ann. Title 16, § 122, 1141, 1145 (added in 2001 by SB 5)
Assisted living, adult family care homes, adult day care centers, home health agencies, "qualified entity"; (a public or private business or organization that provides care or care placement services, including a business or organization that licenses or certifies others to provide care or care placement services (Fla. Stat. Ann. § 400.5572, .619, .071,4174, 471, 506; § 943.0542)
Nurse's aides, applicants, and all employees hired after October 1, 1998 who perform personal services or who provide basic, supportive, or optional services to participants, and volunteers. Qualified entity determines whether person is disqualified
All long-term care facilities (by regulation)
Adult care home and home health agency applicants and employees who have been employed with the same facility for less than five years.
State (also Fed. at health commissioner's discretion)
Each person, business, organization or other public or private entity providing care, supervision, or treatment to vulnerable adults (Miss. Code § 43-47-7, as added by SB 2501, § 2, in 2001) Also a licensed institution for the aged or infirm or care facility (Miss. Code § 43-11-13 as added by SB 2501, § 11, in 2001)
Nonlicensed job applicants and consenting volunteers who provide treatment for or services to the disabled and elderly.
State (also fed. for people who have been state residents for less than five years)
Nursing homes, home health care, adult day care, hospice, adult care facility, residential care facilities, county and district homes, and homes for the aged.
All applicants under final consideration for providing direct care to an older adult, except volunteers
Nursing and specialized facilities, residential care homes, adult day care, and home health or home care agencies (Okla. Stat. Ann. § 63-1-1950.1 et seq.)
Applicants for employment or contract offers to nonlicensed nurse's aides or others providing nursing care, health related services, or supportive assistance
State (also Fed. if person has lived in state less than three years or certain other conditions exist)
State (also Fed. if person has resided in state less than two years)
State (also Fed. if person has not resided in the state for the past five years)
State (also Fed. if person has been a state resident for less than three years)
Employees with access to the elderly, minors, and persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities