Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.10 - MEDICAID ENHANCED PLAN BENEFITS › Section 16.03.10.009 - CRIMINAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Compliance With Department Criminal
			 History Check
. Agencies must verify that individuals working in the area
			 listed in Subsection 009.03 of
			 these rules whom are employed or whom they contract have complied with the
			 provisions in IDAPA 16.05.06, "Rules Governing Mandatory Criminal History
			 Checks." Except, through the duration of the declared COVID-19 public health
			 emergency, if the individuals working in the area listed in this rule are
			 unable to complete a criminal background check in accordance with the
			 timeframes set forth in IDAPA 16.05.06, then agencies may allow newly hired
			 direct care staff to begin rendering services prior to completion of the
			 criminal background check in accordance with the requirements specified by the
			 Department in a COVID-19 information release posted on the Department's website
			 at
https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/providers/idaho-medicaid-providers/information-medicaid-providers
.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Additional
			 Criminal Convictions
. Once an individual has received a criminal history
			 clearance, any additional criminal convictions must be reported by the agency
			 to the Department when the agency learns of the conviction. (3-17-22)
03.
Providers Subject to Criminal
			 History and Background Check Requirements
. The following providers are
			 required to have a criminal history and background check: (3-17-22)
a. Adult Day Health Providers. The criminal
			 history and background check requirements applicable to providers of adult day
			 health as provided in Sections
			 329 and
			 705 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
b. Adult Residential Care
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 adult residential care providers as provided in Section
			 329 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
c. Attendant Care
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 attendant care providers as provided in Section
			 329 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
d. Behavior Consultation
			 or Crisis Management Providers. The criminal history and background check
			 requirements applicable to behavior consultation or crisis management providers
			 as provided in Section
			 705 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
e. Certified Family Home
			 Providers and All Adults in the Home. The criminal history and background check
			 requirements applicable to certified family homes are found in Sections
			 305,
			 329 and
			 705 of these rules, and as provided
			 in IDAPA 16.03.19, "Rules Governing Certified Family Homes."
			 (3-17-22)
f. Chore Services
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 chore services providers as provided in Sections
			 329 and
			 705 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
g. Companion Services
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 companion services providers as provided in Section
			 329 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
h. Day Habilitation
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 day habilitation providers as provided in Section
			 329 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
i. Developmental
			 Disabilities Agencies (DDA). The criminal history and background check for DDA
			 and staff as provided in IDAPA 16.03.21, "Developmental Disabilities Agencies
			 (DDA)," Section 009.
			 (3-17-22)
j. Homemaker Services
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 homemaker services providers as provided in Section
			 329 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
k. Personal Assistance
			 Agencies Acting As Fiscal Intermediaries. The criminal history and background
			 check requirements applicable to the staff of personal assistance agencies
			 acting as fiscal intermediaries as provided in Subsection
			 329.02 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
l. Personal Care
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 personal care providers as provided in Subsection
			 305.06 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
m. Residential
			 Habilitation Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements
			 applicable to residential habilitation providers as provided in Sections
			 329 and
			 705 of these rules, and IDAPA
			 16.04.17 "Rules Governing Residential Habilitation Agencies," Sections
			 202 and
			 301. (3-17-22)
n. Respite Care Providers. The criminal
			 history and background check requirements applicable to respite care providers
			 as provided in Sections
			 329,
			 665, and
			 705 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
o. Service Coordinators
			 and Paraprofessionals. The criminal history and background check requirements
			 applicable to service coordinators and paraprofessionals working for an agency
			 as provided in Section
			 729 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
p. Skilled Nursing
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 skilled nursing providers as provided in Sections
			 329 and
			 705 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
q. Supported Employment
			 Providers. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable to
			 supported employment providers as provided in Sections
			 329 and
			 705 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
r. Therapeutic
			 Consultant. The criminal history and background check requirements applicable
			 to therapeutic consultation providers as provided in Section
			 685 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)