{"ref":"DC-HH-HR-03","title":"Criminal Background Checks and Registry Checks","category":"Human resources","summary":"Requires a fingerprint-based criminal background check, sex offender and Nurse Aide Abuse Registry checks, and a sworn statement before anyone with direct patient access starts work, repeats the checks every four years, bars people convicted of listed offenses, and tells DC Health when someone leaves for criminal, unprofessional, or unethical conduct.","inShort":["Everyone who visits patients needs a fingerprint background check, registry checks, and a sworn statement before starting work.","Background checks are repeated every four years.","Certain convictions in the last seven years, or being on the Nurse Aide Abuse Registry, mean a person cannot work with patients.","If you are arrested, charged, or convicted, tell the Director within 24 hours.","Background check results are confidential. Never share them."],"primaryCitation":"D.C. Code §44-552","citations":["D.C. Code §44-551","D.C. Code §44-552","D.C. Code §44-553","22-B DCMR §3907.3","22-B DCMR §4701","22-B DCMR §4703","22-B DCMR §4704","22-B DCMR §4705","22-B DCMR §4799","29 DCMR §5009.1","29 DCMR §4222.5","29 DCMR §4222.6","29 DCMR §4222.7","D.C. Code §32-1342","D.C. Code §3-1205.22","17 DCMR §9303"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the background check for this aide. When was the fingerprint check done compared with the hire date?","Show me the Nurse Aide Abuse Registry check and the sex offender registry check."],"forms":[{"ref":"DC-HH-HR-03-A","title":"Background Check and Registry Verification Record"},{"ref":"DC-HH-HR-03-B","title":"Applicant Notice of Background Check and Sworn Statement"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (D.C. Code §44-552 and 22-B DCMR §4701)","5. Who Is Checked","6. The Checks and Their Timing","7. Disqualifying Offenses","7.1 Single misdemeanor exception","7.2 EPD Waiver beneficiaries","7.3 Registry","7.4 Licensed staff","8. Asking About Criminal History","9. Decisions, Confidentiality, and the Applicant’s Rights","10. Repeat Checks and Changes During Employment","11. Telling DC Health When Someone Leaves","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"dc-hha","state":"Washington, DC","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}