{"ref":"DC-HSP-HR-02","title":"Personnel Qualifications, License Verification and Exclusion Screening","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the qualifications each discipline must meet under 42 CFR §418.114 and District licensure law, how the Agency verifies licenses and credentials before work starts and keeps them current, how it screens every person against federal exclusion lists, and what happens when a credential lapses.","inShort":["You must hold a valid license or certification for your job before your first visit.","We verify licenses directly with DC Health and keep them current.","Tell the Administrator at once if your license expires, is restricted or is under investigation.","With a lapsed license you may not see patients until it is restored and verified.","We check everyone against federal exclusion lists before hire and every month."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §418.114","citations":["D.C. Code §3-1201.01 et seq.","29 DCMR §939.2","29 DCMR §939.4(b)","29 DCMR §939.20(c)","29 DCMR §939.99","D.C. Code §44-552(g)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.114(a)-(c)","42 CFR §418.62","42 CFR §418.56(a)","42 CFR §418.64(c)","42 CFR §418.76(a)","42 CFR §418.78","42 CFR §424.516(a)(3)","42 CFR §1001.1901"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me how you verified this nurse’s District license before her first visit.","What qualifications does your social worker have? If you are enrolled in DC Medicaid, is that person an LICSW?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.114)","5. Qualifications by Discipline","6. Verification Before Work Starts","7. Keeping Qualifications Current","8. Exclusion Screening","9. Lapsed, Restricted or Unverified Credentials","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"dc-hospice","state":"Washington, DC","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}