{"ref":"LA-HC-HR-03","title":"Direct Service Worker Registry, Exclusion, and Employment Eligibility Checks","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets how the Agency checks the Louisiana Direct Service Worker Registry (on the Louisiana State Adverse Actions List) and the federal OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities before hire and every month, what happens when a person is listed, how professional licenses are verified each year, and how employment eligibility is verified on Form I-9.","inShort":["Before hire and every month, the Agency checks you on the Louisiana adverse actions list (Direct Service Worker Registry) and the federal exclusion list.","Anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, extortion or theft on the registry cannot work as a direct care worker.","If you are excluded from Medicaid or Medicare, you cannot work on Medicaid services.","Tell the Administrator at once if a finding is placed against you or you are excluded.","Bring your original identity and work documents for Form I-9 by your third day of work."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I.9202.C","citations":["LAC 48:I.9201","LAC 48:I.9202.C","LAC 48:I.9202.E","LAC 48:I.9231.A","LAC 48:I.9231.B","LAC 48:I.9251.A.4","LAC 48:I.9273","LAC 48:I.5055.D.3","LAC 48:I.5055.F.1","Medicaid Services Manual, Chapter 30, §30.6"],"federalCitations":["42 U.S.C. §1320a-7","42 U.S.C. §1320a-7a(a)(6)","42 CFR §1001.1901","8 CFR §274a.2"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the registry and OIG exclusion check print-outs for this worker before hire and for each of the last three months.","What is your written process for the monthly checks, and who does them?"],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HC-HR-03-A","title":"Pre-Hire and Monthly Registry and Exclusion Check Log"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I.9202.C)","5. Before Hire","6. Every Month","7. If a Person Is Listed","8. Duties of Workers","9. Who These Rules Cover","10. Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hca","state":"Louisiana","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}