{"ref":"MO-HC-HR-02","title":"Family Care Safety Registry and Criminal Background Checks","category":"Human resources","summary":"Before any employee has contact with a participant, the Agency requests a Missouri State Highway Patrol criminal background check (nationwide when Missouri residence is under five years) and an EDL inquiry, usually through the Family Care Safety Registry; makes sure every employee registers with the Registry within 15 days of starting work; applies the hiring bars in RSMo 192.2495 and the good cause waiver rule; and documents every screening.","inShort":["You cannot have any contact with a participant until your criminal background check and Employee Disqualification List check are complete and clear.","Register with the Family Care Safety Registry within 15 days of starting work. The Agency asks you to do it before your first visit.","All names and Social Security numbers you have used are checked.","Tell the Administrator about any arrest, charge, conviction or registry listing before your next shift.","Your results are confidential and used only for employment decisions."],"primaryCitation":"RSMo 192.2495","citations":["RSMo 192.2495.1, .2, .3, .5, .6, .7, .9, .10","RSMo 192.2490.13","RSMo 210.900.2(4), (5)","RSMo 210.903","RSMo 210.906.1-.3, .5","19 CSR 15-7.021(4)(A)4","19 CSR 15-7.021(19)(F)","19 CSR 15-7.021(24)(C)","19 CSR 30-80.010 to 30-80.040","19 CSR 30-82.060","13 CSR 70-3.320(2)(F)","MMAC In-Home Services Program Requirements 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.5, 4.6.2-4.6.4","MMAC In-Home Services Proposal for Contract, Section VIII item 3","MO HealthNet Personal Care Provider Manual §2.2"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the background screening for this worker: who was screened, when it was requested and completed, and the outcome.","Was the screening complete before the worker's first contact with a participant?"],"forms":[{"ref":"MO-HC-HR-02-A","title":"Background Screening Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (RSMo 192.2495)","5. What Is Checked","6. Steps Before the First Participant Contact","7. Reviewing the Result","8. Good Cause Waivers","9. During Employment","10. Documentation and Confidentiality","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":"mo-hca","state":"Missouri","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}}