{"ref":"MO-HSP-HR-03","title":"Criminal Background Checks, Employee Disqualification List and Family Care Safety Registry","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets out the background screening Missouri requires before any person hired by the hospice has contact with patients (Missouri State Highway Patrol criminal record check, nationwide fingerprint check when needed, and Employee Disqualification List inquiry), the applicant's disclosures, Family Care Safety Registry registration within 15 days, who cannot be employed, the good cause waiver, exclusion screening, and record keeping.","inShort":["No one sees a patient until their Missouri criminal background check and Employee Disqualification List check are cleared.","If you have not lived in Missouri for five years in a row, a nationwide fingerprint check is also needed.","Hospice aides must register with the Family Care Safety Registry within 15 days of starting work.","Tell the Administrator within five days if you are arrested, charged or convicted, or if your license is acted on.","Anyone on the Employee Disqualification List cannot work for the Agency."],"primaryCitation":"RSMo §192.2495","citations":["19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(E)3","RSMo §192.2495","RSMo §192.2490","RSMo §197.500","RSMo §210.900","RSMo §210.906","19 CSR 30-82.060","13 CSR 70-3.030(3)(A)39"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.114(d)","42 U.S.C. §1320a-7","42 CFR §1001.1901"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the criminal background check and EDL inquiry for this aide, and the date of the aide's first patient visit.","This applicant lived in Kansas until two years ago. Show me the nationwide check."],"forms":[{"ref":"MO-HSP-HR-03-A","title":"Background Screening Log"},{"ref":"MO-HSP-HR-03-B","title":"Applicant Disclosure and Consent for Background Screening"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(E)3; RSMo §192.2495.3)","5. Screening Steps Before Patient Contact","6. Who the Agency Will Not Employ","7. After Hire","8. Contract Staff, Staffing Agencies and Volunteers","9. Federal Standard (If Medicare-Certified)","10. Confidentiality of Results","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-hospice","state":"Missouri","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}}