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Criminal Background Checks and Registry Checks (Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program)

Applies the Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program to the Agency: registry checks and a professional license check before the fingerprint-based criminal background check, a satisfactory determination before direct access (with a limited 30-day supervised grace period), the required notice on every application form, owner checks, appeals, and immediate removal of anyone the law bars.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HH-HR-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
O.C.G.A. §31-7-354
Library
Georgia home health · 56 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
20

In short

  • Georgia law requires a national and state background check, with fingerprints, before you can work with patients.
  • We check the nurse aide registry, the sex offender registry, and the federal exclusion list first.
  • While your check is pending, you may only work with patients for up to 30 days, and only with a cleared staff member present.
  • If you are arrested, charged, or convicted, tell the Administrator within 24 hours.
  • If the Department finds you ineligible, you cannot work with patients, but you have the right to appeal.

What's inside

20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (O.C.G.A. §31-7-354 and Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12-.06)
  • 5. Who Is Checked
  • 6. Order of the Checks
  • 7. The 30-Day Grace Period
  • 8. Unsatisfactory Determination
  • 9. Owners
  • 10. Checks the Department Requires
  • 11. Arrests and Charges After Hire
  • 12. Appeals and Accuracy
  • 13. Responsibilities
  • 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 15. Staff Training
  • 16. References
  • 17. Related Policies and Forms
  • 18. Approval
  • 19. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the satisfactory determination and registry check for each aide and office worker with direct access hired this year.
  • Which of your staff are exempt from fingerprinting as licensed health care providers, and where is the license good-standing check for each?

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