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Criminal Background Checks and Registry Checks

Implements the Georgia long-term care background check program for hospices: registry checks and license queries first, then a fingerprint-based state and national criminal background check through the Department, the 30-day supervised grace period and when it cannot be used, the employment prohibitions, the required notice on application forms, appeals, record keeping, and the Medicare criminal background check standard for staff the state program does not cover.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HSP-HR-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12
Library
Georgia hospice · 60 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
21

In short

  • Georgia law requires a national and state background check, with fingerprints, for jobs with direct access to patients.
  • Registry checks and license checks are done first, then the fingerprint check.
  • While your fingerprint result is pending, you may only work under direct supervision, never alone, and for no more than 30 days.
  • Tell your supervisor within one business day of any arrest, charge or conviction.
  • We do not employ anyone excluded from Medicare or Medicaid. Everyone is screened every month.

What's inside

21 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 (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(8); 42 CFR §418.114(d))
  • 5. Who Is Checked
  • 6. Checks Before Work Starts
  • 6.1 Procedure
  • 7. Working While a Check Is Pending (Grace Period)
  • 8. Who May Not Be Employed
  • 9. Notice on Application Forms
  • 10. After Hire
  • 11. Disputes and Appeals
  • 12. Penalties
  • 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 fingerprint records check determination and the registry check for this direct access employee.
  • Does your employment application carry the state law background check notice?

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