Registry Checks and Exclusion Screening of Staff
Sets out the checks the Agency makes before hiring and every month after that: the Direct Service Worker Registry, the Louisiana Certified Nurse Aide Registry and the Louisiana adverse actions list, and the federal List of Excluded Individuals/Entities, as LAC 48:I Chapters 91, 92 and 100 require, together with the age and English requirements for non-licensed staff and what happens when a finding is found.
About this policy
- Policy number
- LA-HH-HR-04
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- LAC 48:I §9120
- Library
- Louisiana home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Aides and other unlicensed staff must be at least 18 and able to read, write and understand English.
- Before hire and every month, we check the state registries and the federal exclusion list.
- A person with a registry finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation or theft cannot work here as an aide.
- No unlicensed staff member sees a patient until the pre-hire checks are done.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §9120)
- 5. Before Hire: Age, Literacy, and Registry Checks
- 6. Databases Checked and How Often
- 7. Monthly Checks
- 8. When a Finding Is Found
- 9. Notifying the Nurse Aide Registry
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your written policy and process for checking the DSW and nurse aide registries.
- Show me the registry and exclusion check printouts for this aide, before hire and for each of the past three months.
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