Criminal Background Checks, Employee Disqualification List, and Family Care Safety Registry
Sets out the Missouri screening every person must pass before contact with patients: applicant disclosure and consent, a Missouri State Highway Patrol criminal background check (and a nationwide fingerprint check for applicants who have not lived in Missouri for five consecutive years), an Employee Disqualification List inquiry, and Family Care Safety Registry registration within 15 days of hire; which findings bar employment, the good cause waiver, ongoing duties and the penalties under RSMo §§192.2490, 192.2495 and 210.900 to 210.936.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MO-HH-HR-04
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- RSMo §192.2495
- Library
- Missouri home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 20
In short
- Before you have any contact with patients, we check Missouri criminal records and the Employee Disqualification List.
- If you have not lived in Missouri for the last five years, a nationwide fingerprint check is also needed.
- Nurses and aides must register with the Family Care Safety Registry within 15 days of starting work.
- Some convictions and registry listings bar this work unless the Department grants a waiver. A listing on the Disqualification List cannot be waived.
- Tell the Administrator within one business day if you are arrested, charged or convicted.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (RSMo §192.2495)
- 5. Who Is Screened
- 6. Steps Before Patient Contact
- 7. Findings That Bar Employment
- 8. Good Cause Waiver
- 9. Family Care Safety Registry Registration
- 10. Duties After Hire
- 11. Confidentiality
- 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 that the criminal background check and EDL inquiry were completed before this employee's first patient contact.
- This employee moved to Missouri three years ago. Where is the nationwide check?
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