Verification of Employability and Background Checks
Requires a criminal history check and Nurse Aide Registry and Employee Misconduct Registry searches (the Employee Misconduct Registry through SEMARC from August 3, 2026) before an unlicensed person has face-to-face contact with a client, repeats the registry searches at least every 12 months, and requires immediate discharge of anyone listed as unemployable or with a barring conviction.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HR-03
- Version
- 1.1
- Main rule
- 26 TAC §558.247
- Library
- Texas home care · 46 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 14
In short
- You cannot work with clients until your background check and registry checks are cleared.
- We check the state registries again at least once a year while you work here.
- Tell Pat Sample within one business day if you are arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime.
- Give true and complete information on your forms. Your background information is kept private.
What's inside
14 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement
- 5. Procedure (26 TAC §558.247)
- 6. Responsibilities
- 6.1 Staff Training
- 7. Records
- 7.1 Compliance Monitoring
- 8. References
- 9. Related Documents
- 10. Approval
- 11. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the registry search results and criminal history check for your most recently hired attendant, with the dates.
- How have you added SEMARC searches to your hiring and annual checks since August 3, 2026?
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