Criminal Background Checks and Registry Checks
Requires a fingerprint-based criminal background check, sex offender and Nurse Aide Abuse Registry checks, and a sworn statement before anyone with direct patient access starts work, repeats the checks every four years, bars people convicted of listed offenses, and tells DC Health when someone leaves for criminal, unprofessional, or unethical conduct.
About this policy
- Policy number
- DC-HH-HR-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- D.C. Code §44-552
- Library
- Washington, DC home health · 58 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 23
In short
- Everyone who visits patients needs a fingerprint background check, registry checks, and a sworn statement before starting work.
- Background checks are repeated every four years.
- Certain convictions in the last seven years, or being on the Nurse Aide Abuse Registry, mean a person cannot work with patients.
- If you are arrested, charged, or convicted, tell the Director within 24 hours.
- Background check results are confidential. Never share them.
What's inside
23 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (D.C. Code §44-552 and 22-B DCMR §4701)
- 5. Who Is Checked
- 6. The Checks and Their Timing
- 7. Disqualifying Offenses
- 7.1 Single misdemeanor exception
- 7.2 EPD Waiver beneficiaries
- 7.3 Registry
- 7.4 Licensed staff
- 8. Asking About Criminal History
- 9. Decisions, Confidentiality, and the Applicant’s Rights
- 10. Repeat Checks and Changes During Employment
- 11. Telling DC Health When Someone Leaves
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the background check for this aide. When was the fingerprint check done compared with the hire date?
- Show me the Nurse Aide Abuse Registry check and the sex offender registry check.
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