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National Background Check Program for long-term-care providers: assessment of state programs concluded in 2019
National Background Check Program for long-term-care providers: assessment of state programs concluded in 2019
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Report in brief (United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General)
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, September 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Government Regulation
Health Workforce -- legislation & jurisprudence
Long-Term Care -- standards
Patient Safety -- legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Why OIG Did This Review. Background checks for employees are an important safety measure that can help protect some of the most vulnerable populations. More than 13 million beneficiaries are served by long-term-care facilities each year, including the elderly, individuals in hospice care, and individuals with intellectual disabilities. The National Background Check Program (Program), enacted by legislation in 2010, assists States and territories (States) in developing and improving systems to conduct Federal and State background checks. Included in this legislation is a mandate that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) produce an evaluation of the Program within 180 days of Program completion. This report is the fourth in a series to supplement the mandated evaluation. In future work, we will assess the final four States to conclude the Program and the Program overall. How OIG Did This Review. We reviewed grant-monitoring documents and financial reports to determine the extent to which the 4 States that concluded participation in 2019 had implemented 13 selected Program requirements. Additionally, we surveyed program staff from the four States to collect information on their experiences with their respective background check programs. What OIG Recommends and How the Agency Responded. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should continue to implement OIG’s prior recommendation for it to take appropriate actions to encourage States to obtain the necessary legislative authority to fully implement Program requirements. Given this report’s findings, CMS should assist participating States to address the challenge of coordinating between State level departments and require participating States to consistently submit data that allow for CMS and each State to calculate determinations of ineligibility. CMS concurred with both recommendations.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (33 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918282679406676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918282679406676