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175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010 - Home Health Agencies; Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment (Staff Screening)

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must complete pre-employment checks for each direct care staff member for adverse findings on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry, the Adult Protective Services Central Registry, the Central Registry of Child Protection Cases, and the Sex Offender Registry. (175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010.04(A)(ii))(175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010 - Home Health Agencies; Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment (Staff Screening))
  • 2The provider must not employ a person who has adverse findings on the Sex Offender Registry or on the Nurse Aide Registry. (175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010.04(A)(iv))(175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010 - Home Health Agencies; Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment (Staff Screening))
  • 3The provider must conduct these criminal background and registry screenings pre-employment, before the direct care staff member has contact with consumers. (175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010.04(A))(175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010 - Home Health Agencies; Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment (Staff Screening))
  • 4The provider (home health agency) must complete a pre-employment criminal background check for each direct care staff member through a governmental law enforcement agency or a private entity that maintains criminal background information. (175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010.04(A)(i))(175 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 14, § 010 - Home Health Agencies; Standards of Operation, Care, and Treatment (Staff Screening))

Applies to: home health

Nebraska's Home Health Agency licensure regulation requires agencies to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks and multiple state registry checks on each direct care staff member before hire, and prohibits employing individuals with adverse findings on the Sex Offender Registry or Nurse Aide Registry.

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