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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 - Criminal background checks of employees, required when; persons with criminal history not to be hired

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must require the applicant to sign a consent form authorizing the background review and to disclose any criminal convictions, guilty pleas, disqualification list status, and Family Care Safety Registry listings. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495)(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495)
  • 2The provider must not knowingly hire a person who has been convicted of, pled guilty to, or has a suspended sentence for a disqualifying felony offense to have contact with patients or residents, on penalty of a class A misdemeanor. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495)(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495)
  • 3The provider must require applicants without five consecutive years of Missouri residency to submit fingerprints for a state and federal (FBI) criminal background check. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495)(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495)
  • 4The provider must make an inquiry to the Department of Health and Senior Services as to whether the applicant is listed on the employee disqualification list before hiring. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 (via § 192.2490))(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 - Criminal background checks of employees, required when; persons with criminal history not to be hired)
  • 5The provider must, before allowing an employee to have contact with any patient or resident, request a criminal background check on that person through the Missouri State Highway Patrol. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 (via § 43.540))(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 - Criminal background checks of employees, required when; persons with criminal history not to be hired)
  • 6The provider must screen the applicant against the Family Care Safety Registry background checks established under section 210.903. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 (via § 210.903))(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2495 - Criminal background checks of employees, required when; persons with criminal history not to be hired)

Applies to: home care / in-home services providers, health care employment agencies, and adult day care providers screening direct care workers

Missouri statute requiring in-home services providers, health care employment agencies, and other operators to conduct criminal background checks, employee disqualification list inquiries, and Family Care Safety Registry screening on employees before those employees have contact with patients or residents.

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