Tag: National Background Check Program

OIG Report Finds States Need to Do More on Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers

A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services finds that nine of the 11 states that concluded their participation in the National Background Check Program in 2017 and 2018 did not implement all of the selected Program requirements, primarily due to a lack of legislative…

OIG: CMS & States Must Work Together on Background Checks for Long-Term Care Employees

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must help states completely implement background checks for long-term caregiver employees, according to a new report released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Nine million beneficiaries rely on long-term-care services each year for safe, dependable care and…