tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 2

Long-Term Care: SNFs SHOULD BE MAKING THEIR LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE

New Medicare legislation beefs up employee background check requirements.  Skilled nursing facilities should brace themselves for a new take on criminal background checks for prospective employees. That's because the Medicare Act requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to set up a pilot program designed to test the success and viability of a federal system of criminal background checks for new hires who care directly for patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid, reports Barbara Gay, director of information for the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. The three-year project affects nursing facilities, home health...

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