Failure to Conduct Criminal History Background Check for Employee
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that criminal history record checks were performed as required by regulations for an employee. Specifically, an Environmental Aide was observed working in the facility without documented evidence of a Criminal History Background Check. The aide was initially employed at a sister facility and was brought in to assist with environmental tasks. During an interview, the facility's administrator acknowledged that a background check should have been conducted but was not.
Penalty
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