Failure to Ensure LPN Maintained Current State License
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a licensed staff member maintained a current state license as required by policy and job description. Review of the employee file for an LPN revealed that the license on file had expired, and there was no updated license present in either the employee file or the license binder. Human Resources confirmed responsibility for maintaining current licensure documentation and acknowledged the absence of the updated license. Staffing records showed that the LPN continued to work in the facility after the expiration date of the license. The facility's job description for LPNs specifies that a current, unencumbered state license is a qualification for employment. This lapse had the potential to affect all 79 residents residing in the facility.