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Failure to Complete Criminal Background Checks for Nursing Staff

Henryetta, Oklahoma Survey Completed on 01-20-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to complete required criminal history background checks for two sampled LPN employees, despite having a policy stating that employees would be screened for a history of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment by obtaining information from previous or current employers and checking appropriate licensing boards and registries. Record review showed that one LPN hired on 10/08/24 and another LPN hired on 06/25/25 had no criminal history or background check results in their employee files. During an interview, the administrator stated they believed background checks were not required for nurses because the Oklahoma nursing board managed nursing licenses and that a valid license was sufficient for nurses to work in Oklahoma. At the time of the survey, the administrator identified that 80 residents resided in the facility.

This deficiency was identified through review of the facility’s undated abuse/neglect/exploitation policy, undated employee lists, and the personnel files of the two LPNs, as well as the administrator’s statements explaining the facility’s practice regarding background checks for licensed nursing staff.