Failure to Complete Required Licensure Check Prior to RN Hire
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a licensure check was completed prior to hire for one of five employee files reviewed, specifically for a registered nurse. The facility’s abuse policy dated February 27, 2026, required that potential employees be screened for a history of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of resident property, and that background, reference, and credential checks be conducted on potential employees, contracted temporary staff, students, volunteers, and consultants. Review of the personnel file for the registered nurse, who was hired on December 29, 2025, showed no documented evidence that her professional license had been checked to verify it was current and free of disciplinary action. In an interview, the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed they could not locate any documentation that a licensure check had been obtained prior to the nurse’s hire, resulting in noncompliance with 28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) and 201.18(e)(1).
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