Long-term-care employees provide essential care to patients in settings such as nursing facilities, home health agencies, and hospices. Ensuring that these employees have undergone a minimum level of screening helps protect the safety of beneficiaries in these settings. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides grants to States to implement background check programs for prospective long-term-care employees. The ACA also requires OIG to conduct an evaluation of this grant program-known as the National Background Check Program-after its completion. This interim report describes the overall implementation status and States' results from the first 4 years of the program, and provides CMS with information that may assist its ongoing administration of this program. OIG also plans to issue a final evaluation of the grant program after its completion.
Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
OEI-07-10-00420
Report Description
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
2
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
