ACA Nationwide Program for National and State Background Checks for Direct Patient Access Employees of Long Term Care Facilities and Providers

-$3.0 Million committed in FY2018–FY2025

Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services, Department of
Assistance: Project Grants
CFDA number: 93.506
What it does: The program is intended to establish a nationwide program to identify efficient, effective, and economical procedures for long term care facilities and providers to conduct background checks on a statewide basis on all prospective direct patient access employees.
Who benefits: Beneficiary Eligibility: These facilities and providers include skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice care providers, long-term care hospitals, personal care service providers, adult day care providers, residential care providers, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFs/MR) and other entities that provide long-term care services, as specified by each participating State.
Who applies: CMS is inviting proposals from all States and U.S. territories to be considered for inclusion in this National Background Check Program. Federal matching funds are available to all States and U.S. territories
Authorized by: The Affordable Care Act
Program site: Not Applicable

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ACA Nationwide Program for National and State Background Checks for Direct Patient Access Employees of Long Term Care Facilities and Providers

-$3.0 Million committed in FY2018–FY2025

Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services, Department of
Assistance: Project Grants
CFDA number: 93.506
What it does: The program is intended to establish a nationwide program to identify efficient, effective, and economical procedures for long term care facilities and providers to conduct background checks on a statewide basis on all prospective direct patient access employees.
Who benefits: Beneficiary Eligibility: These facilities and providers include skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice care providers, long-term care hospitals, personal care service providers, adult day care providers, residential care providers, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFs/MR) and other entities that provide long-term care services, as specified by each participating State.
Who applies: CMS is inviting proposals from all States and U.S. territories to be considered for inclusion in this National Background Check Program. Federal matching funds are available to all States and U.S. territories
Authorized by: The Affordable Care Act
Program site: Not Applicable