Employees or new hires who undergo required background checks might receive an “Undetermined” or “Not Eligible” result. A person whose background check is undetermined can still work for you, whereas a person who is not eligible must be terminated immediately from employment unless he or she challenges the results.
All “Undetermined” results must be challenged, unless the facility chooses not to hire the person. If the undetermined result stands after the challenge process, the facility has the option to retain the employee. “Not Eligible” results should only be challenged if the applicant believes the determination result is not correct. If the determination is correct, challenging the result will not change the “not eligible” result. Applicants with not eligible results that remain in effect after a challenge has been completed MUST be terminated. And remember, although an employee can work during the challenge process, they should be supervised at all times while on the job. Both of these background check results can be challenged by filling out a Request for Challenge form and submitting it to the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS). Challenges have a time limit of 45 days, during which the employee can continue to work. An employer’s options after a completed challenge are described above. Employees will be notified in writing by DPS if their challenge is successful. However, no communication is provided by DPS on challenges that are not successful. NABS (the Nevada Automated Background Check System) will send out an automated “Appeals Process Ending” email letting you know that the time frame to challenge has ended. We suggest you check with NABS regularly to stay updated on the challenge’s status. For more information on health facility background checks, visit the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance Background Check Requirements Frequently Asked Questions web page. Follow HCQC on Facebook.
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Civil Penalty Fund dollars can be reinvested in programs to benefit residents of skilled nursing facilities Money is available from the federal government to help nursing homes launch programs that will protect residents’ safety and improve their quality of life.
Monetary penalties collected from skilled nursing facilities for violations of federal regulations are partially reinvested by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support such activities by facilities or organizations. Examples of activities at Nevada skilled nursing facilities that have received funding include programs addressing antibiotic stewardship and enhancement of memory using music. (These funds cannot be used to fund or supplement funding for anything already required by federal regulations.) To apply for these funds, complete an application available at the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance’s Skilled Nursing Facility web page. Scroll down to the orange “Apply for Civil Penalty Funds to Improve Patient Care” header where you’ll find more information in addition to a link to the application. Submit your facility information through the Vaccines for Children website Under Nevada law, each public school, private school, and child care facility shall report by Dec. 31 of each year the exact number of pupils who have completed the immunizations required for enrollment. Immunize Nevada is collecting this information on behalf of the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Submitting your school’s information through this web form at http://www.vfcnevada.org/for-schools/school-form/ fulfills this statutory requirement.
We recommend you bookmark this link http://www.vfcnevada.org/for-schools/ as it has resources for school nurses, Nevada school requirements and more. If you have additional questions, email [email protected] or call (702) 529-4713. FAQs about reporting Q: If you have students who are current on a series, but have not completed it (for example, they were behind on MMR, now they have had 1 dose but are not yet due for #2), is that student counted as up-to-date? A: NO Q: What grades/ages does the reporting requirement apply to? A: Total childcare population coverage. Q: Are religious and medical exemptions counted in the immunization rate (e.g., because there is an exemption on file, they have complied with the requirements)? A: NO. Do not include students with religious and medical exemptions in the immunization rate. Only students who are fully vaccinated per Nevada requirements should be counted as up-to-date. Students who have had varicella disease (regardless of how many doses of varicella vaccine) are considered up-to-date. Q: The majority of our 7-12 graders started school in NV before 2010. It is my understanding that those students are only required to have 1 Varicella. May we count them in the vaccination rate, being all other immunizations meet the requirements? A: Students before 2010 are considered up-to-date if they have the 1 dose of Varicella. Q: If we have multiple campuses (Elementary, Middle, High) for a charter school or childcare, do we submit together or separately? A: Separately, please submit for each school location. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) courses help providers understand Survey & Certification process The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) has added the Federal Health Facility Survey Process Training for Providers course catalog to its Training and Education web page for Nevada health facility licensees.
These online trainings by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aim to help providers understand the purpose and process of Survey and Certification (S&C), which is a collaborative effort between CMS and providers to ensure Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries are receiving quality health care. HCQC also offers several other training and education courses on this web page for Nevada health facilities. For more information, send an email to [email protected]. |
AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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