Overview Section 307 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 (PL 108-173) established the framework for a program to evaluate national and state background checks on prospective employees with direct access to patients of long-term care facilities or providers. The program's purpose is to identify efficient, effective, and economical procedures for conducting background checks. The pilot will be administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Department of Justice. The pilot programs operated from January 2005 through September 2007. Pilot States CMS selected seven states to participate in the Background Check Pilot Program. The states represent a mix of rural and urban areas and include ethnically and culturally diverse populations. The pilot states include: - Alaska
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Wisconsin
CMS awarded additional funding to four states to create and deliver a comprehensive abuse prevention training program to employees and managers of long term care facilities. The states selected for the additional training funds are: Click on the titles listed in the Downloads section below to access more information about the CMS Background Check Pilot.
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