The requirements of this section apply to home health care providers required to be licensed under this chapter. [2003, c. 634, §4 (NEW).]
1.Policies and procedures.
A home health care provider shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that prohibit abuse, neglect or
misappropriation of a client's property.
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2003, c. 634, §4 (NEW)
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2.Employment.
A home health care provider shall obtain criminal history record information about applicants for positions as unlicensed
assistive personnel as defined in section 1717, subsection 1, paragraph D and may not hire an individual who:
A. Has worked as a certified nursing assistant and has been the subject of a notation by the state survey agency for a substantiated
complaint of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property in a health care setting that was entered on the Maine Registry
of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers; [2011, c. 257, §17 (AMD).]
B. Has been convicted in a court of law of a crime involving abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property in a health care
setting; or [2003, c. 634, §4 (NEW).]
C. Has a prior criminal conviction within the last 10 years of:
(1) A crime for which incarceration of 3 years or more may be imposed under the laws of the state in which the conviction
occurred; or
(2) A crime for which incarceration of less than 3 years may be imposed under the laws of the state in which the conviction
occurred involving sexual misconduct or involving abuse, neglect or exploitation in a setting other than a health care setting. [2003, c. 634, §4 (NEW).]
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2011, c. 257, §17 (AMD)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
2003, c. 634, §4 (NEW).
2011, c. 257, §17 (AMD).
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