OIG Memorandum Report State Requirements for Conducting Background Checks on Home Health Agency Employees OEI-07-14-00131

This report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was presented to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The report presents current state requirements for Medicare home health provider organizations about conducting background checks on home health agency employees. It is one of two evaluations the OIG initiated in response to a Congressional request for information about home health provider organization employment of individuals with criminal convictions. The OIG found that 41 states require background checks and 10 states do not . . .