ALTSA: ALF #2022-015 Resuming Fingerprint Background Checks Reminder – Must Be Completed By August 28th 

ALTSA: ALF #2022-015 Resuming Fingerprint Background Checks Reminder – Must Be Completed By August 28th 

On March 18, 2020, Governor Inslee issued Proclamation 20-18, which suspended the fingerprint background check requirements for long-term care facilities. Beginning May 1, 2022, long-term care workers will again need to complete a fingerprint-based background check as required by law.

All providers and staff who began working between November 1, 2019 and April 30, 2022 will have 120 days to obtain non-disqualifying fingerprint results from the Background Check Central Unit (BCCU). This means that providers must have non-disqualifying results dated no later than August 28, 2022. New providers who start providing care on or after May 1, 2022 will have 120 days to get their results from BCCU. Settings should monitor for compliance with fingerprint completion per normal procedures.

We are asking all new providers have a fingerprint appointment scheduled before providing care, per current WAC 388-113-0109 and emergency WAC 388-06-0525. This requirement has been in place in chapter 388-113 WAC, but not previously enforced because of the proclamation suspending fingerprint checks.

Read full letter here

For more information, see this linked provider letter.      

 

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August 10, 2022