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rowid | facility_name | facility_id | address | city | state | zip | inspection_date | deficiency_tag | scope_severity | complaint | standard | eventid | inspection_text | filedate |
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11409 | DUNBAR CENTER | 515066 | 501 CALDWELL LANE | DUNBAR | WV | 25064 | 2010-11-11 | 225 | D | 50T311 | . Based on review of information from a criminal background check, staff interview, and review of a 2004 newsletter issued by the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC) to all Medicare / Medicaid nursing facilities, the facility failed to ensure a West Virginia State Police background check was completed prior to hire for one (1) of one (1) background checks reviewed. Employee #123, a certified nurse practitioner (CNP), had been employed at this facility since May 2010, and no criminal background check by the West Virginia State Police had been completed as required by OHFLAC. Employee identifier: #123. Facility census: 118. Findings include: a) Employee #123 During a complaint investigation conducted at the facility between 11/08/10 and 11/11/10, it was discovered the facility had employed Employee #123 as a CNP since May 2010. Review of Employee #123's personnel record revealed the pre-employment screening conducted on this individual did not include a criminal background check by the West Virginia State Police in an effort to uncover a personal history of criminal convictions that may indicate this individual was unsuited for employment in a nursing facility. In an interview on the afternoon of 11/09/10, the facility's administrator (Employee #53) confirmed a criminal background check had not been conducted through the West Virginia State Police prior to hiring Employee #123. Review of a newsletter (dated November 2004), which had been distributed by OHFLAC to all Medicare / Medicaid certified nursing facilities in West Virginia, revealed the following directive: "... Regarding criminal background checks, both the State licensure rule and the Federal Medicare / Medicaid certification requirements mandate screening of applicants for employment in a nursing home or nursing facility. The licensure rule specifically requires nursing homes to conduct a 'criminal conviction investigation' on all applicants; the certification requirements require that nursing facilities 'must not employ individuals who have been found guilty of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating residents by a court of law'; facilities are expected to 'make reasonable efforts to uncover information about any past criminal prosecutions'. To satisfy these requirements, OHFLAC will accept nothing less than a statewide criminal background check on all applicants. Individuals for whom criminal background investigations have been initiated may begin work at the facilities pending satisfactory outcomes of the checks. ..." . | 2014-03-01 |