Section 1-9 - Hiring Procedures The following will apply to all Licensed Nurses, CNAs and Homemaker/Chore personnel hired at the effective date of this rule.
(a) Due to the nature of the Wyoming Home Services Program providing services to vulnerable adults, any individual who appears on the Central Registry or who has been convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor related to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and/or abandonment of adults or children shall not provide in-home services as listed in Section 3.
(b) Prior to working independently in a Client's home, the following reference checks must be completed and documented in the employees' personnel file: - (i) Written documentation of at least two (2) character references from a previous employer, if any, or other knowledgeable and objective sources prior to employment or volunteering (e.g., letters of reference; notations of telephone reference checks including the name of the person(s) contacted, the date(s) of contact, the firm(s) contacted, and the result(s).
- (ii) The Grantee must contact the Wyoming Department of Family Services, for all personnel who are not licensed or certified by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing, to ensure the individual does not appear on the Central Registry.
- (iii) The Grantee must contact the Wyoming State Board of Nursing for those staff who are licensed and/or certified by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing, to ensure the individual is in good standing with the board.