Texas § HS.253.008 - VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYABILITY
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§ HS.253.008. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYABILITY
VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYABILITY; ANNUAL SEARCH. (a) Before a facility or individual employer as defined in this chapter or an agency as defined in Section 48.401 , Human Resources Code, may hire an employee, the individual employer or a financial management services agency on behalf of the individual employer, the facility, or agency shall search the employee misconduct registry under this chapter and the nurse aide registry maintained under Chapter 250 as required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Pub. L. No. 100-203) to determine whether the applicant for employment is designated in either registry as having abused, neglected, or exploited an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a consumer. (b) A facility, individual employer or financial management services agency on behalf of an individual employer, or agency may not employ a person who is listed in either registry as having abused, neglected, or exploited an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a consumer. (c) In addition to the initial verification of employability, a facility, agency, individual employer, or financial management services agency on behalf of an individual employer shall: (1) annually search the employee misconduct registry and the nurse aide registry maintained under Chapter 250 to determine whether any employee of the individual employer, facility, or applicable agency is designated in either registry as having abused, neglected, or exploited an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a consumer; and (2) maintain in the facility's or individual employer's books and records a copy of the results of the search conducted under Subdivision (1). Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 629, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.68, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (S.B. 1318 ), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 806 ), Sec. 13, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 363 (H.B. 2683 ), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2014.
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