Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 611.54 - Provisional hiring(a)General rule. The home care agency or home care registry may hire an applicant for employment or referral on a provisional basis, pending receipt of a criminal history report or a ChildLine verification, as applicable, if the following conditions are met: (1) The applicant shall have applied for a criminal history report and ChildLine verification, as applicable, and provided the home care agency or home care registry with a copy of the completed request forms.(2) The home care agency or home care registry shall have no knowledge about the applicant that would disqualify the applicant under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4911 (relating to tampering with public record information).(3) The applicant shall swear or affirm in writing that the applicant is not disqualified from employment or referral under this chapter.(4) The home care agency or home care registry may not assign or refer the provisionally hired applicant until that person has met the requirements of § 611.55 (relating to competency requirements).(5) The home care agency or home care registry shall monitor the provisionally hired applicant awaiting a criminal background check through random, direct observation and consumer feedback. The results of monitoring shall be documented in the individual's file.(6) The home care agency or home care registry shall directly supervise, or assign another direct care worker to accompany, a provisionally hired applicant awaiting a child abuse clearance who will provide home care services to a consumer less than 18 years of age.(7) The period of provisional hire of an individual who is and has been, for a period of 2 years or more, a resident of this Commonwealth, may not exceed 30 days. The period of provisional hire of an individual who has not been a resident of this Commonwealth for 2 years or more may not exceed 90 days.(b)Termination. If the information obtained from the criminal history report or ChildLine verification, or both, reveals that the individual is disqualified from employment or referral under § 611.52 (relating to criminal background checks) or under § 611.53 (relating to child abuse clearance), the individual shall be terminated by the home care agency or removed from the home care registry's roster immediately. If the individual fails to provide the ChildLine verification or criminal history report, or both, within the time period permitted for provisional hire, the individual shall be terminated by the home care agency or removed from the home care registry's roster immediately. This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 611.51 (relating to hiring or rostering of direct care workers).