(3) if so licensed, the number and date of such license; and
(4) references and dates and places of previous employment.
Prior to employing, assigning, or referring a nurse, the agency shall
contact the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to determine whether the
nurse's license is valid and in good standing. Written verification shall
be sent by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation within 20 working
days. At least biennially thereafter, the nurse agency shall contact the
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to verify this information in
writing. The nurse agency shall review the disciplinary report published
by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on a monthly basis to
determine whether the nurse's license is valid and in good standing.
(b) Every nurse agency shall cause each applicant for employment,
assignment, or referral, as a certified nurse aide to complete an
application form including the following information:
(1) name and address of the applicant;
(2) whether or not the nurse aide is registered as having completed a certified course
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(3) references and dates and places of previous employment.
Prior to employing, assigning, or referring a certified nurse aide, the agency shall review the information provided on the Health Care Worker Registry to verify that the certification is valid. Prior to employing, assigning, or referring a certified nurse aide to a position at a health care employer or long-term facility as defined in the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, the nurse agency shall review the information provided on the Health Care Worker Registry to verify that the certified nurse aide is not ineligible for the position pursuant to Section 25 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
(c) Every nurse agency shall check at least 2 recent references and the
dates of employment provided by the applicant, unless the applicant has not
had 2 previous employers.
(d) Knowingly employing, assigning, or referring to a health care facility a nurse or certified nurse aide with an illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued diploma, registration, license, certificate, or background study constitutes negligent hiring by a nurse agency and is a violation of this Act.
(e) Nurses or certified nurses aides employed, assigned, or referred to
a health care facility by a nurse agency shall be deemed to be employees of
the nurse agency while working for the nurse agency or on nurse agency
employment, assignment, or referral and may only be terminated by the nurse agency for cause.
(Source: P.A. 102-946, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1124, eff. 2-3-23.)
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