(a) Each long-term care facility shall maintain on file, subject to inspection by the Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police, or the licensing agency:
- (1) Evidence that criminal record checks have been initiated on all applicable operators and employees; and
- (2) A copy of the determinations received from the Office of Long-Term Care.
(b)
(1) The facility shall monitor all pending criminal record check applications to ensure results are received within:
- (A) Thirty (30) calendar days for a state record check; and
- (B) One hundred twenty (120) calendar days for a national record check.
(2) The facility shall:
- (A) Make all efforts to resolve pending applications that exceed these timeframes; and
- (B) Document those efforts.
- (c) For persons assigned from an applicable private placement agency or contracted agency/vendor, the facility shall maintain on file copies of the determination letter issued by the office.