New DOT Drug test regimen goes into effect
The Department of Transportation has enacted changes to the DOT compliance drug test regimen effective October 1st, 2010. While the drug test is still a 5 panel regimen, it will include new testing for HDMA (Esctasy) and lower cut off levels for amphetamines and cocaine. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that [...]
Healthcare Screening Services – the FACIS Search
Screening healthcare workers for contracts sometimes requires more than just drug screening and criminal records searches. Occasionally some facilities may require you to implement a healthcare sanctions search. This search including the OIG/GSA database, or the office of Inspector General and General Services Administrations sanctioned list and disciplinary actions for healthcare workers and others barred [...]
Nova Scotia Nurses union unhappy with criminal background check plan
The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia will start requiring all prospective Nurses to conduct a $30 Canadian Criminal background check. The must pay for the background check themselves. An honor system is currently inplace and all nurses must report any criminal offeneses on their annual renewal. The college executive director thinks that requiring [...]