OAR 950-060-0070: Background Check Requirements

(1) For all new or renewal applications for THW certification, the Authority shall: (a) Conduct a background check in accordance with OAR 943-007-0001 and 943-007-0501, specifically incorporating and limited to OAR 407-007-0200 to 407-007-0250 and 407-007-0340 to 407-007-0370 and expressly not incorporating OAR 407-007-0275 and 407-007-0277; (b) Consult with the Office of the Inspector General to determine if the applicant is excluded from participation in the medical assistance program. (2) New or renewal THW applicants may be denied certification or renewal of certification based on a fitness determination that applies a weighting test for potentially disqualifying convictions or conditions. (3) New or renewal THW applicants shall be denied certification if they are excluded from participating in the medical assistance program. (4) To be certified, enrolled in the registry, and eligible for reimbursement under Medicaid, peer support specialists as defined in OAR 950-060-0010 are required to pass a background check. The background check may be conducted by the Authority or by an entity contracting with the Authority to provide background checks: (a) If the Authority conducts the background check, the Authority’s fitness determination shall comply with the provision of section (1) of this rule and shall include the application of a weighting test for potentially disqualifying convictions or conditions; (b) If a contracting entity conducts the background check, the provisions of OAR 407-007-0277 shall apply; (c) Peer support specialists described in this section may choose an Authority approved entity that conducts the background check.