I have yet to find anyone associated with the work we do - taking care of a frail population - who does not believe we should have detailed/comprehensive background checks completed on individuals we hire. In fact, we do multiple reference checks and a pre-employment drug test (though not a regulation). The challenges we face with using the State Police background system are:
I think consideration should be made to amend the regulation to allow ALFs options as to what background check service they use as part of their pre-employment process.