National Background Check Project Date: September 28, 2011 Presenters: Sean Pearson, Roger Gillespie, Tom Maniscalco

Project Background Project foundation is the Caregivers Criminal History Screening Act (CCHSP) statute of 1998 Requires caregivers to undergo a nationwide criminal history screening to ensure to the highest degree possible the prevention of abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of care recipients Since the inception of the CCHSP program, application volume has increased 10 times: 3,864 in State FY 1999 to 35,000 in State FY 2010 Project Foundation New Mexico has been a national leader in CCHSP Selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of only seven states to participate in the Pilot Program completed in 2006. Since the inception Resource demands have been high on providers, DOH and DPS to keep up with the pace and maintain the accuracy of screening. Improvements in technologies for scanning and reporting, as well as training and compliance processes are pivotal to ensuring continued protection of care recipients.

Project Background To help secure these new advancements in criminal history screening: New Mexico was recently awarded a new competitive Federal grant by CMS Project funded by both federal and states sources: Federal funding totaling $1.5 million comes from FY2010-2012 National Background Check Program grant (NBCP) under section 6201 of the Affordable Care Act. Non-federal match funds of $500,000 will be generated from NM State Licensing fees, State civil monetary penalties and fees collected to perform criminal background checks.

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Project Highlights Funds requested for this certification: $150,000 Project Phase Certification Request: Initiation Project Start Date: January 1, 2011 Project End Date: December 31, 2013 Total Project Value: $2 million (federal & state) Total Expended to date: $0

Initial Project Accomplishments Apply and secure a competitive grant to move New Mexico to the next level of criminal history screening Program Education Attending CMS conferences to understand requirements Establish communication with CMS contractor and other state agencies in the NBCP Program Post and secure a Project Manager and establish inter-agency communication

Initiation Phase Next Steps Solidify project governance Create inter-agency planning activities and expectations Develop integrated high-level scope, deliverables and schedule Prepare for Planning Phase certification in December Project Management Plan Budget and Communications Plan finalized IV&V contract negotiated

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