Hire First, Document Later? Every Medicaid Hour May Be at Risk

Hire First, Document Later? Every Medicaid Hour May Be at Risk 


A home care agency cannot send a caregiver into a Medicaid recipient’s home and finish the caregiver’s personnel file later. If the required qualifications, screenings, and clearances were not documented before the caregiver began providing services, the Medicaid claims associated with that caregiver may be subject to recoupment.