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Memorandum re: Criminal background check protections for long-term care workers

September 12, 2011

National Employment Law Project

A memorandum written by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adopt specific worker protections as it develops model background check procedures for long-term care workers under the Affordable Care Act.

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