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

2. 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.

3. 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 FY 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.

4. Project Overview
Business Objectives

5. Project Overview
Technical Objectives

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Project Timeline

10. Questions?