Regional Digest
• Lawmakers in New Jersey this week will introduce measures to revamp a licensing system that allows a person with a criminal record to care for the elderly. The bipartisan legislation calls for criminal background checks for all home health aides instead of just new home health aides, as the current law stands, the Associated Press reported. The bills would also allow aides to work for only 60 days during their background checks. Now, providers can work for as long as six months, reported the AP. The legislation was prompted by a nine-month investigation by The Record of Hackensack, NJ, which found that more than 100 criminals are working as home care providers in New Jersey, according to the AP.
• Home Medical Care (HMC) of California has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. HMC was forced to take this action when the management of corporate funds and corporate authority was discovered to be incompetent. Corrective steps are under way, the company said. HMC said it is looking forward to a profitable future.
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