Division Of Consumer Affairs Announces Settlement With Nurse Staffing Firm

A health care service firm that supplies replacement nurses during hospital strikes in New Jersey has agreed to pay $235,000 in order to resolve allegations that it violated regulations, including those that require it to perform required background checks on its nurses.

U.S. Nursing Corporation, a Colorado-based corporation, also agreed to comply with the state’s Personnel Services Regulations in its future business activities, under terms of the Consent Order between the company and the Division of Consumer Affairs. The Personnel Services Regulations set forth requirements for the placement of health care practitioners by health care service firms, which include the practitioner’s completion of a detailed employment application and the firm’s verification of licensure and work history.

“Our regulations contain a variety of strict and important requirements that must be followed to ensure patient safety. Among other things, the regulations require that health service firms verify the work history of the health care practitioner and, when a practitioner has previously been terminated, the reason for that termination. This information is critical to safeguarding the well-being of patients,” Attorney General Stuart Rabner said. Read more at state.nj.us.