National Background Check Project

1. National Background Check Project Date: February 22, 2011 Presenters: Larry White, Ron Burton, Tom Maniscalco

2. Project Background • Project foundation is the Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program (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, application volume has increased 10 times: 3,864 in State FY 1999 to 35,000 in State FY 2010

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 FY2010-2012 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 Highlights Funds requested for this certification: $165,000 Project Phase Certification Request: Planning Project Start Date: January 1, 2011 Project End Date: December 31, 2013 Total Project Value: $1.15 million (federal & state) Total Expended to date: $50,000

5. Project Overview Business Objectives

6. Project Overview Technical Objectives

7. Project Activities – Progress Made 1 - Governance • Project governance established and open communication plan created • Project team identified • IV&V Vendor selected and contract negotiated 2 - Project Definition • Project Charter review, revised and signed • Initial Project Management Plan completed 3 - Outreach • Initial Association meetings

8. Project Activities – Progress Made 4 - Technical • High-level scope and approach defined • Progress on functional requirements • RFI, Peer and Vendor surveys provided information helpful in planning technical strategy

9. Planning Phase Next Steps IV&V contract executed Detailed Schedule, Budget and Communication Plans Finalize remaining functional requirements and needs assessment for both DPS and DOH RFP developed and submitted for DPS RapBack RFP developed and submitted for DPS LiveScan Design and Architecture planning for program applications

10. Project Timeline

11. Questions?