12 VAC35106-240

3.  There are many unfunded mandates in the new licensing regulations.  Private providers continue to be hit with additional expenses with no changes in our rates.  The policy to require that the provider conduct background checks on a minimum of 20 percent of all existing employees annually is an example.  For this agency, this cost would be approximately $360.  Also does this include the background check with CPS?  If so, this would be an additional $60 and this does not include the time the agency would have to pay in extra administrative costs for our employees to comply which in many cases would be overtime.