The Middletown Press’ Sloan Brewster reports that a Middlesex Hospice volunteer (Donald McGinnis) who has refused to submit to a background check will not be able to retain his position, under a new federal law. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently implemented a law requiring that all hospice volunteers have background checks conducted on them. Since the government pays for hospice care, it expects full compliance, even for those who have a long-term history of volunteering. McGinnis, who has been a volunteer at the hospice for 18 years, does not agree with the law, in principle.

For full article, please see: Source: Sloan Brewster, Local volunteer won’t succumb to Big Brother,” The Middletown Press, November 27, 2008 7:02 PM EST. http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2008/11/27/news/doc492f34fe9baf5101665604.prt