OIG, SAM, and state registry checks for home care agencies
Homecare Pro runs OIG and SAM checks along with the other federal and state registries your agency requires, at hire and on a recurring schedule. Every result is filed to the caregiver’s record.
How registry checks work in Homecare Pro
A caregiver is added
Every new hire and active caregiver is covered, whether they come from onboarding or your EMR.
Homecare Pro runs the checks
OIG and SAM run automatically, along with the other registries your agency needs for the caregiver’s state.
Results are filed
Clear results go straight to the caregiver’s record, and results that need review go to your team.
Checks repeat for active caregivers
Homecare Pro reruns OIG and SAM checks on a schedule, so results stay current.
Automatic OIG and SAM checks for every caregiver
OIG and SAM checks run automatically at hire and on a recurring schedule. Homecare Pro files every result, so your registry checks stay audit-ready.
- Run automatically for every caregiver
- Run at hire and on a recurring schedule
- Results filed to each caregiver’s record
State and federal registries your agency requires
Homecare Pro runs SSDMF, state nurse aide, abuse, employability, and other registries your state requires, and files every result to the caregiver’s record.
- Registries matched to each caregiver’s state
- Results that need review flagged for your team
- One record for every requirement
Federal registries for home care
The federal registries home care agencies check, who runs each, and how often.
OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
Run by the HHS Office of Inspector General. Lists people and entities barred from federal health care programs. Checked at hire and monthly. Homecare Pro runs it automatically.
SAM.gov exclusions
Run by the U.S. General Services Administration. Lists federal debarments and suspensions across all agencies. Checked at hire and monthly. Homecare Pro runs it automatically.
Social Security Death Master File (SSDMF)
Run by the Social Security Administration. Confirms a Social Security number doesn’t belong to someone deceased.
National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW)
Run by the U.S. Department of Justice. Lists sex offender registrations from every state, DC, territories, and tribes. Checked at hire.
OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list
Run by the U.S. Treasury. Lists sanctioned individuals and entities. Not a home care requirement, but some payers include it.
Home care registry checks by state
The state registries home care agencies check in every state, and what each state’s rules require. Homecare Pro runs the ones your agency needs.
Requirements vary by license type and payer, and Medicaid exclusion lists apply to agencies billing that state’s Medicaid program. This is a reference, not legal advice: confirm against your state’s current rules. Last reviewed October 2026.
Alabama home care registry checks
Elder and Adult in Need of Protective Services Abuse Registry (DHR, “Shirley’s Law”); DHR Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry for child-serving roles
No non-medical home care license. Shirley’s Law (2022) requires covered providers, including home health agencies, to query the adult abuse registry for employees and volunteers.
Alaska home care registry checks
Alaska Nurse Aide Registry (Board of Nursing)
Adult and child protective services records, searched through the Alaska Background Check Program
Licensed and Medicaid-certified home and community-based providers use the fingerprint-based Alaska Background Check Program, which bundles the registry, sex offender and exclusion searches.
Arizona home care registry checks
Arizona CNA/LNA Registry (Arizona State Board of Nursing)
Adult Protective Services Registry (DES); DCS Central Registry for child-serving roles, checked by request
AHCCCS State Exclusion List and Suspensions and Terminations
Home health agencies must check the APS Registry before hire, may not employ listed individuals, and must re-verify annually (A.R.S. § 46-459). Non-medical home care is unlicensed; AHCCCS direct care agencies follow AHCCCS contract rules.
Arkansas home care registry checks
Arkansas CNA Registry (Office of Long Term Care, run by Headmaster)
Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry and Child Maltreatment Central Registry, both checked by request through Arkansas DHS
Licensed home health and private care agencies run state criminal checks (fingerprints in some cases) plus both maltreatment registry checks.
California home care registry checks
CDSS Home Care Aide Registry and CDPH Aide and Technician Certification Verification (CNA/HHA)
No adult abuse registry
Aides of licensed Home Care Organizations must be on the Home Care Aide Registry, with Live Scan (DOJ and FBI) clearance, before providing care; registration renews every two years. Home health agencies verify CDPH certification.
Colorado home care registry checks
Colorado CNA Registry (DORA license lookup)
CAPS check of the Colorado Adult Protective Services data system (CDHS CAPS Check Unit); child abuse (Trails) check for child-serving roles
Employers providing direct care to at-risk adults, including licensed home care agencies, must request a CAPS check before hire.
Connecticut home care registry checks
Connecticut Nurse Aide Registry (DPH, run by Prometric)
DDS Abuse and Neglect Registry for DDS-funded services; DCF Central Registry for child-serving roles
Home health agencies run fingerprint and registry checks through DPH’s ABCMS (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491c). Homemaker-companion agencies registered with DCP run comprehensive criminal checks, including the sex offender registry.
Delaware home care registry checks
Delaware CNA Registry (Division of Health Care Quality)
Adult Abuse Registry (DHSS); Child Protection Registry (DSCYF), checked through the Background Check Center
Delaware Medicaid Sanctioned Providers, released by email request through Delaware Medicaid Program Integrity
Home health and personal assistance services agencies screen through the Delaware Background Check Center, which pairs fingerprints with the abuse, child protection and CNA registry checks.
District of Columbia home care registry checks
DC Board of Nursing aide registries (home health aide, nurse aide), searched through Credentia’s DC registry
No adult abuse registry
DC Excluded Parties List (Office of Contracting and Procurement)
Licensed home care agencies run fingerprint-based criminal checks on unlicensed staff; home health aides must hold Board of Nursing certification.
Florida home care registry checks
No standalone adult abuse registry check; screening runs through the AHCA Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
Level 2 (FDLE and FBI fingerprint) screening through the AHCA Clearinghouse for home health agencies, nurse registries and homemaker/companion services (Fla. Stat. § 400.512), with rescreening every five years.
Georgia home care registry checks
No adult abuse registry in the required check set
Private home care providers and home health agencies run fingerprint checks through GCHEXS. The required registry check is the nurse aide registry, the state sex offender registry and the OIG LEIE, repeated for each state the applicant lived in (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-12).
Hawaii home care registry checks
Hawaii Nurse Aide Registry (DCCA, run by Prometric)
Adult Protective Services records; child protective services records for child-serving roles
Licensed home care and home health agencies run fingerprint checks through the Department of Health, including the APS records search.
Idaho home care registry checks
Child protection and adult protection registries, searched through the DHW Background Check Unit
Medicaid personal care and home health providers use the DHW fingerprint background check, which bundles the CNA, protection registry, sex offender and OIG searches.
Illinois home care registry checks
Health Care Worker Registry (IDPH), which includes CNAs and other direct care workers
Adult Protective Services Registry (Department on Aging), whose findings show as ineligibility on the Health Care Worker Registry (how to check)
Home health, home services and home nursing agencies must run livescan fingerprint checks and verify Health Care Worker Registry status before hire. Department on Aging provider agencies re-check at hire and annually.
Indiana home care registry checks
Indiana Nurse Aide Registry (IDOH)
No adult abuse registry
Personal services agencies and home health agencies run a criminal history check and a nurse aide registry check before hire.
Iowa home care registry checks
Dependent Adult Abuse Registry and Child Abuse Registry (Iowa HHS)
Home health agencies and Medicaid HCBS providers run the state record check (criminal history plus both abuse registries) through the Single Contact Access Point before hire.
Kansas home care registry checks
Kansas Nurse Aide Registry (KDADS)
Adult Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Central Registry and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry (DCF)
Home health agencies run criminal record checks through KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing; fingerprints apply to some roles.
Kentucky home care registry checks
Kentucky Nurse Aide and Home Health Aide Abuse Registry (Board of Nursing)
Caregiver Misconduct Registry (DCBS), being renamed the Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Registry; Child Abuse and Neglect Registry for child-serving roles
Personal services agencies and home health agencies must run a state criminal check, the nurse aide abuse registry and the Caregiver Misconduct Registry before hire. The fingerprint-based KARES portal is voluntary and bundles all of these.
Louisiana home care registry checks
Louisiana CNA and Direct Service Worker registries (LDH); the DSW Registry is now maintained within the LDH Adverse Actions List
Abuse, neglect and misappropriation findings are carried on the DSW Registry
Licensed HCBS and personal care attendant agencies must check the DSW Registry and the OIG LEIE before hire and monthly afterward.
Maine home care registry checks
Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers
Substantiated findings are carried on the CNA and Direct Care Worker Registry
Home care and home health agencies must check the registry for every direct care worker before hire, usually through the Maine Background Check Center.
Maryland home care registry checks
No adult abuse registry
Residential service agencies run a criminal background check (state fingerprint or private nationwide) and verify Board of Nursing certification for aides who need it.
Massachusetts home care registry checks
CPPD Abuser Registry (Commission for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities, formerly the DPPC)
Agencies contracted with the state home care program run CORI and CPPD Abuser Registry checks; home health agencies verify the nurse aide registry. Massachusetts signed its first home care agency licensing law in August 2026, with background check rules to follow in regulation.
Michigan home care registry checks
Michigan Nurse Aide Registry (run by Headmaster)
No adult abuse registry; Central Registry (child abuse) for child-serving roles
Licensed home health agencies screen through the Michigan Workforce Background Check (fingerprints plus registry and exclusion searches). Non-medical home care is unlicensed.
Minnesota home care registry checks
Maltreatment of vulnerable adults and child maltreatment findings, checked in the DHS background study
All MDH-licensed home care providers and PCA/CFSS agencies must complete a DHS background study (NETStudy 2.0, fingerprint-based) before direct contact.
Mississippi home care registry checks
Mississippi Nurse Aide Registry (MSDH, run by Headmaster and TMU since 2024)
No adult abuse registry
Health care entities licensed by MSDH, including home health agencies, run fingerprint-based criminal checks on new direct care hires.
Missouri home care registry checks
Missouri CNA Registry (run by TMU)
Family Care Safety Registry, which returns the DHSS Employee Disqualification List, the DMH Employee Disqualification Registry and Children’s Division Central Registry findings in one check
In-home service and home health providers must register each worker with the Family Care Safety Registry and may not employ anyone on the Employee Disqualification List.
Montana home care registry checks
Montana Nurse Aide Registry (DPHHS)
No adult abuse registry
Home health and Medicaid personal assistance agencies run name-based criminal checks and the nurse aide registry.
Nebraska home care registry checks
Adult Protective Services Central Registry and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry (DHHS)
Home health agencies must check the nurse aide registry and both central registries before hire.
Nevada home care registry checks
Nevada CNA Registry (Nevada State Board of Nursing)
No adult abuse registry
Licensed personal care agencies and home health agencies must submit fingerprints for state and FBI checks on every employee.
New Hampshire home care registry checks
NH Licensed Nursing Assistant Registry (NH Board of Nursing)
BEAS State Registry (adult abuse); DCYF Central Registry, checked by request
Licensed home health care providers, including non-medical home care service providers, must check the BEAS registry before hire; listed individuals may not be newly hired.
New Jersey home care registry checks
Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide certification (Board of Nursing); NJ Nurse Aide Registry (run by PSI)
Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (DHS); DCF Child Abuse Registry for child-serving roles
Consolidated Debarment Report and Comptroller Debarment List
Health care service firms may place only Board-certified CHHAs, who are fingerprinted at certification. Employers of caregivers in DD-funded services must check the DHS Central Registry.
New Mexico home care registry checks
Employee Abuse Registry (Health Care Authority)
None published
Home health and personal care providers must check the Employee Abuse Registry before hire and run fingerprint checks through the Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program, both now run by the New Mexico Health Care Authority.
New York home care registry checks
NYS Home Care Registry (DOH); NYS Nurse Aide Registry (run by Prometric)
Justice Center Staff Exclusion List for providers serving OPWDD, OMH or OASAS populations; Statewide Central Register (child abuse) for child-serving roles
LHCSAs and CHHAs must verify and update each aide on the Home Care Registry and run DOH Criminal History Record Checks (fingerprints) on unlicensed direct care staff. Medicaid providers screen OMIG and OIG lists at hire and monthly.
North Carolina home care registry checks
Health Care Personnel Registry (DHSR), which includes Nurse Aide I listings; Nurse Aide II registry (Board of Nursing)
Substantiated abuse, neglect and misappropriation findings are carried on the Health Care Personnel Registry
NC Medicaid Excluded Providers List (NC Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse)
Licensed home care agencies must check the Health Care Personnel Registry before hire and run a state criminal check, with a national check for applicants who lived in North Carolina less than five years.
North Dakota home care registry checks
No adult abuse registry
ND Medicaid Provider Exclusion List (ND Medicaid Fraud and Abuse)
Home health agencies and Medicaid qualified service providers run criminal checks and the nurse aide registry.
Ohio home care registry checks
Ohio Nurse Aide Registry (ODH), plus the registry of any state lived in during the prior five years
Home health agencies and Aging/Medicaid waiver providers must review seven databases before hire and at least every five years: SAM, OIG LEIE, DODD Abuser Registry, ODM exclusion list, the Attorney General sex offender database, the ODRC offender database and the nurse aide registry (OAC 173-9-03). BCI fingerprints are also required, with FBI for applicants outside Ohio in the prior five years.
Oklahoma home care registry checks
Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry (OSDH), including home health aides and non-technical service workers
Community Services Worker Registry (abuse findings)
None published
Home health and home care agencies must screen applicants through the OSDH National Background Check Program: fingerprints plus the nurse aide registry, Community Services Worker Registry, OIG and sex offender searches.
Oregon home care registry checks
Oregon CNA Registry (Oregon State Board of Nursing)
Substantiated abuse records reviewed in the ODHS and OHA Background Check Unit fitness determination
OHA Medicaid provider exclusions (Program Integrity Audit Unit)
Licensed in-home care agencies must obtain a Background Check Unit fitness determination for each caregiver; fingerprints apply in some cases.
Pennsylvania home care registry checks
Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry (Department of Health), searched through Credentia’s PA registry
No adult abuse registry; ChildLine child abuse clearance for staff serving minors
Home care agencies, home care registries and home health agencies need a State Police criminal check for every direct care applicant, plus FBI fingerprints for anyone in Pennsylvania under two years. Medical Assistance providers screen Medicheck and the OIG list.
Rhode Island home care registry checks
RIDOH nursing assistant and home health aide registry (RIDOH license verification)
No adult abuse registry
None published
Licensed home nursing care and home care providers run national fingerprint criminal checks and verify the aide registry.
South Carolina home care registry checks
South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry (run by Credentia)
No adult abuse registry
SCDHHS Excluded Providers
Licensed in-home care providers run SLED criminal checks and the nurse aide registry; fingerprints apply in some cases.
South Dakota home care registry checks
South Dakota Nurse Aide Registry (Board of Nursing)
No adult abuse registry
None published
Non-medical in-home services are not licensed. Home health agencies and Medicaid providers run criminal checks, the nurse aide registry and the OIG list.
Tennessee home care registry checks
Tennessee Abuse Registry (Health Facilities Commission)
TennCare Terminated Providers List (TennCare Program Integrity)
Home care organizations must check the Tennessee Abuse Registry, the state sex offender registry and the felony offender database before hire, alongside the OIG list; fingerprints apply in some cases.
Texas home care registry checks
Employee Misconduct Registry (HHSC), searched through TULIP since March 2026
Home and community support services agencies must run a DPS criminal history check and search the Nurse Aide Registry and Employee Misconduct Registry before first client contact and annually. Medicaid providers also screen HHSC OIG and federal lists monthly. HHSC is phasing in rules that move some regulated providers to a multi-agency search engine (SEMARC).
Utah home care registry checks
Adult Protective Services and child abuse databases, checked through DHHS background screening
None published
Home health and personal care agencies submit staff to DHHS background screening (fingerprints plus the APS, child abuse, nurse aide, sex offender and OIG searches).
Vermont home care registry checks
Vermont LNA Registry (Office of Professional Regulation)
Adult Abuse Registry (DAIL) and Child Protection Registry (DCF)
Vermont Medicaid excluded providers (available by request)
Employers of caregivers for vulnerable adults, including home health and home care agencies, must check the Adult Abuse Registry before hire; the Child Protection Registry applies to child-serving roles.
Virginia home care registry checks
Virginia Nurse Aide Registry (Virginia Board of Nursing license lookup)
No adult abuse registry; a bill to create one (SB 243) was continued to the 2027 session. DSS Central Registry for child-serving roles
None published
Licensed home care organizations must obtain a Virginia State Police criminal record report within 30 days of employment and may not employ people convicted of barrier crimes (Code § 32.1-162.9:1).
Washington home care registry checks
DOH Home Care Aide and nursing assistant credentials (nursing assistants moved to the Washington State Board of Nursing in July 2026), searched through the DOH Provider Credential Search; DSHS Nurse Aide Registry
DSHS findings of abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment, returned through the Background Check Central Unit
HCA Provider Termination and Exclusion List; DSHS termination list
Home care agencies must run DSHS fingerprint-based background checks on long-term care workers, and most agency caregivers must earn DOH Home Care Aide certification.
West Virginia home care registry checks
West Virginia Nurse Aide Registry (OHFLAC)
APS and CPS records, checked through WV CARES
Covered long-term care providers, including home health and personal care agencies, screen through the fingerprint-based WV CARES program, which bundles the registry, sex offender and OIG checks.
Wisconsin home care registry checks
Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry (run by Headmaster)
None published
Home health agencies and personal care providers must run a DOJ criminal check, collect the Background Information Disclosure form and check the Caregiver Misconduct Registry before hire, then repeat every four years (Wis. Stat. § 50.065). A registry finding bars employment.
Wyoming home care registry checks
Wyoming CNA Registry (WDH), with certifications checked through the Wyoming State Board of Nursing
DFS Central Registry (adult and child)
Wyoming Medicaid Provider Exclusion List
Home health agencies run criminal checks and the DFS Central Registry; fingerprints apply in some cases.
Registry check questions
Homecare Pro runs OIG and SAM checks for every caregiver, along with SSDMF, NSOPW, state nurse aide, abuse, employability, and other state registries your agency requires.
Homecare Pro reruns OIG and SAM checks for active caregivers every month.
Homecare Pro alerts your team, and a manager decides the next step. Clear results are filed automatically.
The state section above lists the registries home care agencies check in each state, and Homecare Pro runs the ones your agency needs.
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