COVERAGE · ALABAMA
Screening in Alabama
Alabama's rules for its 8 care programs name 9 registries. ezOIG screens 4 of them, covering 59% of the checks those rules require.
- Care programs
- 8
- Registries named
- 9
- Screened by ezOIG
- 4
- Required checks covered
- 25 of 42
- Rules checked
- October 16, 2026
How ezOIG screens in Alabama
In every state, ezOIG screens the federal lists: the HHS-OIG exclusion list (LEIE), SAM.gov exclusions and the OFAC sanctions list.
Of Alabama's own registries, ezOIG screens 2: Alabama Medicaid List of Suspended Providers (Provider Sanction List) and Alabama Certified Nurse Aide Registry.
5 registries the rules name are not screened by ezOIG yet. Each is listed below with the reason, so you know which to check another way.
Care programs
Each program's checks, with the rule behind each oneAlabama's programs
- WAIVER IN-HOME
Waiver In-Home Services (E&D and SAIL Waivers)
Direct service staff of personal care, homemaker, companion, respite and skilled nursing agencies under the E&D and SAIL waivers; both call for a background check that includes the sex offender registry and the Nurse Aide Registry.
6 required checks, 4 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected
- ADULT DAY
Adult Day Health (E&D Waiver)
Adult day health center staff. The E&D waiver's background checks apply as for in-home services, and DHR's Shirley's Law rule names adult day care facilities.
7 required checks, 4 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected
- PDN
Private Duty Nursing (EPSDT)
Nurses employed by Medicaid private duty nursing providers serving recipients under 21.
5 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG
- ASSISTED LIVING
Assisted Living and Specialty Care Assisted Living
All employees of ADPH-licensed assisted living and specialty care (dementia) assisted living facilities; the two rule chapters screen identically.
3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 5 expected
- IDD WAIVERS
Intellectual Disabilities Waivers (ID, LAH and CWP)
Staff of ADMH-certified providers, including group homes and day and in-home supports, and self-directed workers.
4 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected
Federal core programs
- HOME HEALTH
Home Health Agency
Agency staff. Alabama has no state licensure rules for home health agencies (Certificate of Need only), so the checks come from Medicaid, Shirley's Law and the Medicare conditions.
5 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected
- HOSPICE
Hospice
Employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to patient records; hospices are licensed by ADPH under Ala. Admin. Code ch. 420-5-17.
6 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected
- NURSING FACILITY
Nursing Facility
Nurse aides, licensed staff and all other employees, under ADPH rules (Ala. Admin. Code ch. 420-5-10) and 42 CFR 483.
6 required checks, 4 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected
Alabama's registries
The registries its programs name, by kindState Medicaid exclusion lists
- Alabama Medicaid List of Suspended Providers (Provider Sanction List) Alabama Medicaid Agency, Program Integrity Division Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Waiver In-Home, Adult Day, PDN, Assisted Living and IDD WaiversSCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
Sex offender registries
- Alabama Sex Offender Registry (ALEA Community Information Center) Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Waiver In-Home, Adult Day, Assisted Living and IDD WaiversNOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
Criminal record checks
- Alabama Background Check (ABC) System Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Waiver In-Home, Adult Day, Assisted Living and IDD WaiversNOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
Nurse aide registries
- Alabama Certified Nurse Aide Registry Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Facilities Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Waiver In-Home, Adult Day and Assisted LivingSCREENED BY EZOIG Checked against the published list of nurse aides with findings; certification is not verified
Licenses
- Alabama Board of Nursing License Lookup Alabama Board of Nursing Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Waiver In-Home, Adult Day, PDN, Assisted Living and IDD WaiversNOT SCREENED YET Paid access
Abuse and misconduct registries
- Alabama Elder and Adult in Need of Protective Services Abuse Registry Alabama Department of Human Resources, Office of Adult Protective Services Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Waiver In-Home, Adult Day, Assisted Living and IDD WaiversNOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
Federal registries
Screened in every state- List of Excluded Individuals/Entities HHS Office of Inspector GeneralSCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list
- SAM.gov exclusions General Services AdministrationSCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
- Specially Designated Nationals list U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets ControlSCREENED BY EZOIG Sanctions check against the Treasury's SDN list
- National Sex Offender Public Website U.S. Department of JusticeNOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
Why some registries are not screened yet
- The registry blocks automated access
- The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.
- The registry's terms forbid automated searches
- The registry's terms, or the law behind it, rule out automated or third-party searches, so ezOIG doesn't run them.
- Requires an employer account
- Searches go through the employer's own account with the agency, so ezOIG doesn't run them for you.
- Checked by request to the agency
- The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.
- Paid access
- The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.
Screen your Alabama staff.
Add a few people, run a check, and see what comes back.