ALABAMA · CARE PROGRAM
Nursing Facility
Nurse aides, licensed staff and all other employees, under ADPH rules (Ala. Admin. Code ch. 420-5-10) and 42 CFR 483.
- Registries named
- 8
- Required
- 6
- Expected
- 2
- Screened by ezOIG
- 4 of 8
- Rules checked
- October 16, 2026
Required checks
Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agencyList of Excluded Individuals/Entities
HHS Office of Inspector General
SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list- WHEN
- MONTHLY At hire and monthly
- BASIS
- Alabama Medicaid Provider Manual ch. 7, § 7.3.1; Alabama Medicaid Agency, Suspended Providers page
Any provider participating or applying to participate in the Medicaid program must search Medicaid’s Exclusion List, the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE), and the System for Award Management (SAM) website on a monthly basis to determine if any existing employee or contractor has been excluded from participation in the Medicaid program.
Read the source medicaid.alabama.gov
Alabama Medicaid List of Suspended Providers (Provider Sanction List)
Alabama Medicaid Agency, Program Integrity Division
SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check- WHEN
- MONTHLY At hire and monthly
- BASIS
- Alabama Medicaid Provider Manual ch. 7, § 7.3.1; Alabama Medicaid Agency, Suspended Providers page
Any provider participating or applying to participate in the Medicaid program must search Medicaid’s Exclusion List, the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE), and the System for Award Management (SAM) website on a monthly basis to determine if any existing employee or contractor has been excluded from participation in the Medicaid program.
Read the source medicaid.alabama.gov
Alabama Certified Nurse Aide Registry
Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Facilities
SCREENED BY EZOIG Checked against the published list of nurse aides with findings; certification is not verified- WHEN
- AT HIRE Before a nurse aide starts, plus every other state registry believed to hold the aide
- BASIS
- Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-10-.03(12)-(13); 42 CFR 483.35(d)(4)-(5), 483.12(a)(3)(ii)
Before allowing an individual to serve as a nurse aide, a facility must receive registry verification that the individual has met competency evaluation requirements
Read the source admincode.legislature.state.al.us
Alabama Elder and Adult in Need of Protective Services Abuse Registry
Alabama Department of Human Resources, Office of Adult Protective Services
NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency- WHEN
- AT HIRE Before hire; staff and volunteers with one-on-one contact hired on or after 1 January 2023
- BASIS
- Act 2022-161 (Shirley's Law) § 7, Ala. Code § 38-9G-1 et seq.; Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-41-.07
A service provider shall query the Alabama Elder and Adult in Need of Protective Services Abuse Registry with regard to an individual who is an employee or prospective employee of the provider
Read the source alison.legislature.state.al.us
Alabama Board of Nursing License Lookup
Alabama Board of Nursing
NOT SCREENED YET Paid access- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire, licensed staff; again at each renewal
- BASIS
- Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-10-.03(18); 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(iii)
Professional staff must be licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with applicable State laws.
Read the source admincode.legislature.state.al.us
SAM.gov exclusions
General Services Administration
SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov- WHEN
- MONTHLY At hire and monthly
- BASIS
- Alabama Medicaid Provider Manual ch. 7, § 7.3.1; Alabama Medicaid Agency, Suspended Providers page
Any provider participating or applying to participate in the Medicaid program must search Medicaid’s Exclusion List, the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE), and the System for Award Management (SAM) website on a monthly basis to determine if any existing employee or contractor has been excluded from participation in the Medicaid program.
Read the source medicaid.alabama.gov
Expected checks
Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outrightAlabama Background Check (ABC) System
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire
- BASIS
- Finds court findings that 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(i) bars; no Alabama rule names it
Alabama Sex Offender Registry (ALEA Community Information Center)
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire
- BASIS
- Standard practice for Alabama long-term care employers
Also required
Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these- Nurse aide training and competency evaluation within 4 months of starting (Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-10-.03(9)-(11))
- Nurse aide performance review at least every 12 months (Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-10-.03(15))
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.
- 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.
Guidance, not legal advice
This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Alabama's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Alabama Medicaid Agency or your own counsel before relying on it.
Screen for Alabama Nursing Facility.
Choose this program when you set up your organization, and ezOIG runs the registries it screens on your schedule.