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ARIZONA · CARE PROGRAM

ALTCS Direct Care Services (Attendant Care, Personal Care, Homemaker)

Direct care workers of agencies, including Agency with Choice and paid family caregivers; habilitation (AMPM 1240-E) carries the same checks. No exception to the registry checks, even for workers serving only family.

DIRECT CARE · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
3
Expected
4
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 7
Rules checked
October 15, 2026

Required checks

Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agency

  1. List 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; the agreement's monthly checks name owners, agents and managing employees, and it bars employing any excluded individual
    BASIS
    AHCCCS Provider Participation Agreement (PEP-202.8, rev 02/2026) ¶ 27, incorporating 42 CFR 455.436 and CMS SMDL 09-001

    has confirmed the identity and reported the exclusion status of any person with an ownership or control interest or any person who is an agent or managing employee of the Provider through monthly checks of Federal databases as outlined in 42 CFR §455.436.

    Read the source azahcccs.gov

  2. Adult Protective Services Registry

    Arizona Department of Economic Security, Adult Protective Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire/initial contract and every year after
    BASIS
    AMPM 1240-A § III.C.3.b; AHCCCS Minimum Subcontract Provisions § 1

    At the time of hire/initial contract and every year thereafter, conduct a search of the Arizona Adult Protective Services (APS) and Department of Child Services (DCS) Registries,

    Read the source azahcccs.gov

  3. Department of Child Safety Central Registry

    Arizona Department of Child Safety

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire/initial contract and every year after
    BASIS
    AMPM 1240-A § III.C.3.b

    At the time of hire/initial contract and every year thereafter, conduct a search of the Arizona Adult Protective Services (APS) and Department of Child Services (DCS) Registries,

    Read the source azahcccs.gov

Expected checks

Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outright

  1. AHCCCS State Exclusion List

    AHCCCS Office of Inspector General

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    AHCCCS does not reimburse services furnished by a state-excluded person (A.R.S. § 36-2930.05(E)); no rule names the search

    "exclude" means that items and services furnished, ordered or prescribed by a specified individual or entity will not be reimbursed by the administration, a contractor or any agent of the administration or a contractor.

    Read the source azleg.gov

  2. Arizona Sex Offender Information (OffenderWatch search)

    Arizona Department of Public Safety

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and annually
    BASIS
    AMPM 1240-A § III.C.3.d bars workers subject to sex offender registration but asks only for a notarized attestation

    Upon hire/initial contract and annually thereafter, obtain a notarized attestation from the DCW that they are not: i. Subject to registration as a sex offender in Arizona or any other jurisdiction,

    Read the source azahcccs.gov

  3. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and annually
    BASIS
    AMPM 1240-A § III.C.3.d covers registration in Arizona or any other jurisdiction, by attestation only

    Upon hire/initial contract and annually thereafter, obtain a notarized attestation from the DCW that they are not: i. Subject to registration as a sex offender in Arizona or any other jurisdiction,

    Read the source azahcccs.gov

  4. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for AHCCCS providers; the Provider Participation Agreement's monthly federal database checks (42 CFR 455.436) name it for owners, agents and managing employees only

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Nationwide criminal background check at hire and every three years, or a fingerprint clearance card where statute requires one (AMPM 1240-A § III.C.3.a, C.4)
  • Notarized attestation at hire and annually: not a registered sex offender, no A.R.S. § 41-1758.03 offences (AMPM 1240-A § III.C.3.d)
  • Three references who are not family members (AMPM 1240-A § III.C.2)
  • CPR and first aid certification before providing care (AMPM 1240-A)
  • DCW Level I and Level II training and testing, verified through the AHCCCS DCW Database (AMPM 1240-A)
  • Fingerprint clearance card for agencies subcontracted with DDD (A.R.S. § 36-594.01)

Why some registries are not screened yet

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Arizona's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 15, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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