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ARIZONA · CARE PROGRAM

Self-Directed Attendant Care

Workers the ALTCS member hires directly, paid through a fiscal/employer agent; AHCCCS makes background checks the member's choice.

SDAC · ON FILE
Registries named
4
Required
0
Expected
4
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 4
Rules checked
October 15, 2026

Required checks

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

None for this program.

Expected checks

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

  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
    BASIS
    Medicaid cannot pay for services of an excluded person (42 CFR 1001.1901); no AHCCCS rule names the check for SDAC workers

  2. 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

  3. Adult Protective Services Registry

    Arizona Department of Economic Security, Adult Protective Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and annually
    BASIS
    AHCCCS Minimum Subcontract Provisions § 1 reaches paid family members serving members at home, but AMPM 1320-A makes background checks optional

    It is recommended, but not mandatory, that background checks be completed on all DCWs hired within SDAC

    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

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Background check only if the member asks; the fiscal/employer agent runs it and the case manager authorizes it (AMPM 1320-A)
  • CPR and first aid certification before employment (AMPM 1320-A)
  • Proof of identity and of citizenship or legal residency (AMPM 1320-A)

Why some registries are not screened yet

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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