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ARKANSAS · CARE PROGRAM

IndependentChoices (self-directed personal assistance)

Personal assistants hired by the participant as employer of record, with a fiscal agent running payroll.

SELF-DIRECTED · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
6
Expected
1
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
    AT HIRE Before the assistant's visits are billed, and kept current for every claim
    BASIS
    Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual Section I, § 145.200(D) (EVV services, including any self-direction plan) (20 CAR pt. 600)

    Ensure the rendering provider is not excluded or debarred from participation in Medicaid under any state or federal law;

    Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov

  2. DHS Excluded Provider List

    Arkansas Department of Human Services

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the assistant's visits are billed, and kept current for every claim
    BASIS
    Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual Section I, § 145.200(D) (EVV services, including any self-direction plan) (20 CAR pt. 600)

    Ensure the rendering provider is not excluded or debarred from participation in Medicaid under any state or federal law;

    Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov

  3. Online Criminal Background Check (state record check)

    Division of Arkansas State Police, Identification Bureau

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, repeated at least every five years
    BASIS
    Arkansas Medicaid IndependentChoices Provider Manual § 260.420(E) (20 CAR pt. 626)

    Submit to central registry checks and national and state criminal background checks in compliance with Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-33-213 and 20-38-101 et seq. Criminal background checks shall be repeated at least once every five years.

    Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov

  4. Child Maltreatment Central Registry

    DHS Division of Children and Family Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Arkansas Medicaid IndependentChoices Provider Manual § 260.420(E) (20 CAR pt. 626)

    Central registry checks shall include the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry; and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry.

    Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov

  5. Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry

    DHS Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (Adult Protective Services)

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Arkansas Medicaid IndependentChoices Provider Manual § 260.420(E) (20 CAR pt. 626)

    Central registry checks shall include the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry; and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry.

    Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov

  6. Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry

    DHS Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (Office of Long-Term Care)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Arkansas Medicaid IndependentChoices Provider Manual § 260.420(E) (20 CAR pt. 626)

    Central registry checks shall include the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry; and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry.

    Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. 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 Arkansas Medicaid providers (Section I, § 142.500(D)(1) names the GSA list for enrolled providers)

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • National (FBI fingerprint) criminal background check, repeated at least every five years (IndependentChoices Provider Manual § 260.420(E))
  • References if requested, and a Health Services card if requested (IndependentChoices Provider Manual § 260.420(D), (F))

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.
Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Arkansas'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 Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services or your own counsel before relying on it.

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