ARKANSAS · CARE PROGRAM
Nursing Facility (Nursing Home)
Nursing home employees and applicants, nurse aides above all; licensed by DHS (Office of Long-Term Care).
- 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 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
- Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual Section I, § 142.500(D) (20 CAR pt. 600)
Providers are obligated to screen all employees and contractors to determine if any of them are excluded from participation in Federal health care programs. 1. Providers can search the LEIE website ... 4. Providers should check the websites monthly to capture exclusions and reinstatements which may have occurred since the last search.
Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov
DHS Excluded Provider List
Arkansas Department of Human Services
SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check- WHEN
- MONTHLY At hire and monthly
- BASIS
- Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual Section I, § 142.500(D)(2), (4) (20 CAR pt. 600)
2. Providers can find a Department of Human Services excluded list on the Arkansas Department of Human Services website at: ... This list contains the names of any excluded individuals or entities. ... 4. Providers should check the websites monthly to capture exclusions and reinstatements which may have occurred since the last search.
Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov
Online Criminal Background Check (state record check)
Division of Arkansas State Police, Identification Bureau
NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account- WHEN
- AT HIRE Before an offer of employment, and at least every five years
- BASIS
- Ark. Code § 20-38-103(a)(3)(A), (d) (a long-term care facility is a service provider under § 20-38-101)
Initiate a state criminal history records check on the applicant with the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police; and
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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 Within five calendar days of the offer and before any resident contact, for anyone used as a nursing assistant
- BASIS
- 20 CAR § 403-602(a); 42 CFR 483.35(d)(4); 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(ii)
A facility must inquire of the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry as to information in the registry concerning any individual to be used as a nursing assistant. (2) A facility may not use an individual as a nursing assistant until registry inquiry and clearance is obtained.
Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov
Nurse License Verification
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire, for licensed and registered staff
- BASIS
- 20 CAR § 400-303(b)(2)-(3); 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(iii)
All applications from licensed and/or registered personnel shall contain the appropriate certificate or registration number and current renewal date. (3) These registrations and/or certifications shall be verified.
Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov
SAM.gov exclusions
General Services Administration
SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov- WHEN
- MONTHLY At hire and monthly
- BASIS
- Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual Section I, § 142.500(D)(1) names the GSA excluded parties list (EPLS, now SAM.gov)
The United States General Services Administration maintains a list of excluded providers at https://www.epls.gov/. Providers should search the website monthly to capture exclusions and reinstatements that have occurred since the last search.
Read the source codeofarrules.arkansas.gov
Expected checks
Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outrightAdult 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
- Ark. Code § 20-38-103(a)(3)(B) requires a registry records check without naming the registry; the adult day and assisted living rules name this one
Also required
Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these- FBI fingerprint check if the applicant has not lived in Arkansas continuously for the past five years (Ark. Code § 20-38-103(a)(4))
- Before using a nurse aide, seek information from every other state nurse aide registry the facility believes holds information on the person (42 CFR 483.35(d)(5))
- Nurse aide training and competency evaluation (20 CAR pt. 403; 42 CFR 483.35(d))
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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