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CALIFORNIA · CARE PROGRAM

Skilled Nursing Facility

Every employee is checked for registry findings and licence discipline; nurse aides (CDPH-certified CNAs) need registry verification before they serve.

NURSING FACILITY · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
4
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 5
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; no rule sets the interval
    BASIS
    Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14043.61(a); DHCS, Medi-Cal Suspended and Ineligible Provider List notice

    Always refer to the S&I List when verifying ineligibility. Eligibility or ineligibility must also be verified through the Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities

    Read the source data.chhs.ca.gov

  2. Medi-Cal Suspended and Ineligible Provider List (S&I List)

    Department of Health Care Services

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly; the list is published monthly
    BASIS
    Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14043.61(a)

    A provider shall be subject to suspension if claims for payment are submitted for the services, goods, supplies, or merchandise provided, directly or indirectly, to a Medi-Cal beneficiary, by an individual or entity that is suspended, excluded, or otherwise ineligible ... and the individual or entity is listed on either the Suspended and Ineligible Provider List, published by the department

    Read the source california.public.law

  3. CDPH Certification Verification (CNA and Home Health Aide registry)

    California Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification Program

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before an aide serves; every hire checked for registry findings
    BASIS
    42 CFR 483.35(d)(4); 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 law.cornell.edu

  4. DCA License Search (BreEZe)

    California Department of Consumer Affairs

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire for licensed staff; again at licence renewal
    BASIS
    42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(iii)

    Not employ or otherwise engage individuals who— ... Have a disciplinary action in effect against his or her professional license by a state licensure body as a result of a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident property

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

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 Medicare and Medi-Cal providers

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • CNA criminal record clearance by CDPH through DOJ fingerprints before direct contact with residents (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1338.5)
  • Nurse aide registries of every other state the facility believes holds information on the aide, before the aide serves (42 CFR 483.35(d)(5))
  • No one used as a nurse aide for more than 4 months without an approved training and competency evaluation program (42 CFR 483.35(d)(1))

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 California'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 Department of Health Care Services (Medi-Cal) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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