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COLORADO · CARE PROGRAM

Personal Care, Homemaker and In-Home Support Services

Staff of licensed home care agencies giving personal care, homemaker or IHSS under HCBS waivers and Community First Choice. Private-pay non-medical (Class B) agencies have the Chapter 26 checks only.

PERSONAL CARE · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
6
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
4 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 Before hire, then at least monthly
    BASIS
    10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.130.35.A (all Health First Colorado providers); § 8.7409.E.1 (OIG check before hire, HCBS)

    Such screening should be performed within five (5) business days of the date on which the new employee was hired or new contract was signed. 2. Each Provider shall screen its employees and contractors against the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities at least monthly to capture any exclusions or reinstatements that have occurred since the last search of the database.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  2. Internet Criminal History Check System (ICHC)

    Colorado Bureau of Investigation

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Within 90 days before hire; every five years for Medicaid HCBS staff
    BASIS
    6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 26, § 5.9(C); 10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7409.E.1

    The criminal history record check shall, at a minimum, include a search of criminal history in the State of Colorado and be conducted not more than ninety (90) days prior to employment of the individual.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  3. Colorado Adult Protective Services data system (CAPS) check

    Colorado Department of Human Services, CAPS Check Unit

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, anyone giving direct care
    BASIS
    6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 26, § 5.9(D); 10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7409.E.2

    Before employing any individual to provide direct consumer care or services, the HCA must show compliance with the Colorado Adult Protective Services Data System (CAPS Check) requirements as set forth in Section 26-3.1-111, C.R.S., and 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 2, Part 2.3.6.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  4. DORA Licence Lookup (health professions)

    Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, anyone giving direct care
    BASIS
    6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 26, § 5.9(E); 10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7409.B

    Before employing any individual to provide direct consumer care or services, the agency shall contact the DORA to verify whether a license, registration, or certification exists and is in good standing.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  5. Colorado Nurse Aide Registry

    Department of Regulatory Agencies, State Board of Nursing

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, anyone giving direct care
    BASIS
    6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 26, § 5.9(E); 10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7528.H.11.e (IHSS attendants)

    Before employing any individual to provide direct consumer care or services, the agency shall contact the DORA to verify whether a license, registration, or certification exists and is in good standing.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  6. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    HCPF, Screening for Excluded Employees and Contractors (Health First Colorado providers; agency guidance, not in § 8.130.35)

    Providers are also responsible for searching the Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) and the System for Award Management (SAM) on a monthly basis to determine if any new or existing employees or contractors have been excluded from participating in Medicare, Medicaid, or any other Federal health care program.

    Read the source hcpf.colorado.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Health First Colorado Terminated Provider List

    Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (Program Integrity Section)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    No rule names employee screening against it; HCPF publishes the list and a provider terminated for cause cannot be reimbursed (10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.076)

    A provider who has been terminated for cause may not receive reimbursement under the Medicaid program.

    Read the source hcpf.colorado.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Reference checks before hire (10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7409.E.1)
  • At least 20 hours of personal care training or a skills validation test (10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7538.E)
  • Training before unsupervised contact with members (10 CCR 2505-10 § 8.7409.D)
  • Fingerprint-based CBI and FBI check of each owner, manager and administrator (C.R.S. 25-27.5-106(3))

Why some registries are not screened yet

The registry blocks automated access
The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.
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 Colorado'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 Policy and Financing (Health First Colorado) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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