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CONNECTICUT · CARE PROGRAM

Homemaker-Companion Agency

Every prospective employee or contractor who may provide companion or homemaker services for an agency or placement registry registered with the Department of Consumer Protection, including CHCPE homemaker, companion and chore providers.

HOMEMAKER · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
5
Expected
2
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 any offer or contract; monthly for agencies enrolled as Connecticut Medicaid (CHCPE) providers
    BASIS
    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-678(a); DSS Provider Enrollment Agreement ¶ 38 (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program)

    No homemaker-companion agency shall extend an offer of employment or enter into a contract with a prospective employee (1) whose name appears on the list of excluded individuals or entities posted in the federal online database maintained by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General for a conviction that has occurred during the preceding five years

    Read the source cga.ct.gov

  2. Quality Assurance Administrative Actions List

    Connecticut Department of Social Services, Office of Quality Assurance

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Routinely, for agencies enrolled as Connecticut Medicaid (CHCPE) providers; the agreement sets no interval
    BASIS
    DSS Provider Enrollment Agreement ¶ 38 (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program; CHC service provider agreement)

    The Provider shall also routinely search the Administrative Actions List on the DSS website.

    Read the source ctdssmap.com

  3. Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

    Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (State Police)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before any offer or contract
    BASIS
    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-670(5)(E), § 20-678(a) (§ 54-257 is the sex offender registry)

    “Comprehensive background check” means a background investigation of a prospective employee performed by a homemaker-companion agency, that includes ... (E) a check of the registry established and maintained pursuant to section 54-257

    Read the source cga.ct.gov

  4. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before any offer or contract, through a PBSA-accredited screening company
    BASIS
    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-670(5)(F), § 20-678(a)

    (F) a local and national criminal background check of criminal matters of public record based on the prospective employee's name and date of birth that includes a search of a multistate and multijurisdiction criminal record locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation, and a search of the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website

    Read the source cga.ct.gov

  5. eLicense License Lookup

    Department of Public Health, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section (shared eLicense system)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before any offer, only for positions that require a licence
    BASIS
    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-670(5)(D), § 20-678(a)

    (D) if the prospective employee has applied for a position within the homemaker-companion agency that requires licensure on the part of such prospective employee, verification that the required license is in good standing

    Read the source cga.ct.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Criminal/Motor Vehicle Conviction Case Look-up

    Connecticut Judicial Branch

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before any offer or contract
    BASIS
    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-670(5)(F) requires a local name-and-DOB search of criminal matters of public record; the Judicial Branch conviction look-up is the state's public source, though the statute does not name it

    (F) a local and national criminal background check of criminal matters of public record based on the prospective employee's name and date of birth that includes a search of a multistate and multijurisdiction criminal record locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation, and a search of the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website

    Read the source cga.ct.gov

  2. 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 Connecticut Medicaid providers; no Connecticut rule names SAM.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Local and national name-and-DOB criminal search through a commercial multistate database, run by a PBSA-accredited, FCRA-compliant screening company, plus convictions from other states for applicants in Connecticut under 3 years (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-670(5)(F)-(G))
  • No offer within five years of a listed health care, patient abuse, fraud or controlled substance conviction or a substantiated finding of neglect, abuse or misappropriation (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-678(a)(2))
  • In-person or video interview and Social Security number verification (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-670(5)(B)-(C))
  • Signed form disclosing convictions for crimes of violence or dishonesty and any licensing discipline (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-678(b))
  • Form I-9 after the offer is accepted; background check records kept for DCP inspection and clients told of the policy (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-678(c)-(d))

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Connecticut'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 Connecticut Department of Social Services (HUSKY Health, Connecticut Medical Assistance Program) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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