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NOW and COMP Waivers (DBHDD) and Community Living Arrangements

Staff of DBHDD-contracted providers of New Options Waiver and Comprehensive Supports Waiver services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including staff of licensed Community Living Arrangements. Providers that run personal care homes also follow that program.

NOW/COMP · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
4
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 5
Rules checked
October 16, 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 and monthly, all employees and contractors
    BASIS
    DCH Office of Inspector General, Georgia OIG Exclusions List (Medicaid Provider Responsibilities); Part I Policies and Procedures for Medicaid/PeachCare for Kids § 106.24 (HHS-OIG and EPLS monthly)

    Any provider participating or applying to participate in the Georgia Medicaid program, including managed care entities, must search the Georgia Medicaid Exclusion List, in addition to the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) and the System for Award Management (SAM) on a monthly basis to determine if any existing employee or contractor has been excluded

    Read the source dch.georgia.gov

  2. Georgia OIG Exclusions List (Georgia Medicaid Exclusion List)

    Georgia Department of Community Health, Office of Inspector General

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly, all employees and contractors
    BASIS
    DCH Office of Inspector General, Georgia OIG Exclusions List (Medicaid Provider Responsibilities)

    Any provider participating or applying to participate in the Georgia Medicaid program, including managed care entities, must search the Georgia Medicaid Exclusion List, in addition to the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) and the System for Award Management (SAM) on a monthly basis to determine if any existing employee or contractor has been excluded

    Read the source dch.georgia.gov

  3. Georgia criminal history record check by name (GCIC, through local law enforcement)

    Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center; requests go through local sheriff's offices and police departments

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before a Community Living Arrangement employee starts work, then a fingerprint check at hire
    BASIS
    Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 290-9-37-.07(10)

    Prior to working in a Community Living Arrangement, a potential employee is required to obtain a Georgia Crime Information Center state criminal history record check comparison of data with information other than fingerprints done through local law enforcement authorities.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  4. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly, all employees and contractors
    BASIS
    DCH Office of Inspector General, Georgia OIG Exclusions List (Medicaid Provider Responsibilities); Part I Policies and Procedures for Medicaid/PeachCare for Kids § 106.24 (EPLS, now SAM, monthly)

    Any provider participating or applying to participate in the Georgia Medicaid program, including managed care entities, must search the Georgia Medicaid Exclusion List, in addition to the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) and the System for Award Management (SAM) on a monthly basis to determine if any existing employee or contractor has been excluded

    Read the source dch.georgia.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Georgia Secretary of State Licensee Search (Professional Licensing Boards, GOALS)

    Georgia Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division (includes the Georgia Board of Nursing)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, staff in positions that need a licence or certification
    BASIS
    NOW/COMP Part II Manual § 612.1.5.1 requires licensed or certified staff where state law requires it (DBHDD Policy 04-101, not read)

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Fingerprint-based criminal history record check under DBHDD Policy 04-104 for contractors' employees with direct care, treatment or custodial responsibilities; DBHDD reviews the results (NOW/COMP Part II Manual § 612.1.5.4.1; COMP waiver Appendix C-2-a)
  • Community Living Arrangements: fingerprint check submitted to the GBI at hire for staff and the director (290-9-37-.07(10))
  • Driver's licence checks (NOW/COMP Part II Manual § 612.1.5.4.3)
  • TB testing before hire for direct support staff (NOW/COMP Part II Manual § 612.1.5.4.4)

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.
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 Georgia's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), Division of Medical Assistance Plans or your own counsel before relying on it.

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