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Residential Assisted Living Facility

Employees and contractors with direct access to residents. The Department check satisfies the rule; another fingerprint-based check is allowed if it searches the sources the Medicaid handbook lists.

RALF · ON FILE
Registries named
9
Required
5
Expected
4
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 9
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 At hire and monthly; the facility's background check must also search it (Long-Term Care Facility Services handbook §4.1)
    BASIS
    IDHW, Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List (April 17, 2026), Provider Responsibilities; IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.f

    Federal law prohibits payment for services provided by excluded individuals or entities. Providers must: • Screen all employees and contractors • Check both: o Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List o Federal (HHS-OIG) Exclusion List • Perform checks monthly

    Read the source publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov

  2. Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List

    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Medicaid Program Integrity Unit

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly; searched in the Department background check, not in an alternative one
    BASIS
    IDHW, Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List (April 17, 2026), Provider Responsibilities; IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.g

    Federal law prohibits payment for services provided by excluded individuals or entities. Providers must: • Screen all employees and contractors • Check both: o Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List o Federal (HHS-OIG) Exclusion List • Perform checks monthly

    Read the source publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov

  3. Idaho State Nurse Aide Registry

    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho Nurse Aide Program (run by Prometric)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, in the Department check or in any alternative fingerprint-based check
    BASIS
    Long-Term Care Facility Services handbook §4.1; IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01; IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.d

    The criminal history and background check must, at a minimum, be fingerprint-based and include a search of the following record sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification, Sexual Offender Registry, Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals and Entities, and Nurse Aide Registry.

    Read the source idmedicaid.com

  4. Idaho Sex Offender Registry

    Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Sex offender registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, in the Department check or in any alternative fingerprint-based check
    BASIS
    Long-Term Care Facility Services handbook §4.1; IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01; IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.e

    The criminal history and background check must, at a minimum, be fingerprint-based and include a search of the following record sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification, Sexual Offender Registry, Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals and Entities, and Nurse Aide Registry.

    Read the source idmedicaid.com

  5. Name-Based Criminal Background Check (Idaho Central Repository of Criminal History Records)

    Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Only when hiring someone on a Department clearance under three years old that another agency obtained: within 30 days of affiliating to it. The ISP search inside a fingerprint-based check is listed under other
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.195.02.c (applies when the facility relies on a Department clearance under IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01)

    Any agency may use a Department background check clearance obtained under these rules if: ... c. The agency completes a state-only background check of the individual through the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification, and no disqualifying crimes are found.

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Idaho Child Protection Central Registry

    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Family and Community Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, searched by the Department in its background check (Level 1 or 2 records disqualify); not searched by an alternative fingerprint-based check. A separate $20 request needs the person's notarized consent
    BASIS
    Searched in the Department check that IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01 accepts (IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.c), which is how most facilities comply; the rule and the Long-Term Care Facility Services handbook §4.1 allow another fingerprint-based check that need not search it

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... c. A relevant record on the Idaho Child Protection Central Registry with a Level one (1) or Level two (2) designation for all other applicants covered by these rules;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  2. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire; searched in the Department check
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.e covers the Department check; an alternative check need only search a "Sexual Offender Registry"

  3. DOPL License and Registration Search

    Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed nurses and the administrator; again at each renewal
    BASIS
    Implied by IDAPA 16.03.22 (licensed administrator, licensed nurse assessments and delegation)

  4. 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 Idaho Medicaid providers; no Idaho rule names SAM.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Fingerprint-based criminal history and background check at hire for employees and contractors with direct resident access, through the Department or an equivalent check that searches the FBI, Idaho State Police BCI, sex offender registry, LEIE and nurse aide registry (IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01; Long-Term Care Facility Services handbook §4.1; Idaho Code 56-2704(1)(j))
  • Until results arrive, the person works only under a cleared employee and has no one-to-one resident contact (IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01.b)
  • BLTC training certificate for Medicaid RALF providers and training to the provider training matrix (Long-Term Care Facility Services handbook §4.1)

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.
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 Idaho'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 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid or your own counsel before relying on it.

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