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Consumer-Directed Community Supports (SDCS and FDCS)

Support brokers and paid community support workers under the Consumer-Directed Community Supports option: hired by adults on the DD waiver (SDCS) and by families of children on the Children's HCBS State Plan Option (FDCS). The participant may waive a CSW's background check, never a support broker's.

CDCS · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
6
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 7
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
    AT HIRE Before a community support worker provides paid supports; the bar lasts while they are paid
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.03.26.816.01.a

    A completed background check, including clearance or documentation that this requirement has been waived by the participant in accordance with these rules. Individuals listed on a state or federal provider exclusion list must not provide paid supports;

    Read the source adminrules.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
    AT HIRE Before a community support worker provides paid supports; the bar lasts while they are paid
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.03.26.816.01.a

    A completed background check, including clearance or documentation that this requirement has been waived by the participant in accordance with these rules. Individuals listed on a state or federal provider exclusion list must not provide paid supports;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  3. 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. A separate $20 request needs the person's notarized consent; skipped for a CSW whose check the participant waived
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.c, through the Department background check that IDAPA 16.03.26.003.04.d and .l requires

    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

  4. 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, searched by the Department in its background check; a relevant record disqualifies; skipped for a CSW whose check the participant waived
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.d, through the Department background check that IDAPA 16.03.26.003.04.d and .l requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... d. A relevant record on the Nurse Aide Registry;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  5. Idaho Sex Offender Registry

    Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Sex offender registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, searched by the Department in its background check; a relevant record disqualifies; skipped for a CSW whose check the participant waived
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.e, through the Department background check that IDAPA 16.03.26.003.04.d and .l requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... e. A relevant record on either the state or federal sex offender registries;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  6. 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 by the Department in its background check ("federal sex offender registries"); a relevant record disqualifies; skipped for a CSW whose check the participant waived
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.e, through the Department background check that IDAPA 16.03.26.003.04.d and .l requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... e. A relevant record on either the state or federal sex offender registries;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

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 Idaho Medicaid providers; no Idaho rule names SAM.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • IDHW Background Check Unit fingerprint-based clearance for support brokers before employment (IDAPA 16.03.26.003.04.l, 811.01.b) and for community support workers unless the participant waives it on the Department form the support broker completes (IDAPA 16.03.26.003.04.d, 811.03.h, 816.01.a)
  • Current state licence or certification where a support requires one (IDAPA 16.03.26.816.01.c)
  • Support brokers pass the Department exam and complete 12 hours of training a year (IDAPA 16.03.26.810)

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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