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KANSAS · CARE PROGRAM

Assisted Living, Residential Health Care and Home Plus

Facility and contract staff of assisted living facilities, residential health care facilities and homes plus (K.A.R. 26-41, 26-42). The records rule leaves staff licensed or registered by a state agency out of the criminal check, though the current text of K.S.A. 39-970 has no such exemption.

ASSISTED LIVING · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
2
Expected
3
Screened by ezOIG
1 of 5
Rules checked
October 16, 2026

Required checks

Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agency

  1. KDADS Criminal Record Check Program (Health Occupations Credentialing)

    Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Health Occupations Credentialing

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire; the records rule excludes staff licensed or registered by a state agency, but K.S.A. 39-970 itself names no such exemption
    BASIS
    K.A.R. 26-41-102(d)(2); K.A.R. 26-42-102(d)(2); K.S.A. 39-970(e)

    supporting documentation for criminal background checks of facility staff and contract staff, excluding any staff licensed or registered by a state agency, pursuant to K.S.A. 39-970 and amendments thereto

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  2. Kansas Nurse Aide Registry

    Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Health Occupations Credentialing

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, all staff; also the registry of every state the person worked in as a certified nurse aide
    BASIS
    K.A.R. 26-41-102(d)(3), (4); K.A.R. 26-41-101(f)(2); K.A.R. 26-42-102(d)(3), (4)

    supporting documentation from the Kansas nurse aide registry that the individual does not have a finding of having abused, neglected, or exploited a resident in an adult care home

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

Expected checks

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

  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 (facilities enrolled in KMAP)
    BASIS
    KMAP's monthly screening duty binds facilities enrolled in KMAP; Kansas assisted living is mostly private pay; 42 CFR 1001.1901 bars Medicaid payment for services by excluded people; KDADS's Criminal Record Check Instructions also have the employer attest, when paying for each check, that it searched the OIG exclusion database

    The effect of this exclusion is the prohibition of any payment for any items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by an excluded individual or entity. Compliance with federal regulation guidance requires both individuals and entities be screened on a monthly basis.

    Read the source portal.kmap-state-ks.us

  2. Adult Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Central Registry

    Kansas Department for Children and Families, Prevention and Protection Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire
    BASIS
    K.S.A. 39-970(b)(1) bars anyone with adverse findings on any state or national registry; the KDADS rules meant to define those registries were not found, and DCF's adult registry is the state's adult abuse registry

    No person shall knowingly operate an adult care home if, in the adult care home, there works any person who has adverse findings on any state or national registry, as defined in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary for aging and disability services

    Read the source ksrevisor.gov

  3. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, with the KDADS criminal record check
    BASIS
    KDADS Criminal Record Check Instructions: paying the CRC fee attests that the employer checked the OIG exclusion database and the National Sex Offender Public Website; no rule names NSOPW for this program

    BY PAYING THE FEES YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE CHECKED THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL EXCLUSION DATABASE AND NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC WEBSITE AND CONFIRMED THE SELECTED INDIVIDUAL IS NOT PROHIBITED.

    Read the source kdads.ks.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Tuberculosis screening under KDADS's tuberculosis guidelines for adult care homes (K.A.R. 26-41-207(c), 26-42-207(c))
  • Evidence of licensure, registration, certification or training for staff in specialised roles (K.A.R. 26-41-102(d)(1))

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.
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 Kansas'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 Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health Care Finance (KanCare / Kansas Medical Assistance Program); the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services runs the HCBS waivers or your own counsel before relying on it.

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