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OCDD Developmental Disability Waivers

Staff of HCBS-licensed providers (personal care attendant, respite, supervised independent living, substitute family care, adult day care and supported employment) serving the New Opportunities, Residential Options, Supports and Children's Choice waivers.

IDD WAIVERS · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
6
Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 6
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, direct service workers; each worker under the NOW, ROW and Children's Choice manuals
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9202(C), 9231(B); Medicaid Services Manual ch. 32 (NOW), ch. 38 (ROW) and ch. 14 (Children's Choice) Appendix C

    Licensed and/or certified healthcare providers shall access the DSW registry and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) prior to hire, and then monthly thereafter to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire, or currently employed or contracted DSW, has been determined to have committed exploitation, extortion, abuse or neglect

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  2. Louisiana State Adverse Actions List

    Louisiana Department of Health (Program Integrity and Health Standards Section)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly, each worker
    BASIS
    Medicaid Services Manual ch. 32 (NOW) Appendix C, ch. 38 (ROW) Appendix C, ch. 14 (Children's Choice) Appendix C; LAC 50:I.4209(N)-(O)

    Louisiana State Adverse Actions List Search with Direct Service Worker (DSW) Registry information ... Verification of exclusion or restriction from government funded health program and verification of findings which excludes DSW from working with waiver participants. ... Office of the Inspector General (OIG) ... Note: Provider MUST search both for each worker upon hire and every month thereafter

    Read the source lamedicaid.com

  3. Direct Service Worker Registry

    Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Read with the state's exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly, direct service workers
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9202(C), 9231; Medicaid Services Manual ch. 32 (NOW) § 32.6, ch. 38 (ROW) § 38.6, ch. 43 (Supports Waiver)

    Licensed and/or certified healthcare providers shall access the DSW registry and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) prior to hire, and then monthly thereafter to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire, or currently employed or contracted DSW, has been determined to have committed exploitation, extortion, abuse or neglect

    Read the source ldh.la.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 an offer of employment, unlicensed staff; run by State Police or an authorized agency with the criminal history check
    BASIS
    La. R.S. 40:1203.1(4), 1203.2(B); LAC 48:I.9231(D)(2)

    The security check shall consist of the use of personal identifiers, such as name, social security number, date of birth, and driver's license number, to search the national sex offender public registry. The provider shall obtain from the Louisiana State Police or the authorized agency the results of the security check

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  5. Louisiana State Board of Nursing License Lookup

    Louisiana State Board of Nursing

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and periodically, licensed professional staff; HCBS rules add annual verification
    BASIS
    Medicaid Services Manual, General Information and Administration § 1.3; LAC 48:I.5055(D)(3)

    Providers must perform background checks on all managers and employees in addition to contacting licensing boards at the time of hire and periodically thereafter.

    Read the source lamedicaid.com

  6. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly, NOW, ROW and Children's Choice providers; the Supports Waiver manual names SAM only for the agency itself
    BASIS
    Medicaid Services Manual ch. 32 (NOW) Appendix C, ch. 38 (ROW) Appendix C, ch. 14 (Children's Choice) Appendix C

    Federal System Award Management ... Verification of exclusion or restriction of Vendors from government funded programs. Note: Provider MUST search upon hire and every month thereafter and must maintain documentation of these checks.

    Read the source lamedicaid.com

Expected checks

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

None for this program.

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Statewide criminal history checks upon hire on all unlicensed persons giving care (LAC 48:I.5027(B)(9); La. R.S. 40:1203.2)
  • No hiring of anyone convicted of an offense listed in La. R.S. 40:1203.3
  • Substitute family care: statewide criminal record check of the caregiver, every household member and approved backup before certification and annually (LAC 48:I.5089)
  • Medication administration and non-complex tasks only after DSW training and RN authorization (LAC 48:I.Chapter 92, Subchapter D)

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Louisiana'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 Louisiana Department of Health (Bureau of Health Services Financing) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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