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Nursing Facility

Staff of licensed nursing facilities (LAC 48:I.Chapter 97): CNAs and other non-licensed staff who give care, plus licensed staff.

NURSING FACILITY · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
6
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
5 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
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly, CNAs; other unlicensed direct care staff under LAC 48:I.9202(C)
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9759(B); LAC 48:I.9202(C)

    Prior to hire and then monthly thereafter, the nursing facility (NF) shall access the Louisiana certified nurse aide registry (LCNAR), the Louisiana adverse actions list, and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire or currently employed or contracted CNA

    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 Before hire and monthly, CNAs
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9759(B); LAC 48:I.10033(C)

    Prior to hire and then monthly thereafter, the nursing facility (NF) shall access the Louisiana certified nurse aide registry (LCNAR), the Louisiana adverse actions list, and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire or currently employed or contracted CNA

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  3. Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry (CNA/DSW lookup)

    Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly, CNAs
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9759(B); LAC 48:I.10033(C); 42 CFR 483.35(d)(4)

    Prior to hire and then monthly thereafter, the nursing facility (NF) shall access the Louisiana certified nurse aide registry (LCNAR), the Louisiana adverse actions list, and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire or currently employed or contracted CNA

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  4. 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, unlicensed direct care staff not working as CNAs
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9202(C), 9201 (Direct Service Worker)

    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

  5. 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 or contract, non-licensed staff; run by State Police or an authorized agency with the criminal history check
    BASIS
    La. R.S. 40:1203.2(A)(1), (B); LAC 48:I.9759(A)

    prior to any employer making an offer to employ or to contract with a nonlicensed person ... the employer shall request that a criminal history and security check be conducted ... 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.

    Read the source legis.la.gov

  6. 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 Before hire or contract, and at least annually, licensed staff
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9759(C)

    All personnel requiring licensure to provide care shall be currently licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana. Credentials of all licensed full-time, part-time, and consultant personnel shall be verified prior to hire or contract, and at least annually thereafter.

    Read the source ldh.la.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, alongside the LEIE
    BASIS
    Medicaid Services Manual, General Information and Administration § 1.3 says providers should check the OIG and EPLS (now SAM) websites; no cadence or rule names SAM for employees

    Providers should check the OIG and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) websites to determine if an individual has been excluded, restricted or convicted.

    Read the source lamedicaid.com

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Statewide criminal history checks on non-licensed personnel, including CNAs, housekeeping, activity and social service staff (LAC 48:I.9759(A); La. R.S. 40:1203.1 et seq.)
  • No hiring of anyone convicted of an offense listed in La. R.S. 40:1203.3
  • Health examination and TB testing under the Sanitary Code, LAC 51, Chapter 5 (LAC 48:I.9759(D))
  • Nurse aide training and competency evaluation, and 12 hours of in-service a year (LAC 48:I.10045; 42 CFR 483.35(d))
  • Monthly reconciliation of CNA employment and terminations with the Nurse Aide Registry (LAC 48:I.9757(C))

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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