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Consumer Directed Attendant Services and Participant-Directed Option

Attendants hired by members under MaineCare Section 12 and the Section 19 Participant-Directed Option; under Section 19 the Fiscal Intermediary runs the background checks.

CDAS · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
2
Expected
5
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 7
Rules checked
October 15, 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 hire (by the Fiscal Intermediary under Section 19)
    BASIS
    MaineCare Benefits Manual Ch. II, § 19.04-6(F); Ch. I, § 1.03-8(Y)

    Conducting required background checks, including checks of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Registry, Office of Inspector General (OIG) Exclusions list, and criminal background checks; and

    Read the source maine.gov

  2. Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers

    Maine DHHS, Division of Licensing and Certification

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire (by the Fiscal Intermediary under Section 19)
    BASIS
    MaineCare Benefits Manual Ch. II, §§ 19.04-6(F), 19.08-8, 12.08-2(C)

    Conducting required background checks, including checks of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Registry, Office of Inspector General (OIG) Exclusions list, and criminal background checks; and

    Read the source maine.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Maine Excluded Providers Database (MaineCare excluded provider list)

    Office of MaineCare Services, Program Integrity Unit (Maine DHHS)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, then rescreen with the LEIE
    BASIS
    § 1.03-8(Y) bars excluded people from providing MaineCare services; § 19.04-6(F) names only the OIG list for attendants

  2. Maine Criminal History Record & Juvenile Crime Information Request

    Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire
    BASIS
    § 19.04-6(F) requires criminal background checks without naming a source; the SBI name search is Maine's public criminal record

  3. Maine Sex Offender Registry

    Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Sex offender registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire
    BASIS
    § 19.08-8 bars attendants an agency could not hire under 22 M.R.S. § 1717, whose MBCC rule lists the registry as disqualifying

  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 hire
    BASIS
    § 19.08-8 bars attendants an agency could not hire under 22 M.R.S. § 1717; 10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 60, § 3(I)(3) names the NSOPW

  5. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, then rescreen with the LEIE
    BASIS
    Named as a federal site to check in the MaineCare bulletin of Nov. 18, 2022; no rule requires it

    Another federal exclusion website to check is the System for Award Management

    Read the source maine.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Attendant competency certified by the member within a 21-day probation (MaineCare Benefits Manual Ch. II, § 12.08-2(C); § 19.08-8)

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 Maine's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 15, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with MaineCare (Office of MaineCare Services, Maine Department of Health and Human Services) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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