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MARYLAND · CARE PROGRAM

Nursing Home (Nursing Facility)

Nursing home employees under COMAR 10.07.02 and 42 CFR 483, with registry verification for every nurse aide (a CNA-I since April 2026, formerly a GNA).

NURSING FACILITY · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
5
Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 5
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 or contract, then periodically for current staff (Medicaid-enrolled providers)
    BASIS
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program Provider Agreement, § I.F (binding through COMAR 10.09.36.03A(7))

    To check the Federal List of Excluded Individuals/Entities on the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) website prior to hiring or contracting with individuals or entities and periodically check the OIG website to determine the participation/exclusion status of current employees and contractors.

    Read the source health.maryland.gov

  2. Maryland Medicaid Sanctioned Provider List

    Maryland Department of Health (Maryland Medicaid)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire or contract, then periodically for current staff (Medicaid-enrolled providers)
    BASIS
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program Provider Agreement, § I.F (binding through COMAR 10.09.36.03A(7))

    To check the Maryland Medicaid List of Excluded Providers and Entities prior to hiring or contracting with individuals or entities and periodically check the website to determine the participation/exclusion status of current employees and contractors.

    Read the source health.maryland.gov

  3. Board of Nursing nursing assistant registry (Look Up a License/Certification)

    Maryland Board of Nursing

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before a nurse aide starts, plus other States' registries likely to hold the aide (42 CFR 483.35(d)(5)); no one with a registry finding may be employed in any role (42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(ii))
    BASIS
    42 CFR 483.35(d)(4); 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(ii); a CNA-II may not work in a nursing facility (COMAR 10.39.01.02B(7))

    Before allowing an individual to serve as a nurse aide, a facility must receive registry verification that the individual has met competency evaluation requirements

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  4. Look Up a License (MDH Licensing / CHART)

    Maryland Department of Health, health occupations boards (Board of Nursing)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed personnel
    BASIS
    COMAR 10.07.02.09H(6); 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(iii)

    Verified licensure of personnel employed;

    Read the source regs.maryland.gov

  5. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire or contract, then periodically for current staff (Medicaid-enrolled providers)
    BASIS
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program Provider Agreement, § I.F (binding through COMAR 10.09.36.03A(7)) (names EPLS, merged into SAM.gov in 2012)

    To check the General Service Administration's Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) prior to hiring or contracting with individuals or entities and periodically check the EPLS website to determine the participation/exclusion status of current employees and contractors.

    Read the source health.maryland.gov

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
  • Proof of criminal background check in the employment record (COMAR 10.07.02.09H(7))
  • CJIS state criminal history records check or a private agency background check before an eligible employee starts work, plus a reference request to the most recent employer (Health-General §§ 19-1901, 19-1902)
  • Past nursing home employment documentation, including any past abuse of residents, theft and fires (COMAR 10.07.02.09H(5))
  • Nurse aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 483.35(d))

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Maryland'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 Maryland Department of Health (Maryland Medicaid / Medical Assistance Program) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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