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MARYLAND · CARE PROGRAM

Community Personal Assistance (Community First Choice and CPAS)

Direct service workers of RSA-licensed agencies paid under Community First Choice (COMAR 10.09.84) or Community Personal Assistance Services (COMAR 10.09.20); the two chapters screen identically.

PERSONAL ASSIST · 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. 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 Before service, all workers
    BASIS
    COMAR 10.09.84.05A(2); COMAR 10.09.20.04A(2)

    Shall obtain written verification of the qualifications of all individuals who render services on the provider’s behalf and provide a copy of the current license or credentials on request;

    Read the source regs.maryland.gov

  4. 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 hire, workers who must be CNAs (delegated nursing tasks) or medication technicians (medication administration)
    BASIS
    COMAR 10.09.84.06A(1), B and COMAR 10.09.20.05A(1), B (RSA licence; CNA/CMT); COMAR 10.07.05.10B(1)(b)

    Verification of current professional licensure or certification under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland

    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
  • State criminal history records check on all direct service workers including nurses (COMAR 10.09.84.06A(11); COMAR 10.09.20.05A(11))
  • All Residential Service Agency screening items (COMAR 10.07.05.10)

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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