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MARYLAND · CARE PROGRAM

Residential Service Agency (home care)

Employees, independent contractors and contractual employees of a licensed home care agency (skilled or non-medical) under COMAR 10.07.05.

RSA · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
2
Expected
3
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. 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 hire, in the screening of a prospective employee, independent contractor or contractual employee
    BASIS
    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

  2. 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, in the screening of a prospective employee, independent contractor or contractual employee, certified nursing assistants and medication technicians
    BASIS
    COMAR 10.07.05.10B(1)(b); Health Occupations § 8-6A-02

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

    Read the source regs.maryland.gov

Expected checks

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

  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 At hire
    BASIS
    Medicaid provider agreement applies only when the agency bills Medicaid (see Personal Assistance); standard practice otherwise

  2. Maryland Medicaid Sanctioned Provider List

    Maryland Department of Health (Maryland Medicaid)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Medicaid provider agreement applies only when the agency bills Medicaid; standard practice otherwise

  3. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Standard practice for agencies that also bill Medicaid

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • State criminal history records check or private agency background check (COMAR 10.07.05.10B(1)(a); Health-General Title 19, Subtitle 19)
  • Basic health screening including tuberculosis (COMAR 10.07.05.10B(1)(c))
  • References, employment history, identity and I-9 verification (COMAR 10.07.05.10B(1)(d)-(g))
  • In-person interview and skills assessment before client referral (COMAR 10.07.05.10B(1)(h)-(i))

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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