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MINNESOTA · CARE PROGRAM

Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS)

PCAs, qualified professionals and CFSS support workers, whether employed by an agency or by the participant through a financial management services provider. CFSS replaced PCA and the Consumer Support Grant effective October 1, 2024, and PCA is being phased out as members transition (MHCP Provider Manual); the screening rules are the same, so they are merged.

PCA / CFSS · ON FILE
Registries named
4
Required
2
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 4
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
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly
    BASIS
    MHCP Provider Manual, Enrollment with MHCP: check federal and state excluded provider lists; the CFSS section also has the agency or FMS confirm each worker is not on the OIG list before enrolling them

    Enrolling or enrolled MHCP providers must make sure they, their company, owners, managers, employees and contractors are not on the list. Search LEIE by the individual's or entity's name: Before enrolling; Before hiring new employees or entering into a contract with a contractor; Monthly, to see changes since the last search.

    Read the source dhs.state.mn.us

  2. MHCP Excluded Provider Lists

    Minnesota Department of Human Services (MHCP)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly; record the date, time, and name and title of the person who checked
    BASIS
    Minn. Stat. § 256B.064, subd. 3(b) (monthly); MHCP Provider Manual, Excluded Provider Lists (before hiring)

    (b) The entity must check the exclusion list on a monthly basis and document the date and time the exclusion list was checked and the name and title of the person who checked the exclusion list.

    Read the source revisor.mn.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Minnesota Board of Nursing license and permit verification

    Minnesota Board of Nursing

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, PCA qualified professionals who qualify as a registered nurse or licensed social worker
    BASIS
    Implied by the qualified professional definition, Minn. Stat. § 256B.0625, subd. 19c

    "Qualified professional" means a mental health professional, a registered nurse as defined in sections 148.171 to 148.285, a licensed social worker as defined in sections 148E.010 and 148E.055, or a qualified designated coordinator under section 245D.081, subdivision 2.

    Read the source revisor.mn.gov

  2. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for MHCP providers; no Minnesota rule names SAM.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • DHS background study cleared before the worker provides services or enrolls (Minn. Stat. § 256B.0659, subd. 11; § 256B.85, subd. 16; § 245C.03, subd. 9)
  • Standardized PCA or CFSS support worker training and certification test before enrollment (Minn. Stat. § 256B.0659, subd. 11; § 256B.85, subd. 16)

Why some registries are not screened yet

The registry blocks automated access
The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Minnesota'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 Minnesota Department of Human Services (Minnesota Health Care Programs, MHCP) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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