NEW MEXICO · CARE PROGRAM
Adult Day Care (including Community Benefit adult day health)
Staff and volunteers of licensed adult day care centers and homes (8.370.20 NMAC), which Turquoise Care adult day health providers must hold.
- Registries named
- 6
- Required
- 5
- Expected
- 1
- Screened by ezOIG
- 2 of 6
- Rules checked
- October 16, 2026
Required checks
Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agencyList 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, in the COR search before fingerprinting
- BASIS
- HCA Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program, Background Checks page (the COR search that precedes fingerprinting under 8.370.5 NMAC)
caregivers or hospital caregivers are required to go through CCHSP’s background check process which includes, a search on the Consolidated Online Registry (COR), this includes a search of each applicant on the New Mexico Employee Abuse Registry (EAR), Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of excluded Individuals/Entities, New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry and National Sex Offender Public Website.
Read the source hca.nm.gov
Employee Abuse Registry (EAR)
New Mexico Health Care Authority, Division of Health Improvement
NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account- WHEN
- AT HIRE Before hire or contract, unlicensed direct care staff
- BASIS
- 8.370.8.7(P)(11) and 8.370.8.8(A) NMAC (an adult daycare center is a provider)
A provider, prior to employing or contracting with an employee, shall inquire of the registry whether the individual under consideration for employment or contracting is listed on the registry.
Read the source prod-rf-lambda.rtssaas.com
Board of Nursing License / Certification Verification Portal (RN, LPN, APRN)
New Mexico Board of Nursing
NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire, licensed staff; documentation kept current
- BASIS
- 8.370.8.8(E) NMAC
With respect to all employed or contracted individuals providing direct care who are licensed health care professionals or certified nurse aides, the provider shall maintain documentation reflecting the individual’s current licensure as a health care professional or current certification as a nurse aide.
Read the source prod-rf-lambda.rtssaas.com
New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry
New Mexico Health Care Authority (registry hosted by Headmaster's TMU system)
NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire, in the COR search before fingerprinting (every applicant, not only aides)
- BASIS
- HCA Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program, Background Checks page (the COR search that precedes fingerprinting under 8.370.5 NMAC)
caregivers or hospital caregivers are required to go through CCHSP’s background check process which includes, a search on the Consolidated Online Registry (COR), this includes a search of each applicant on the New Mexico Employee Abuse Registry (EAR), Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of excluded Individuals/Entities, New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry and National Sex Offender Public Website.
Read the source hca.nm.gov
National Sex Offender Public Website
U.S. Department of Justice
NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire, in the COR search before fingerprinting
- BASIS
- HCA Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program, Background Checks page (the COR search that precedes fingerprinting under 8.370.5 NMAC)
caregivers or hospital caregivers are required to go through CCHSP’s background check process which includes, a search on the Consolidated Online Registry (COR), this includes a search of each applicant on the New Mexico Employee Abuse Registry (EAR), Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of excluded Individuals/Entities, New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry and National Sex Offender Public Website.
Read the source hca.nm.gov
Expected checks
Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outrightSAM.gov exclusions
General Services Administration
SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov- WHEN
- AT HIRE At hire
- BASIS
- New Mexico MCOs must screen contracted providers against the LEIE and SAM (8.308.2.9(A)(4) NMAC); no rule names SAM for these workers
Also required
Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these- Fingerprint-based nationwide and statewide criminal history screening through HCA's Caregivers Criminal History Screening Program, submitted no later than 20 calendar days after the first day of employment; supervised conditional employment until cleared (8.370.5.8 NMAC; NMSA 1978 § 29-17-5)
- No one convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude may work as administrator, direct service or support staff (8.370.20.54(C) NMAC)
- Qualifications, references and employment history verified before employment (8.370.20.54(B) NMAC)
- TB certificate for staff and volunteers working more than eight hours a week with participants (8.370.20.26(A)(5) NMAC)
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.
- Requires an employer account
- Searches go through the employer's own account with the agency, so ezOIG doesn't run them for you.
Guidance, not legal advice
This page summarizes ezOIG's research into New Mexico's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA), Medical Assistance Division or your own counsel before relying on it.
Screen for New Mexico Adult Day.
Choose this program when you set up your organization, and ezOIG runs the registries it screens on your schedule.