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NEW MEXICO · CARE PROGRAM

Home Health Agency

Employees and contractors with direct care or routine unsupervised access to patients, including home health aides, homemakers and personal care attendants (8.370.22 NMAC; 8.370.5 NMAC).

HOME HEALTH · ON FILE
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 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 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

  2. 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)(3) and 8.370.8.8(A) NMAC (a home health agency 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

  3. 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 professionals; proof kept on file
    BASIS
    8.370.22.23 NMAC

    must have a current license, registration or certification from the state of New Mexico. Proof of licensure must be maintained on file by the agency.

    Read the source srca.nm.gov

  4. 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

  5. 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 outright

  1. SAM.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)
  • TB test for all staff, contracted personnel and volunteers with patient contact (8.370.22.22(B) NMAC)
  • Home health aide training and competency evaluation, 12 hours of in-service a year and a yearly performance review (8.370.22.30 NMAC; 42 CFR 484.80)

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.

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