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NEW MEXICO · CARE PROGRAM

Self-Directed Community Benefit (SDCB)

Employees, independent providers and agencies hired by a Turquoise Care member or employer of record, checked by the fiscal management agency before work starts (8.308.12.16 NMAC; Managed Care Policy Manual § 9).

SDCB · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
4
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 5
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); Managed Care Policy Manual § 9.22.3 (no work until the initial COR background check is passed)

    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
    BASIS
    8.308.12.16(A) NMAC; Managed Care Policy Manual § 9.9

    If a provider or employee is unable to pass a nationwide criminal history screening pursuant to NMSA 1978, 29-12-2 et seq. or is listed in the abuse registry as defined in 27-7a-1 et seq., NMSA 1978 he or she may not be employed to render any service to the member.

    Read the source srca.nm.gov

  3. 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); Managed Care Policy Manual § 9.22.3

    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

  4. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before work starts
    BASIS
    Managed Care Policy Manual §§ 9.6, 9.9

    Agreeing that SDCB employees may not begin work until all materials necessary for a CBC have been received by the FMA and the employee has successfully passed the COR background check and the National Sex Offender Registry;

    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
  • Nationwide caregiver criminal history screening; the pre-hire packet carries a DHI form, identification and three fingerprint cards (8.308.12.16(A) NMAC; Managed Care Policy Manual §§ 9.9, 9.22.3)
  • Critical incident, abuse, neglect and exploitation reporting training, and member-specific training (Managed Care Policy Manual § 9.9)

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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