Screening in North Dakota

How ezOIG screens in North Dakota

North Dakota's programs

• QSP AGENCY

  Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Agency: HCBS Waiver, SPED, Expanded SPED and Medicaid State Plan Personal Care

  Owners and direct-service employees and contractors of agencies enrolled as QSPs for personal care, homemaker, respite, adult day care, companionship and other HCBS (NDAC 75-03-23); HHS screens each through the QSP Enrollment Portal. Individual QSPs, including family home care and family personal care, are screened by HHS at enrollment.

  9 required checks, 6 screened by ezOIG

• BASIC CARE

  Basic Care Facility (including adult day care in a basic care facility)

  Staff of basic care facilities licensed under NDCC 23-09.3 and NDAC 33-03-24.1, North Dakota's licensed residential care for five or more residents, including any adult day care the facility runs. No criminal background check is required by state law.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• ASSISTED LIVING

  Assisted Living Facility

  Applicants for employment at assisted living facilities licensed by HHS under NDCC 50-32 and NDAC 75-03-34. The statute requires a check of 'applicable registries' before hire without naming them; no criminal check is required.

  1 required check, 1 screened by ezOIG · 4 expected

• ADULT FOSTER

  Adult Foster Care (Foster Homes for Adults and Agency Foster Homes for Adults)

  Providers, employees and anyone providing care in a licensed foster home for adults (NDAC 75-03-21) or agency foster home for adults (NDAC 75-03-21.1), and adults living there who are not in care; all providers are QSPs, and agency employees are also screened through the QSP Enrollment Portal.

  10 required checks, 6 screened by ezOIG

• DD SERVICES

  Licensed Developmental Disabilities Providers (Traditional IID/DD HCBS Waiver)

  Employees and volunteers of provider agencies licensed under NDAC 75-04-01 who work with individuals served, including administrative and support staff with contact; self-directed In-Home Support and Respite workers are checked by the Fiscal Agent.

  3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

Federal core programs

• HOME HEALTH

  Home Health Agency

  Staff of agencies licensed under NDCC 23-17.3 and NDAC 33-03-10.1, including contract staff; home health aides must be registered as home health aides. No North Dakota rule requires a criminal background check for home health staff.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• HOSPICE

  Hospice

  Hospice employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to records, in programs licensed under NDCC 23-17.4 and NDAC 33-03-15. North Dakota sets no criminal check, so 42 CFR 418.114(d) asks for one covering every state lived or worked in during the past 3 years.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• NURSING FACILITY

  Nursing Facility

  Everyone a licensed nursing facility (NDAC 33-07-03.2) employs or engages; registry verification before anyone serves as a nurse aide. No North Dakota law requires a criminal background check for nursing facility staff.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

State Medicaid exclusion lists

• North Dakota Medicaid Provider Exclusion List North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Services Division Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, QSP Agency, Basic Care, Assisted Living, Adult Foster and DD Services
  SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check

Sex offender registries

• North Dakota Sex Offender Website North Dakota Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation Named by QSP Agency and Adult Foster
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Sex offender registry check

Criminal record checks

• North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry (District Court Case Search) North Dakota Judicial Branch Named by QSP Agency and Adult Foster
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
• North Dakota Criminal History Record Check (BCI) North Dakota Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation Named by Hospice, Nursing Facility, Adult Foster and DD Services
  NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency

Nurse aide registries

• North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Unit Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, QSP Agency, Basic Care, Assisted Living and Adult Foster
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Checked against the published list of nurse aides with findings; certification is not verified

Licenses

• North Dakota Board of Nursing License Verification North Dakota Board of Nursing Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, QSP Agency, Basic Care, Assisted Living, Adult Foster and DD Services
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

Child abuse registries

• Child Abuse Information Index (Child Abuse and Neglect Registry) North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Children and Family Services Named by DD Services
  NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency

Other registries

• Offenders Against Children North Dakota Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation Named by QSP Agency and Adult Foster
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Offender registry search

• List of Excluded Individuals/Entities HHS Office of Inspector General
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list
• SAM.gov exclusions General Services Administration
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
• Specially Designated Nationals list U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Sanctions check against the Treasury's SDN list
• National Sex Offender Public Website U.S. Department of Justice
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches