Screening in Oregon

How ezOIG screens in Oregon

Oregon's programs

• IN-HOME CARE

  In-Home Care Agency

  Employees, temporary workers, volunteers and owners with direct client contact in OHA-licensed non-medical in-home care agencies; staff serving ODHS Medicaid clients (OAR 411-033) go through the Background Check Unit instead of a vendor.

  3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• HCW / PSW

  Homecare Workers, Personal Support Workers and Agency with Choice

  Homecare workers hired by APD consumers, personal support workers hired by people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and the direct support workers a licensed Agency with Choice co-employs. ODHS enrolls the workers and runs the background check.

  4 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

• ADULT DAY

  Adult Day Services

  All employees and volunteers of adult day services programs certified by APD.

  1 required check, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• RCF / ALF

  Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities

  All employees of licensed residential care and assisted living facilities, including memory care communities, and staffing agency workers placed there.

  4 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• AFH

  Adult Foster Homes (older adults and adults with physical disabilities)

  Licensees, administrators, resident managers, shift and substitute caregivers and other subject individuals in APD-licensed adult foster homes.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• DD AGENCY

  Developmental Disabilities Provider Agencies

  Staff of agencies certified and endorsed by ODDS (24-hour residential, supported living, employment and other community services); the rules are the same across endorsements.

  3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• AFH-DD

  Adult Foster Homes for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

  Providers, resident managers, substitute caregivers and other subject individuals in ODDS-licensed adult foster homes; the exclusion-list rule names providers and resident managers.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

Federal core programs

• HOME HEALTH

  Home Health Agency

  Employees, contractors, volunteers and owners with patient contact or access to patient information; the agency runs its own vendor check under OHA licensing rules, not the Background Check Unit.

  5 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

• HOSPICE

  Hospice Program

  Employees, contractors and volunteers with patient contact or access to patient information; the program runs its own criminal records check under OHA licensing rules, not the Background Check Unit.

  4 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

• NURSING FACILITY

  Nursing Facility

  All employees, including staffing agency workers; the facility runs the Background Check Unit check and the Board of Nursing inquiry before hire.

  4 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

State Medicaid exclusion lists

• OHA Sanctioned Providers list Oregon Health Authority Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, In-Home Care, HCW / PSW, Adult Day, RCF / ALF, AFH, DD Agency and AFH-DD
  SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check

Nurse aide registries

• Oregon CNA Registry Oregon State Board of Nursing Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, RCF / ALF and AFH
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check

Licenses

• Oregon State Board of Nursing License Verification Oregon State Board of Nursing Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, HCW / PSW, RCF / ALF and DD Agency
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

Abuse and misconduct registries

• ODHS abuse check (Background Check Unit) Oregon Department of Human Services, Background Check Unit Named by Nursing Facility, In-Home Care, HCW / PSW, Adult Day, RCF / ALF, AFH, DD Agency and AFH-DD
  NOT SCREENED YET Not open to the public

• 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