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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.

IN-HOME CARE · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
3
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 5
Rules checked
October 15, 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
    BASIS
    OAR 333-536-0093(11)

    An agency shall perform and document a query of the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE).

    Read the source secure.sos.state.or.us

  2. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, then every three years, in the vendor criminal records check (not needed for staff checked through the Background Check Unit under (9))
    BASIS
    OAR 333-536-0093(10)(e), (13); (9)(f)

    (e) A nationwide sex offender registry search;

    Read the source secure.sos.state.or.us

  3. ODHS abuse check (Background Check Unit)

    Oregon Department of Human Services, Background Check Unit

    NOT SCREENED YET Not open to the public
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and every three years, staff working with ODHS Medicaid clients
    BASIS
    OAR 411-033-0020(7)(b); OAR 333-536-0093(9)

    IHCAs receiving Medicaid reimbursement must conduct their background checks through the DHS Background Check Unit and comply with the DHS criminal records and abuse check rules found in OAR 407-007-0200 through 407-007-0370 and in accordance to the time frame specified in OAR 333-536-0093.

    Read the source secure.sos.state.or.us

Expected checks

Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outright

  1. OHA Sanctioned Providers list

    Oregon Health Authority

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Implied by OAR 407-120-0320(5)(c) for agencies serving ODHS Medicaid clients

    Read the source secure.sos.state.or.us

  2. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Medicaid providers; no Oregon rule names it

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Vendor criminal records check before hire and every three years: name and address trace, SSN trace, seven years of county records, nationwide criminal database (OAR 333-536-0093(10), (13); ORS 443.004(2))
  • Quarterly report of each caregiver's training and background check status to the ODHS home and community-based services caregiver registry (OAR 411-003-0020, 411-003-0030)
  • Orientation and at least 8 hours of training with competency evaluation (OAR 333-536-0070, as referenced in OAR 411-003-0010)

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.
Not open to the public
The agency doesn't publish it. Only the agency, or employers it authorizes, can check it.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Oregon's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 15, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Oregon Health Authority (Oregon Health Plan); long-term care and developmental disability services through the Oregon Department of Human Services or your own counsel before relying on it.

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