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PENNSYLVANIA · CARE PROGRAM

ODP Intellectual Disability and Autism Services

Staff, support coordinators, life sharers and adult household members of life sharing homes, consultants, interns and volunteers of providers under 55 Pa. Code Ch. 6100 (1915(c) waivers, State plan HCBS and county base-funded services for people with an intellectual disability or autism).

ODP ID/A · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
4
Expected
1
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
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Pa. DHS Medical Assistance Bulletin 99-11-05

    Although the Department makes best efforts to include on the Medicheck List all federally excluded individuals/entities that practice in Pennsylvania, providers must also use the LEIE to ensure that the individual/entity is eligible to participate in the MA Program

    Read the source pa.gov

  2. Medicheck List (Precluded Providers)

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Bureau of Program Integrity

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Pa. DHS Medical Assistance Bulletin 99-11-05; DHS Medicheck List guidance

    It is your responsibility to utilize this online searchable listing to screen all employees and contractors (both individuals and entities) at the time of hire or contracting; and, thereafter, on an ongoing monthly basis to determine if they have been excluded from participation in the state and federal health care programs.

    Read the source pa.gov

  3. Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH)

    Pennsylvania State Police

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, every person listed in § 6100.47(a), under OAPSA and the Child Protective Services Law
    BASIS
    55 Pa. Code § 6100.47; 35 P.S. § 10225.502

    Criminal history checks shall be completed for the following: (1) Full-time and part-time staff persons in any staff position.

    Read the source pacodeandbulletin.gov

  4. Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (ChildLine, Statewide Central Register)

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and every 60 months: staff with direct contact with children, and adults living in ID community homes and family living homes
    BASIS
    55 Pa. Code § 6100.49; 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6344(a), 6344.4

    A child abuse history certification shall be completed in accordance with the Child Protective Services Law

    Read the source pacodeandbulletin.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
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    MA Bulletin 99-11-05 lists EPLS (now SAM.gov exclusions) among the databases providers should use

    Excluded Parties List System (EPLS): World wide data base maintained by the General Services Administration (GSA)

    Read the source pa.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • FBI fingerprint check where OAPSA (non-residents of two years) or the Child Protective Services Law requires it (55 Pa. Code § 6100.47(b))
  • Hiring and retention under OAPSA, the Child Protective Services Law and the Adult Protective Services Act (55 Pa. Code § 6100.48)

Why some registries are not screened yet

Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.
Paid access
The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Office of Medical Assistance Programs) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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