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RHODE ISLAND · CARE PROGRAM

Shared Living (RIte @ Home)

Paid primary and respite caregivers, and adult household members, in Medicaid shared living for elders and adults with disabilities, certified by EOHHS-contracted provider agencies.

SHARED LIVING · ON FILE
Registries named
4
Required
4
Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 4
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 Before employment or contracting, then monthly
    BASIS
    EOHHS letter to Medicaid providers on screening for excluded individuals (Nov. 2020)

    All providers in the Medicaid program must take the following steps to determine whether their employees and contractors are excluded individuals or entities: ... Search the HHS-OIG website monthly to capture exclusions and reinstatements that have occurred since the last search.

    Read the source eohhs.ri.gov

  2. State Background Check (BCI)

    Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Identification

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At caregiver certification, then annually, every paid caregiver
    BASIS
    EOHHS Shared Living (RIte @ Home) Program Standards, July 2018, § 2.5.1(1)(e)

    All paid caregivers, identified in the Service and Safety Plan, must complete and submit an annual Criminal Background Check (BCI).

    Read the source eohhs.ri.gov

  3. Rhode Island Judiciary Public Portal

    Rhode Island Judiciary

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At caregiver certification, every household member over 18
    BASIS
    EOHHS Shared Living (RIte @ Home) Program Standards, July 2018, § 2.5.1(1)(f)

    Provider agency must review and conduct a screen on all residing members of the household over the age of 18 through the Rhode Island Judiciary Public Portal at: https://publicportal.courts.ri.gov/publicportal or other similarly publicly accessible records search.

    Read the source eohhs.ri.gov

  4. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before employment; the letter gives no repeat cadence for this list
    BASIS
    EOHHS letter to Medicaid providers on screening for excluded individuals (Nov. 2020), which names the Excluded Parties List System, now SAM.gov exclusions

    All providers in the Medicaid program must take the following steps to determine whether their employees and contractors are excluded individuals or entities: ... Search the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) website by the names of an individual or entity.

    Read the source eohhs.ri.gov

Expected checks

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

None for this program.

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Review of any involvement with the Division of Elderly Affairs protective services unit (now the Office of Healthy Aging) or BHDDH's quality assurance unit (RIte @ Home Program Standards § 2.5.1(1)(e))
  • Caregiver at least 18, living in the home (primary caregiver) and not legally or financially liable for the participant (RIte @ Home Program Standards § 2.5.1(1)(a), (d))
  • Initial and periodic caregiver training and demonstrated competence in emergencies (RIte @ Home Program Standards § 2.5.1(1)(b)-(c))

Why some registries are not screened yet

The registry blocks automated access
The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.
Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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