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Companion (Agency) and In-Home Care

All employees of agencies providing Companion (Agency) services under the SCDHHS scope. Private-pay in-home care providers licensed under R.60-122 have the same SLED check and drug test, but the Medicaid list checks apply only to Medicaid-enrolled agencies.

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Registries named
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Required
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Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
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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 (the scope itself says at hire and at least every two years)
    BASIS
    SCDHHS Provider Administrative and Billing Manual (July 1, 2026), Provider Exclusions; Companion (Agency) Scope of Services D.6

    A provider must search the LEIE, SAM and the South Carolina Excluded Providers List monthly to ensure its employees or contractors are not prohibited from receiving Medicaid reimbursement and/or participating in the Medicaid program as a provider of services.

    Read the source scdhhs.gov

  2. South Carolina Medicaid Excluded/Terminated Providers (South Carolina List of Sanctioned Individuals/Entities)

    SCDHHS Bureau of Internal Audit and Program Integrity

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly, all employees and contractors
    BASIS
    SCDHHS Provider Administrative and Billing Manual (July 1, 2026), Provider Exclusions

    A provider must search the LEIE, SAM and the South Carolina Excluded Providers List monthly to ensure its employees or contractors are not prohibited from receiving Medicaid reimbursement and/or participating in the Medicaid program as a provider of services.

    Read the source scdhhs.gov

  3. SLED CATCH (Citizens Access to Criminal Histories)

    South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED)

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire for every in-home caregiver of a licensed in-home care provider; Medicaid Companion (Agency) providers again at least every two years, for all employees, with statewide data for every state lived in during the past 10 years
    BASIS
    SCDHHS HCBS Scope of Services, Companion (Agency), D.4; S.C. Code §§ 44-70-60(B), 44-7-2910; R.60-122 § 300.A

    A SLED criminal background check is required for all employees prior to hire and at least every two years thereafter

    Read the source scdhhs.gov

  4. South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry

    SCDHHS (operated by its contractor, Credentia)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire and at least every two years, all staff of Medicaid Companion (Agency) providers
    BASIS
    SCDHHS HCBS Scope of Services, Companion (Agency), D.5

    The provider must check the CNA registry for all staff prior to hire and at least every two years thereafter.

    Read the source scdhhs.gov

  5. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly, all employees and contractors
    BASIS
    SCDHHS Provider Administrative and Billing Manual (July 1, 2026), Provider Exclusions

    A provider must search the LEIE, SAM and the South Carolina Excluded Providers List monthly to ensure its employees or contractors are not prohibited from receiving Medicaid reimbursement and/or participating in the Medicaid program as a provider of services.

    Read the source scdhhs.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
  • Drug test before employment, then random drug testing with at least a five-panel screen (S.C. Code §§ 44-70-60(B), 44-70-70; R.60-122 § 300.A-B)
  • Coordinate with appropriate abuse-related registries before employing, contracting with or referring caregivers (R.60-122 § 300.E; the registries are not named)
  • Driving record for caregivers who transport clients (R.60-122 § 300.E.4)
  • PPD/TB screening per R.60-122 (Companion (Agency) Scope D)

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.
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 South Carolina'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 South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS, Healthy Connections Medicaid) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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