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SOUTH DAKOTA · CARE PROGRAM

Adult Day Services

Staff of HOPE Waiver and Older Americans Act Title III adult day programs contracted with DHS LTSS. LTSS does not require Department of Health licensure of adult day providers (HOPE Waiver enrollment chart).

ADULT DAY · ON FILE
Registries named
3
Required
3
Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 3
Rules checked
October 16, 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
    LTSS Provider Policy Manual (effective 2/10/2026), OIG LEIE and SAM Exclusion Lists; Adult Day Services Title III Provider Provisions (effective 10/1/2026) D 4.13

    The Provider must check the OIG List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) a minimum of once every month to ensure that new hires and current employees are not on the excluded list.

    Read the source dhs.sd.gov

  2. Board of Nursing License Verification

    South Dakota Board of Nursing

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, nurses (RN or LPN) where participants need nursing services
    BASIS
    LTSS Provider Policy Manual, Workforce Standards: Staffing, and Adult Day Staff Positions; Title III Provider Provisions C 3.12

    The staffing policy must include job qualifications, the process for conducting background checks, OIG exclusion, SAM exclusions, the process for conducting applicable license verification, and the process for performance evaluations.

    Read the source dhs.sd.gov

  3. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    LTSS Provider Policy Manual (effective 2/10/2026), OIG LEIE and SAM Exclusion Lists; Adult Day Services Title III Provider Provisions (effective 10/1/2026) D 4.13

    The Provider must screen staff through the SAM system, a minimum of once every month, to ensure that new hires and current employees are not on the excluded list.

    Read the source dhs.sd.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
  • State-approved fingerprint background check for staff who assist with personal care or can see participants' health information (Title III Provider Provisions F 6.2; LTSS Provider Policy Manual, Background Check)
  • References checked and job history verified for staff and volunteers who work directly with participants (Title III Provider Provisions F 6.2)
  • Medical evidence of freedom from communicable disease before starting work (Title III Provider Provisions F 6.2)
  • Six hours of training at the start of employment and annually (Title III Provider Provisions F 6.3)

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into South Dakota's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services (HCBS waivers operated by the Department of Human Services) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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