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SOUTH DAKOTA · CARE PROGRAM

CHOICES and Family Support 360 Waiver Services

Direct service employees of Community Support Providers and other providers certified by the DHS Division of Developmental Disabilities (ARSD 46:11), and Family Support 360 qualified providers.

DD WAIVERS · ON FILE
Registries named
4
Required
2
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 4
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
    AT HIRE At hire, and for current employees as the provider's screening policy sets (Community Support Providers and Community Services Providers); Family Support 360 qualified providers screen new hires under the 2010 DHS memorandum
    BASIS
    ARSD 46:11:04:15.02(2), which binds Community Support Providers and Community Services Providers ("provider", ARSD 46:11:01:01(25)); DHS memorandum to DHS Medicare/Medicaid providers, Office of Inspector General Excluded Provider List (July 9, 2010), for new hires

    Each provider must have a policy that addresses criminal background checks, felony convictions, and drug screenings for any new and current employees that provide direct service to participants. The policy must include the following: ... (2) A description of felony conviction checks for new and current employees utilizing the Office of Inspector General

    Read the source sdlegislature.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 Before a registered nurse delegates to or supervises the provider's non-licensed trained staff (any provider of direct HCB services)
    BASIS
    ARSD 46:11:07:04

    The provider of direct HCB services must document verification with the Board of Nursing to determine that a nurse is actively licensed or has privilege to practice in the state of South Dakota.

    Read the source sdlegislature.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Public Access Record Search (PARS)

    South Dakota Unified Judicial System

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire
    BASIS
    ARSD 46:11:04:15.02 and 46:11:09:03(3)(b) require a criminal background check without naming a search; DDD Policy Memorandum 02-15 recommends the clerk of courts records, which PARS searches statewide

    Effective Jan. 7, 2002, the Division of Developmental Disabilities will require each agency to: 1) conduct a criminal background check for each new employee prior to hiring. The Division recommends agencies utilize the county clerk of courts system to meet these requirements.

    Read the source dhs.sd.gov

  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 South Dakota Medicaid waiver providers; no DDD rule names it

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal background check before hire under the provider's screening policy (ARSD 46:11:04:15.02; ARSD 46:11:09:03(3)(b) for Family Support 360 qualified providers)
  • Drug screening policy (SDCL 27B-1-19; ARSD 46:11:04:15.02(3))
  • Family Support 360 service coordinators: criminal background check and age 21 or older (ARSD 46:11:09:02)

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 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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