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Screening in Tennessee

Tennessee's rules for its 8 care programs name 12 registries. ezOIG screens 2 of them, covering 26% of the checks those rules require.

TENNESSEE · ON FILE
Care programs
8
Registries named
12
Screened by ezOIG
2
Required checks covered
11 of 41
Rules checked
October 15, 2026

How ezOIG screens in Tennessee

In every state, ezOIG screens the federal lists: the HHS-OIG exclusion list (LEIE), SAM.gov exclusions and the OFAC sanctions list.

ezOIG does not screen any of Tennessee's own registries yet.

10 registries the rules name are not screened by ezOIG yet. Each is listed below with the reason, so you know which to check another way.

Care programs

Each program's checks, with the rule behind each one

Tennessee's programs

  • CHOICES HCBS

    CHOICES Home and Community Based Services (contract providers)

    Employees and volunteers with direct contact with CHOICES members at MCO-contracted agencies (personal care visits, attendant care, in-home respite, companion care); personal care agencies are licensed by DDA as personal support services agencies.

    7 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG

  • CONSUMER DIR.

    Consumer Direction (CHOICES and ECF CHOICES)

    Workers a member or representative hires directly; the Fiscal Employer Agent verifies them before they serve, and the member cannot waive the background check.

    5 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

  • IDD SERVICES

    Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services (DDA)

    Staff and volunteers of DDA-licensed providers of 1915(c) waiver, ECF CHOICES, CHOICES Community Living Supports (including the family model) and personal support services.

    7 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

  • ASSISTED LIVING

    Assisted-Care Living Facilities, Homes for the Aged and Adult Care Homes

    Staff of HFC-licensed residential facilities; merged because all three carry the same abuse registry bar and the T.C.A. § 68-11-271 registry check. DDA-licensed Tier 1 homes (three beds or fewer) follow the DDA checks instead.

    2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 5 expected

  • ADULT DAY

    Adult Day Services Center

    Owners with significant participant contact, employees, directors, managers and counted or unsupervised volunteers at DHS-licensed centers; DHS runs the checks from the fingerprint submission.

    3 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

Federal core programs

  • HOME HEALTH

    Home Health Agency

    Agency employees and contracted personnel. The licensing rules (0720-27) name no lookups, so the checks come from state statute, TennCare's MCO contract and the Medicare conditions.

    5 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

  • HOSPICE

    Hospice

    Employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact. Home hospice is a licensed home care organization (0720-28); a residential hospice is a licensed facility (0720-23).

    5 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

  • NURSING FACILITY

    Nursing Home

    Direct care staff, nurse aides and licensed staff, including staff supplied by agencies.

    7 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

Tennessee's registries

The registries its programs name, by kind

State Medicaid exclusion lists

  • TennCare Terminated Provider List (TTPL) Division of TennCare, Office of Program Integrity Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, CHOICES HCBS, Consumer Dir., IDD Services, Assisted Living and Adult Day
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Sex offender registries

  • Tennessee Sex Offender Registry Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Named by CHOICES HCBS, Consumer Dir., IDD Services, Assisted Living and Adult Day
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Criminal record checks

  • Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL) Tennessee Department of Correction Named by CHOICES HCBS, Consumer Dir., IDD Services and Assisted Living
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
  • Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS) Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Named by Hospice and Nursing Facility
    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency

Nurse aide registries

  • Tennessee Nurse Aide Registry Tennessee Health Facilities Commission (Credentia, vendor) Named by Home Health, Hospice and Nursing Facility
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

Licenses

  • Licensure Verification (Health Related Boards) Tennessee Department of Health Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility and Consumer Dir.
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Abuse and misconduct registries

  • Registry of Persons Who Have Abused, Neglected, Misappropriated, or Exploited the Property of Vulnerable Individuals (Abuse Registry) Tennessee Health Facilities Commission Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, CHOICES HCBS, Consumer Dir., IDD Services, Assisted Living and Adult Day
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
  • Substantiated Investigations Records Inquiry (SIRI) Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging Named by IDD Services
    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account

Child abuse registries

  • Department of Children's Services registry of substantiated perpetrators of child abuse or neglect Tennessee Department of Children's Services Named by Adult Day
    NOT SCREENED YET Not open to the public

Federal registries

Screened in every state
  • List of Excluded Individuals/Entities HHS Office of Inspector General
    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list
  • SAM.gov exclusions General Services Administration
    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
  • Specially Designated Nationals list U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
    SCREENED BY EZOIG Sanctions check against the Treasury's SDN list
  • National Sex Offender Public Website U.S. Department of Justice
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

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.
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.
Requires an employer account
Searches go through the employer's own account with the agency, so ezOIG doesn't run them for you.
Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.
Not open to the public
The agency doesn't publish it. Only the agency, or employers it authorizes, can check it.

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