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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.

IDD SERVICES · ON FILE
Registries named
8
Required
7
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 8
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
    BASIS
    TennCare Aligned Background Check Protocol (1 July 2024), as published by DDA for 1915(c), Katie Beckett, CHOICES CLS and ECF CHOICES providers; for ECF CHOICES and CHOICES CLS also TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.20.1.17

    Per the protocol, providers must check the following registries initially and on an ongoing monthly basis: OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), Systems for Award Management (SAM), and the TennCare Terminated Provider List (TTPL).

    Read the source tn.gov

  2. TennCare Terminated Provider List (TTPL)

    Division of TennCare, Office of Program Integrity

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    TennCare Aligned Background Check Protocol (1 July 2024), as published by DDA for 1915(c), Katie Beckett, CHOICES CLS and ECF CHOICES providers; for ECF CHOICES and CHOICES CLS also TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.20.1.17

    Per the protocol, providers must check the following registries initially and on an ongoing monthly basis: OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), Systems for Award Management (SAM), and the TennCare Terminated Provider List (TTPL).

    Read the source tn.gov

  3. Registry of Persons Who Have Abused, Neglected, Misappropriated, or Exploited the Property of Vulnerable Individuals (Abuse Registry)

    Tennessee Health Facilities Commission

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before employment or volunteer service
    BASIS
    Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-06-.04(6)(b); T.C.A. § 52-2-1002(d)(3)

    Evidence of the staff’s status on the Tennessee registry of persons who have abused, neglected, or misappropriated the property of vulnerable individuals (“Abuse Registry”) maintained by the Department of Health;

    Read the source publications.tnsosfiles.com

  4. Tennessee Sex Offender Registry

    Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, staff and volunteers
    BASIS
    Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-06-.04(6)(c)

    Evidence of the staff’s status on the State’s sexual offender registry (After January 1, 2016, no individual or volunteer who is listed on the State’s Sex Offender Registry may be hired or otherwise permitted to provide services); and

    Read the source publications.tnsosfiles.com

  5. Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL)

    Tennessee Department of Correction

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-06-.04(6)(d)

    Evidence of the staff’s status the Tennessee Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL).

    Read the source publications.tnsosfiles.com

  6. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before direct contact; ECF CHOICES and CHOICES CLS providers
    BASIS
    TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.29.2.2

    At a minimum, background, registry, and exclusion checks shall include a check of the Tennessee Abuse Registry, Tennessee Felony Offender Registry, National and Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry, Social Security Death Master File, and List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), SAM, and TennCare’s Terminated Provider List.

    Read the source tn.gov

  7. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    TennCare Aligned Background Check Protocol (1 July 2024), as published by DDA for 1915(c), Katie Beckett, CHOICES CLS and ECF CHOICES providers; for ECF CHOICES and CHOICES CLS also TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.20.1.17

    Per the protocol, providers must check the following registries initially and on an ongoing monthly basis: OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), Systems for Award Management (SAM), and the TennCare Terminated Provider List (TTPL).

    Read the source tn.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Substantiated Investigations Records Inquiry (SIRI)

    Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    DDA's registry checks page says every provider should have registered SIRI users; no rule found requiring the search

    All Providers should have registered users capable of conducting SIRI searches.

    Read the source tn.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal background check before direct contact: fingerprints for TBI/FBI, or a state-licensed private investigation company (T.C.A. § 52-2-1002(c); Rule 0465-02-06-.04(6)(a))
  • Direct contact with the most recent employer before hire (T.C.A. § 52-2-1002(d)(1), (f)(2))
  • TB screening and first aid/CPR, e.g. for personal support services staff (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-17-.04)

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Tennessee'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 Division of TennCare (Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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