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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 (providers billing TennCare)
    BASIS
    TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.20.1.17 (providers billing TennCare); § A.2.12.9.39

    The CONTRACTOR, its subcontractors and all tax-reporting provider entities that bill and/or receive TennCare funds as the result of this Contract shall screen their owners and employees against the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM) and the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), and TennCare’s Terminated Provider List on a monthly basis.

    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 (providers billing TennCare)
    BASIS
    TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.20.1.17 (providers billing TennCare); § A.2.12.9.39

    The CONTRACTOR, its subcontractors and all tax-reporting provider entities that bill and/or receive TennCare funds as the result of this Contract shall screen their owners and employees against the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM) and the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), and TennCare’s Terminated Provider List on a monthly basis.

    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, all staff
    BASIS
    Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-18-.04(10); T.C.A. §§ 68-11-1004, 68-11-271(a)(3)

    Documentation that all appropriate abuse registries have been checked shall be on file.

    Read the source publications.tnsosfiles.com

  4. Tennessee Nurse Aide Registry

    Tennessee Health Facilities Commission (Credentia, vendor)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before anyone serves as a nurse aide; also every other state registry likely to hold the person
    BASIS
    42 CFR 483.35(d)(4)-(5); Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-18-.15(3)

    Before allowing an individual to serve as a nurse aide, a facility must receive registry verification that the individual has met competency evaluation requirements

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  5. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire or contract, direct care staff; every state lived in during the previous 7 years
    BASIS
    T.C.A. § 68-11-271(a)(1), (b)

    A state-by-state look in any state in which the person has lived in the previous seven (7) years of the national sex offender public registry website coordinated by the United States department of justice

    Read the source codes.findlaw.com

  6. Licensure Verification (Health Related Boards)

    Tennessee Department of Health

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed positions
    BASIS
    Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-18-.04(10)

    When licensure is applicable for a particular job, verification of the current license must be included as a part of the personnel file.

    Read the source publications.tnsosfiles.com

  7. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly (providers billing TennCare)
    BASIS
    TennCare MCO Statewide Contract § A.2.20.1.17 (providers billing TennCare); § A.2.12.9.39

    The CONTRACTOR, its subcontractors and all tax-reporting provider entities that bill and/or receive TennCare funds as the result of this Contract shall screen their owners and employees against the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM) and the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), and TennCare’s Terminated Provider List on a monthly basis.

    Read the source tn.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS)

    Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before employment, direct care positions
    BASIS
    One way to meet the criminal background check in Rule 0720-18-.04(11), which does not require fingerprints

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal background check before employment in a direct care position: fingerprints for TBI or TBI/FBI, or a background screening service (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-18-.04(11))
  • Adult abuse registries of every other state lived in during the previous seven years (T.C.A. § 68-11-271(a)(2))
  • References verified and medical screening for communicable disease (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-18-.04(10))
  • Nurse aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 483.35(d); 0720-18-.15)

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.
Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.

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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