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Consumer Directed Services (CDS) option

Attendants and other service providers hired by an individual employer or designated representative through a financial management services agency (FMSA), which runs or documents the checks.

CDS · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
6
Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 6
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 Before hire, then monthly (FMSA)
    BASIS
    26 TAC §§ 264.227(d), 264.325(b), 264.329(b)(2)

    submit to the FMSA, for each applicant, contractor or vendor, the information required to conduct a monthly check of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) - Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - OIG Excluded Individuals/Entities Search online searchable databases

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  2. HHSC-OIG Exclusions List (Texas Medicaid List of Excluded Individuals/Entities)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Inspector General

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire, then monthly (FMSA)
    BASIS
    26 TAC §§ 264.227(d), 264.325(b), 264.329(b)(2)

    submit to the FMSA, for each applicant, contractor or vendor, the information required to conduct a monthly check of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) - Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - OIG Excluded Individuals/Entities Search online searchable databases

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  3. Criminal History Conviction Name Search (Computerized Criminal History, CCH)

    Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records Division

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Report dated no more than 30 days before hire; updated when the employer asks
    BASIS
    26 TAC §§ 264.225, 264.323

    request that the FMSA obtain the criminal history report from the secure online DPS Criminal History Conviction Database website

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  4. Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Abuse registry search
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Within 30 days before hire and within 30 days after each employment anniversary
    BASIS
    26 TAC §§ 264.227(a)-(b), 264.325(a), 264.329(b)(1)

    obtain the applicant's required information on the Criminal History and Registry Checks, (Form 1725) necessary to conduct an initial and annual check of the DADS Nurse Aide Registry and the Employee Misconduct Registry

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  5. Nurse Aide Registry (NAR)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Within 30 days before hire and within 30 days after each employment anniversary
    BASIS
    26 TAC §§ 264.227(a)-(b), 264.325(a), 264.329(b)(1)

    obtain the applicant's required information on the Criminal History and Registry Checks, (Form 1725) necessary to conduct an initial and annual check of the DADS Nurse Aide Registry and the Employee Misconduct Registry

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  6. Texas Board of Nursing License Verification

    Texas Board of Nursing

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire for a service that needs a licence; again at each renewal
    BASIS
    26 TAC § 264.229

    obtain and retain a copy or other documentation on file to verify the current status of the applicant's license, certification, or other permission

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

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
  • Form 1725 (Criminal History and Registry Checks) completed and kept for each employee (26 TAC §§ 264.225(e), 264.227(e))
  • Form I-9 employment eligibility, re-verified on renewal (26 TAC § 264.231(b))
  • Current Texas driver licence and auto insurance for anyone who transports the individual (26 TAC § 264.231(d))
  • Written notice of eligibility from the CDS agency before services start (26 TAC § 264.231(g))

Why some registries are not screened yet

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 Texas'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 Texas Health and Human Services Commission or your own counsel before relying on it.

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