Screening in Utah

How ezOIG screens in Utah

Utah's programs

• PERSONAL CARE

  Personal Care Agency

  Every individual a licensed personal care agency engages who may have direct client access, including agencies delivering Medicaid personal care (EPAS) or waiver personal care.

  2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• ASSISTED LIVING

  Assisted Living Facility (Type I and Type II)

  Administrators and every individual the facility engages who may have direct resident access, plus non-resident household members aged 12 and older.

  2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• ADULT DAY

  Adult Day Care

  Every staff member, contracted employee, volunteer or other person associated with a licensed adult day care program who has direct access to clients. Adult day care run inside a nursing care or assisted living facility follows that facility's rules instead.

  1 required check, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• DSPD

  DSPD Services (Community Supports and Physical Disabilities Waivers and other DSPD-contracted services)

  Every direct service worker paid under a DSPD contract (residential and day support, supported living, host homes and self-administered services employees), plus anyone 12 or older living at a certified site.

  2 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

• AGING ATTENDANT

  Aging Services Personal Care Attendants (Aging Waiver and Alternatives Program)

  Personal care attendants paid with public funds for services to an aged person or high-risk adult through the Division of Aging and Adult Services programs.

  1 required check, 0 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

Federal core programs

• HOME HEALTH

  Home Health Agency

  Every individual the agency engages who may have direct patient access (employees, contractors, volunteers and transportation staff, including nurses, aides, executives, administrative, dietary and housekeeping staff).

  3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• HOSPICE

  Hospice

  Every individual the hospice engages who may have direct patient access, including contract staff and volunteers who are not exempt (clergy, family and directly supervised volunteers are exempt).

  3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• NURSING FACILITY

  Nursing Care Facility

  Every individual the facility engages who may have direct resident access, including dining assistants and non-exempt volunteers; nurse aides are also verified on the registry before an offer.

  4 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

Nurse aide registries

• Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) public registry search Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR), the state agency that keeps the nurse aide registry and abuse registry under R432-45 (office in Kaysville; its application forms are hosted by Davis Technical College) Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility and Assisted Living
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

Licenses

• Licensee Lookup and Verification System Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Utah Department of Commerce Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Personal Care, Assisted Living and Adult Day
  NOT SCREENED YET Paid access

Other registries

• Direct Access Clearance System (DACS) Office of Background Processing, Division of Licensing and Background Checks, Utah Department of Health and Human Services Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Personal Care, Assisted Living, Adult Day, DSPD and Aging Attendant
  NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account

• 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