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Home Health Agency (licensed home care organization)

Compensated employees and contractors of home health agencies licensed as home care organizations by VDH, or exempt from licensure under subdivision 3 a or b of Code of Va. § 32.1-162.8.

HOME HEALTH · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
4
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 5
Rules checked
October 16, 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, all new and existing employees and contractors
    BASIS
    DMAS Home Health Provider Manual, Chapter II (rev. 7/17/2025), p. 7, Provider Responsibilities to Identify Excluded Individuals and Entities

    Search the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) website monthly by name for employees, contractors and/or entities to validate their eligibility for Federal programs.

    Read the source vamedicaid.dmas.virginia.gov

  2. Virginia Criminal History Record Check (Central Criminal Records Exchange)

    Virginia Department of State Police

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Within 30 days of employment (report dated no more than 90 days before hire); no direct patient contact until received unless directly supervised
    BASIS
    Code of Va. § 32.1-162.9:1; 12VAC5-381-110

    Such home care organization or hospice shall, within 30 days of employment, obtain for any compensated employees an original criminal record clearance with respect to convictions for offenses specified in this section or an original criminal history record from the Central Criminal Records Exchange.

    Read the source law.lis.virginia.gov

  3. DHP License Lookup

    Virginia Department of Health Professions

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed and certified employees and contractors
    BASIS
    12VAC5-381-200 C, D and O 4; 42 CFR 484.100(b)

    Employees and contractors shall be licensed or certified as required by the Department of Health Professions. D. The organization shall design and implement a mechanism to verify professional credentials.

    Read the source law.lis.virginia.gov

  4. Virginia Nurse Aide Registry (Board of Nursing)

    Virginia Department of Health Professions, Board of Nursing

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, home health aides who qualify through a state-approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
    BASIS
    42 CFR 484.80(a)(1)(iii)

    A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the state as meeting the requirements of § 483.151 through § 483.154 of this chapter, and is currently listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry

    Read the source ecfr.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Virginia Medicaid providers; the DMAS manual names only the LEIE

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Sworn statement or affirmation disclosing criminal convictions and pending charges, filed with the criminal record report (Code of Va. § 32.1-162.9:1; 12VAC5-381-110 H)
  • Drug-free workplace policy, which may include drug testing for cause and periodically (Code of Va. § 32.1-162.9:1 C)
  • Job-related references and verification of employment history in the personnel record (12VAC5-381-200 O 5)
  • Home health aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 484.80; 12VAC5-381-290)

Why some registries are not screened yet

Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.
Paid access
The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Virginia's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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