Screening in Washington

How ezOIG screens in Washington

Washington's programs

• HOME CARE

  Home Care Agencies (in-home personal care)

  DOH-licensed home care agencies (chapter 246-335 WAC, Part 2): long-term care workers through DSHS's BCCU, other personnel, contractors and volunteers through WSP. Medicaid-contracted agencies also follow chapter 388-71 WAC.

  3 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 4 expected

• IP / CDE

  Individual Providers (Consumer Directed Employer)

  Individual providers of Medicaid in-home personal care, employed by the consumer directed employer (chapter 388-115 WAC); DDA individual providers follow the same rules (WAC 388-825-605(6)).

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• AFH

  Adult Family Homes

  Caregivers, entity representatives and resident managers; volunteers, students, noncaregiving staff and household members over 11 with unsupervised access get the state check only (chapter 388-76 WAC).

  1 required check, 0 screened by ezOIG · 5 expected

• ALF

  Assisted Living Facilities

  Administrators and caregivers (state and fingerprint checks), and other staff, managers, contractors, volunteers and students with unsupervised access (state check), under chapter 388-78A WAC.

  2 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 4 expected

• ADULT DAY

  Adult Day Care and Adult Day Health

  All staff, and volunteers who function as staff or have unsupervised access to participants, at DSHS-contracted adult day centers (WAC 388-71-0702 to 388-71-0776); the two services share the staff rules.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• DDA

  DDA Residential and Waiver Providers

  Contracted providers, agency employees, administrators, subcontractors and volunteers with unsupervised access to DDA clients: supported living and group training homes (chapter 388-101D WAC), companion homes, alternative living and overnight respite (WAC 388-825-605). DDA group homes licensed as AFHs or ALFs follow those programs too.

  2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

Federal core programs

• HOME HEALTH

  Home Health Agency

  Personnel, contractors, volunteers and students with direct contact with vulnerable persons, under the DOH in-home services rules (chapter 246-335 WAC, Part 3).

  4 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• HOSPICE

  Hospice Agency

  Personnel, contractors, volunteers and students with direct contact with vulnerable persons, under the DOH in-home services rules (chapter 246-335 WAC, Part 4).

  4 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• NURSING FACILITY

  Nursing Homes and Nursing Facilities

  Anyone employed directly or by contract, and volunteers or students, who may have unsupervised access to residents (chapter 388-97 WAC).

  4 required checks, 3 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

State Medicaid exclusion lists

• Provider Termination and Exclusion List Washington State Health Care Authority and Department of Social and Health Services Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Home Care, IP / CDE, AFH, ALF, Adult Day and DDA
  SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check

Sex offender registries

• Washington State Registered Sex and Kidnapping Offender website Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Named by Nursing Facility, Home Care, IP / CDE, AFH, ALF and DDA
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Criminal record checks

• Washington Access to Criminal History (WATCH) Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section Named by Home Health, Hospice, Home Care and Adult Day
  NOT SCREENED YET Paid access

Nurse aide registries

• Nursing assistant credentials (NA-R and NA-C) Washington State Board of Nursing (Department of Health until 30 June 2026) Named by Home Health, Hospice and Nursing Facility
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check

Licenses

• Provider Credential Search Washington State Department of Health Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Home Care, IP / CDE, AFH, ALF and Adult Day
  SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification

Abuse and misconduct registries

• DSHS background check (Background Check Central Unit) Department of Social and Health Services, Background Check Central Unit Named by Nursing Facility, Home Care, IP / CDE, AFH, ALF and DDA
  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