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WASHINGTON · CARE PROGRAM

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.

ADULT DAY · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
3
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
4 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 Before hiring or contracting, and monthly, adult day health centers (which must hold an Apple Health core provider agreement); practice for adult day care centers
    BASIS
    WAC 182-502-0016(1)(g); WAC 388-71-0724(2)

    (g) Screen employees and contractors with whom they do business prior to hiring or contracting, and on a monthly ongoing basis thereafter, to assure that employees and contractors are not excluded from receiving federal funds as required by 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 and 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5;

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

  2. Washington Access to Criminal History (WATCH)

    Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before unsupervised access, then updated every two years
    BASIS
    WAC 388-71-0760(4); RCW 43.43.832

    Background checks pursuant to RCW 43.43.830 and 43.43.832 must be performed for all applicants hired, existing employees, and volunteers who function as staff or who have unsupervised access to participants.

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

  3. Provider Credential Search

    Washington State Department of Health

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed and certified staff (nurses, dietitians, therapists); kept on file
    BASIS
    WAC 388-71-0752(7); WAC 388-71-0760(1)

    (7) Required credentials must be verified to ensure that they are current and in good standing for licensed and certified staff.

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Provider Termination and Exclusion List

    Washington State Health Care Authority and Department of Social and Health Services

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Apple Health and DSHS-contracted providers

  2. 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 Medicaid providers; no Washington rule names it

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Unsupervised access prohibited until the background check is complete and suitability determined (WAC 388-71-0760(4))
  • Verification of references in each employee file (WAC 388-71-0760(1))
  • Tuberculosis testing to local health authority recommendations (WAC 388-71-0750(1)(e))
  • Staff with current first aid and CPR on site during attendance (WAC 388-71-0752(6))
  • Drivers: valid licence, safe driving record, first aid and CPR (WAC 388-71-0752(9)(h))

Why some registries are not screened yet

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 Washington'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 Washington State Health Care Authority (Apple Health) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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