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WASHINGTON · CARE PROGRAM

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)).

IP / CDE · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
3
Expected
3
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 6
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
    AT HIRE Before employment, as a qualification that must continue to be met; the rule sets no re-screening frequency
    BASIS
    WAC 388-115-0510(7), 388-115-0540(1)(d)

    (6) Be an employee of the consumer directed employer to provide personal care services; (7) Pass the federal exclusion list screening; and

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

  2. DSHS background check (Background Check Central Unit)

    Department of Social and Health Services, Background Check Central Unit

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before working with a client, then every two years; FBI fingerprint check at hire
    BASIS
    WAC 388-115-0511, 388-115-0513; RCW 74.39A.056

    (1) Individual providers are required to complete and pass a name and date of birth background check prior to working with a client. (2) Individual providers are required to complete and pass a name and date of birth background check: (a) Every two years; and

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

  3. Provider Credential Search

    Washington State Department of Health

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hiring, home care aide certification or other qualifying DOH credential
    BASIS
    WAC 388-115-0510(5); WAC 388-71-0971(1)

    (5) If required, have a home care aide certification or other qualifying credential by the department of health that is both active and in good standing;

    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; the DSHS social services listing is where DSHS publishes terminated individual providers

  2. Washington State Registered Sex and Kidnapping Offender website

    Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire
    BASIS
    Implied by WAC 388-113-0030(4): registered sex offender status automatically disqualifies in-home long-term care workers

  3. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice; WAC 388-115-0510(7) requires a federal exclusion list screening without naming the lists

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • FBI fingerprint-based check through BCCU (WAC 388-115-0511(3); RCW 43.43.837, 74.39A.056)
  • No credible allegation of fraud pending investigation (WAC 388-115-0510(8))
  • Training and home care aide certification (WAC 388-115-0523; WAC 388-71-0975)
  • Character, competence and suitability determination (WAC 388-115-0510(3))

Why some registries are not screened yet

The registry blocks automated access
The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.
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 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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