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Screening in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's rules for its 9 care programs name 7 registries. ezOIG screens 2 of them, covering 22% of the checks those rules require.

WISCONSIN · ON FILE
Care programs
9
Registries named
7
Screened by ezOIG
2
Required checks covered
11 of 48
Rules checked
October 16, 2026

How ezOIG screens in Wisconsin

In every state, ezOIG screens the federal lists: the HHS-OIG exclusion list (LEIE), SAM.gov exclusions and the OFAC sanctions list.

ezOIG does not screen any of Wisconsin's own registries yet.

5 registries the rules name are not screened by ezOIG yet. Each is listed below with the reason, so you know which to check another way.

Care programs

Each program's checks, with the rule behind each one

Wisconsin's programs

  • PERSONAL CARE

    Personal Care Agency (Medicaid personal care)

    Personal care workers, RN supervisors and other caregivers of agencies certified under Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 105.17. The caregiver law reaches any agency that employs or contracts with people to provide personal care, and each worker is reported to ForwardHealth for screening before Medicaid will pay for their services.

    6 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG

  • ADULT DAY CARE

    Adult Day Care Center

    Employees and contractors with regular, direct contact with participants at an adult day care center certified under Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 105.14.

    5 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

  • ASSISTED LIVING

    Assisted Living (CBRF and RCAC)

    Employees and contractors with regular, direct resident contact at community-based residential facilities (ch. DHS 83) and residential care apartment complexes (ch. DHS 89). Merged because both follow the caregiver law; the RCAC rule also names the DOJ and registry checks at hire.

    5 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG

  • AFH 3-4 BED

    Adult Family Home (3-4 beds, licensed)

    Licensees and service providers (anyone giving residents direct care or supervision) in adult family homes licensed under ch. DHS 88.

    5 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG

  • AFH 1-2 BED

    Adult Family Home (1-2 beds, Medicaid-certified)

    Providers, operators, staff and substitute providers of 1-2 bed adult family homes certified to serve Family Care, Partnership and IRIS members under DHS's Medicaid standards (P-00638); household members 18 and older are checked too.

    4 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

  • LTC WAIVER

    Adult Long-Term Care Waiver Services (Family Care, Partnership, PACE, IRIS)

    Staff and contractors of providers enrolled with Wisconsin Medicaid to deliver home and community-based waiver services (supportive home care, respite, day services, supported employment and other services for frail elders and adults with physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities), who all sign F-00180C. Self-directed and IRIS participant-hired workers are checked by the co-employment agency or fiscal employer agent.

    4 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

Federal core programs

  • HOME HEALTH

    Home Health Agency

    Employees and contractors with regular, direct patient contact at a home health agency licensed under ch. DHS 133 (Medicare-certified agencies also under 42 CFR 484). Each worker is also reported to ForwardHealth for screening before Medicaid will pay for their services.

    7 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG

  • HOSPICE

    Hospice

    Employees and contracted staff with regular, direct patient contact at a hospice licensed under ch. DHS 131 (Medicare-certified hospices also under 42 CFR 418).

    6 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

  • NURSING HOME

    Nursing Home

    Employees and contractors with regular, direct resident contact at a nursing home licensed under ch. DHS 132 (Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities also under 42 CFR 483).

    6 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 1 expected

Wisconsin's registries

The registries its programs name, by kind

Criminal record checks

  • Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS), caregiver background check Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Home, Personal Care, Adult Day Care, Assisted Living, AFH 3-4 Bed, AFH 1-2 Bed and LTC Waiver
    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access

Nurse aide registries

  • Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance Named by Home Health, Hospice and Nursing Home
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

Licenses

  • DSPS license lookup (LicensE) Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Home, Personal Care, Adult Day Care, Assisted Living, AFH 3-4 Bed, AFH 1-2 Bed and LTC Waiver
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Abuse and misconduct registries

  • Wisconsin Caregiver Misconduct Registry (Wisconsin Misconduct Registry Search) Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance, Office of Caregiver Quality Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Home, Personal Care, Adult Day Care, Assisted Living, AFH 3-4 Bed, AFH 1-2 Bed and LTC Waiver
    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches

Child abuse registries

  • Child abuse and neglect determinations (Wis. Stat. § 48.981(3)(c)5m) Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Home, Personal Care, Adult Day Care, Assisted Living and AFH 3-4 Bed
    NOT SCREENED YET Not open to the public

Federal registries

Screened in every state
  • 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

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.
The registry's terms forbid automated searches
The registry's terms, or the law behind it, rule out automated or third-party searches, so ezOIG doesn't run them.
Not open to the public
The agency doesn't publish it. Only the agency, or employers it authorizes, can check it.
Paid access
The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.

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