Caregiver Package
Home health aides, personal care aides, and other caregivers
- SSN trace/address history
- Nationwide criminal database search
- County criminal records
- Nationwide federal criminal records
- OIG LEIE/GSA SAM
- Sex offender registry
Fast, flexible background checks for hospitals, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, clinics, and healthcare staffing firms. Choose a role-based package or tailor screening to each position, with itemized pricing and no minimums.
Pick a package based on each worker’s responsibilities and level of patient access. State laws, facility policies, and payer rules may require additional searches.
Home health aides, personal care aides, and other caregivers
Nurses, medical assistants, technicians, and other clinical employees
Physicians, advanced practice providers, and other licensed professionals
Nurses, medical assistants, technicians, and other clinical employees
Keep screening after the hire. Each month we re-run OIG LEIE, GSA SAM, and OFAC searches to flag newly reported exclusions or sanctions. You set the screening frequency your laws, payers, and policies require.
Build an order with exactly the searches a role requires.
County criminal record searches cover relevant county courts based on the applicant's address history and other search criteria.
Federal criminal record searches cover offenses prosecuted in federal district courts.
Nationwide criminal database searches provide a broad multijurisdictional search that may identify records requiring confirmation at the source.
The OIG List of Excluded Individuals and Entities identifies people and entities excluded from participation in federally funded healthcare programs.
The GSA System for Award Management exclusions identifies parties excluded from certain federal contracts and programs.
Professional license verification confirms available license details, status, and disciplinary information with the appropriate source.
Sex offender and abuse registry searches check applicable public or authorized registries.
Drug testing options can be selected according to the position and your screening policy.
FACIS III searches healthcare sanctions and disciplinary actions from federal and all 50 states' sources.
Employment and education verification confirms information with available employers, schools, or authorized data sources.
Medical credential checks can be added when a provider's role requires specific credentials or affiliations.
Searches that rely on court clerks, schools, former employers, licensing boards, or labs can take longer. US-based, PBSA-certified staff can help you choose searches, check order status, and resolve incomplete information.
Employers remain responsible for following the Fair Credit Reporting Act and applicable state, local, and industry rules.
A nurse background check usually combines criminal history searches with professional license verification, exclusion searches, and any drug testing the role requires. The right mix depends on the state, care setting, and the patients the nurse will serve.
License verification confirms the issuing authority, license status, and available disciplinary history. Some nursing roles also call for employment or education verification, FACIS III, or other credential checks.
Home health aides have direct access to patients, private homes, medication, and personal property. A package may include county and nationwide criminal searches, sex offender and abuse registry searches, exclusion searches, and drug testing.
Check state-specific screening rules before finalizing a package. Registry access, required searches, and review standards differ by jurisdiction and program.
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Most searches return within 8 to 24 hours. Searches that rely on court clerks, educational institutions, former employers, licensing boards, laboratories, or other third parties may take longer.
No. There is no minimum order volume and no contract required. Each quote identifies the price of every screen before you place an order.
Yes. Package contents can be adjusted for the position and jurisdiction, and drug testing, employment verification, education verification, and other role-specific services are available as add-ons.
The monthly check searches OIG LEIE and GSA SAM exclusions as well as OFAC sanctions records for $3 per person per month, helping identify newly reported exclusions or sanctions during employment.
Yes. 5 Star Background Checks is able to sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement when the services and data involved require one. We are HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 Type II audited.
No. A nationwide criminal database search can help identify records for further review, but it does not replace appropriate county or federal court searches.
Order a package today, request screening tailored to a role, or ask about volume pricing.