Scope – provide a public list of in-home care workers, along with their qualifications, who voluntarily agree to be included and who have completed a criminal background check and who meet qualifications of WV Code 16-5P-1.
This rule is voluntary participation and is based on federal requirements of State Medicaid in-home services program.
A Provider Agency certifies their State Medicaid Program worker through the Continuing Certification Program (C.C.P.) and can at that time click to upload Provider information to the Worker Registry.
The Registry allows in-home services consumers to search and verify their in-home worker is certified. This registry also allows consumers to search for services by needs, location and service times.
This rule is voluntary and makes it less stringent than Federal requirements.