Sex offender screening API for healthcare & home care
Screen clinicians, aides, and facility staff against every US registry with source-verified results — one consistent check for hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems.
25 free searches, no card. $0.15 a call, no platform fee, no seats, no minimum. No code needed: search from your dashboard, or integrate the full API when you’re ready.
curl https://api.offendersearch.app/v1/search \ -H "X-API-Key: $OFFENDERSEARCH_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"query": {"firstName": "Marta", "lastName": "Reyes", "dob": "1952-03-14", "ageTolerance": 1}}' // response { "status": "complete", "elapsedMs": 410, "counts": { "records": 0, "sourcesQueried": 58, "sourcesComplete": 58, "sourcesIncomplete": 0 }, "records": [] } // a caregiver match carries its reason { "matchState": "dob_match", "matchConfidence": 0.98, "matchBasis": ["lastName:exact", "firstName", "dob"] }
Making a hiring decision? Use an FCRA workflow.
If a result will help decide whether to hire someone, the check has to run as an FCRA-regulated consumer report, with a permissible purpose, consent, accuracy controls and a dispute path for the person. Our standard search and API are not a consumer report, and standard results are never used for that decision. FCRA workflows run through FCRA Partner Access, for background check companies and screening platforms under a written FCRA agreement.
FCRA pricing is quoted per partner, so contact us for pricing.
Screening challenges for hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems
- Clinical staff work one-on-one with vulnerable patients, on every unit and every shift
- Multi-state health systems need one consistent check
- Compliance requires documented, source-verified screening
What sex offender screening gives hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems
Standardize screening across every location
Continuously re-verify credentialed staff
Keep a source-verified compliance record
Healthcare & Home Care sex offender check API: request and response. One POST per person, or the same search from the dashboard with no code.
curl https://api.offendersearch.app/v1/search \ -H "X-API-Key: $OFFENDERSEARCH_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"query": {"firstName": "Marta", "lastName": "Reyes", "dob": "1952-03-14", "ageTolerance": 1}}' // response { "status": "complete", "elapsedMs": 410, "counts": { "records": 0, "sourcesQueried": 58, "sourcesComplete": 58, "sourcesIncomplete": 0 }, "records": [] } // a caregiver match carries its reason { "matchState": "dob_match", "matchConfidence": 0.98, "matchBasis": ["lastName:exact", "firstName", "dob"] }
Send what you have. Name and date of birth; age or birth year when that is all you hold. Date of birth drives matchState: dob_match, year_match, age_match or no_dob_age_year.
Read the counts. sourcesComplete against sourcesQueried says whether all 58 registries answered, so a partial search is never read as a clear one.
Branch on the score. matchConfidence and matchBasis on every record, with the registry cited.
| Person | Checked for | Result | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marta Reyes | intake | No match | 58 / 58 |
| Jordan Sample | intake | Match · dob_match | 58 / 58 |
| J. Sample | intake | Review · year_match | 58 / 58 |
Read the API docs › · Search from the dashboard › · Screen a CSV without code ›
Sex offender screening built for healthcare & home care. One key, one schema, one stored record of every check.
Built into your referral workflow
A browser extension adds screening inside CarePort, ExtendedCare, Ensocare and Aidin referrals — no second window, no copy-paste. A BAA is signed before use.
One consistent check across every US registry
The same API covers every state a multi-site system operates in.
Recurring re-verification
Keep credentialed staff continuously re-checked with Weekly/Daily freshness.
Alerts follow the person, not the listing
A resident, visitor or volunteer you monitor stays one alert thread even when a registry renumbers its records.
Documented provenance
Every hit carries source provenance for the compliance file.
When hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems run a sex offender check. Each moment, and the call that fits it.
Before a caregiver’s first visit
Home-care agencies screen caregivers before the first shift in a client’s home, where supervision is lowest.
When a caregiver is matched to a new client
Re-checking at a new placement — especially one with children or memory-impaired adults — closes the gap a one-time hire check leaves.
At patient or resident intake
Facilities that admit residents screen at admission so they can plan supervision and room assignment.
Across the whole roster, on a schedule
Monitoring or periodic batch re-screening keeps a large caregiver roster current between hiring events.
When a contractor or agency nurse arrives
Per-diem and staffing-agency clinicians get the same registry check as employees before their first shift.
During an incident or complaint
A re-check is part of any review of a caregiver after a client or family complaint.
Healthcare & Home Care screening workflow. Step by step, from the first call to the stored record.
Collect name and date of birth at hire or intake. From your HR or intake system.
Run one search across the 58 US registries. Out-of-state registrations matter: caregivers move between states more than most workers.
Add criminal records where the role requires them. County, state and federal records run on the same key.
Review and document. Record the result, date and reviewer; employment decisions run through an FCRA workflow.
Monitor the active roster. Alerts arrive when a monitored caregiver’s registry status changes.
Healthcare & Home Care screening: what the law requires and what it doesn’t
Florida writes a multi-state registry search into law: Level 2 screening includes the sex offender registries of any state the employee lived in during the preceding five years (Fla. Stat. § 435.04). Illinois requires nursing homes to screen residents within 24 hours of admission and to give a registered sex offender their own room (210 ILCS 45/2-201.5). These are the clearest examples of registry screening written into healthcare law.
Federal rules are thinner than vendor marketing suggests. Medicare home health conditions of participation (42 CFR 484.115) contain no aide-screening requirement, and the CMS National Background Check Program was a voluntary state grant that ended in 2024. Agencies screen because state law, payer contracts or liability require it — and because a caregiver’s registration in another state never shows up on an in-state check.
Home-care agencies feel the multi-state problem more than most employers. Caregivers often move between states and agencies, and a registration in another state never appears on an in-state criminal check. One call across the 58 US registries returns candidates scored by match strength, with offense, county and registration dates, and the official record link a compliance file needs. Pair it with county, state and federal criminal records on the same key when a state or payer requires both.
Sex offender screening for healthcare & home care, by the numbers. The same answer whichever registry holds the record.
Registry and criminal records for healthcare & home care, on one key. Most hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems need more than one check, and running two vendors means two integrations, two contracts and two invoices.
Sex offender registry
58 US registries, continuously updated, with photographs, aliases, addresses and the official record citation on every match. 1.5M records in one schema.
Sex offender API ›Criminal records
1,408 county jail rosters, 53 state corrections systems, courts, warrants and federal custody, almost 50 million records in the same scored, source-cited schema. Same key, same price.
Criminal background checks for healthcare & home care ›FCRA background checks
When a result decides a hire or a tenancy, the check runs as an FCRA order through FCRA Partner Access: consent, the check, disputes and adverse-action steps. Pricing is quoted per partner.
FCRA Partner Access ›Coverage today: 1,914 criminal jurisdictions catalogued, 1,564 live, 51 states + DC + federal. See what each state publishes, or the live list at /v1/criminal/sources.
A BAA before the first search
The check needs only a name and date of birth. Where you send protected health information, an account admin signs the Business Associate Agreement in the dashboard first, and every check is stored for the surveyor or the payer.
Compliance posture for a healthcare buyer
Business Associate Agreement. Signed by an account admin in the dashboard under Compliance, or scoped by counsel on request. HIPAA & BAA ›
Stored, exportable audit trail. Every search kept with query, timestamp, per-source outcome and reviewer. Trust & security ›
Team workspaces and access control. Admissions and HR in separate workspaces on an enterprise plan, net-30 or net-60 invoicing. Enterprise on pricing ›
Security review answered in writing. Questionnaires, data handling and subprocessors through the security contact. Contact ›
What healthcare & home care screening costs per check. $0.15 a call, $0.11 past 2,000 a month. No platform fee, no seats, no minimum.
| Line | How it is counted | Units | Rate | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient and referral intake | every new admission | 2,500 | $0.15 → $0.11 | $355.00 |
| Caregiver roster re-screen | batch CSV, billed per row | 800 | $0.11 | $88.00 |
| Person monitors | caregivers on long assignments | 200 | $3 / mo | $600.00 |
| FCRA orders for hiring decisions | quoted per partner | as used | contact | — |
| Month | no platform fee, no seats, no minimum | 3,300 calls | $1,043.00 |
| Checks / month | Cost | Per check |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | $75.00 | $0.1500 |
| 5,000 | $630.00 | $0.1260 |
| 50,000 | $5,580.00 | $0.1116 |
A batch is billed per row, so bulk screening costs the same per person as a single lookup. No setup fee, no per-seat licence, no monthly minimum on search and no annual contract, so the price scales down with you as well as up. A fraction of what legacy screening platforms charge.
The background check API · screen a CSV without code. More for developers: the free background check API tier, background check API pricing, the employment screening API and tenant screening API, and the background check API in Python and background check API in Node.js tutorials.
Healthcare & Home Care screening FAQ
For anything else, talk to sales or read the API docs.
Does this replace credentialing checks?
It complements them. OffenderSearch covers sex-offender registries specifically and is designed to slot into a broader screening and credentialing process.
Is the data current enough for care settings?
Use the Daily freshness tier for near-live re-verification; every record shows its lastCheckedAt.
Does Medicare require home health agencies to screen aides against the registry?
No. The home health conditions of participation contain no aide-screening requirement. State law, contracts and liability usually drive the check.
Which states require a registry search for healthcare staff?
Florida’s Level 2 screening includes the sex offender registries of every state the employee lived in during the past five years. Check your state’s licensing rules for others.
Do we need a BAA to use this?
Only if you send protected health information. A BAA is available; the search itself needs only a name and date of birth.
Should home-care agencies re-screen caregivers?
Re-screening at new placements and on a schedule closes the gap a hire-time check leaves. Monitoring does it automatically for the active roster.
Can facilities screen residents at intake?
Yes, by name and date of birth. Illinois requires it for nursing homes within 24 hours of admission; elsewhere it supports supervision planning.
How long does a search take?
Searches against our index return in seconds, so a check fits inside an onboarding flow or an intake form.
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Screen hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems with one API
Screen clinicians, aides, and facility staff against every US registry with source-verified results — one consistent check for hospitals, clinics, and multi-site health systems.