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CALIFORNIA · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice

Employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to records; hospice aides must hold CDPH home health aide certification.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
4
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 5
Rules checked
October 15, 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
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly; no rule sets the interval
    BASIS
    Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14043.61(a); DHCS, Medi-Cal Suspended and Ineligible Provider List notice

    Always refer to the S&I List when verifying ineligibility. Eligibility or ineligibility must also be verified through the Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities

    Read the source data.chhs.ca.gov

  2. Medi-Cal Suspended and Ineligible Provider List (S&I List)

    Department of Health Care Services

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly; the list is published monthly
    BASIS
    Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14043.61(a)

    A provider shall be subject to suspension if claims for payment are submitted for the services, goods, supplies, or merchandise provided, directly or indirectly, to a Medi-Cal beneficiary, by an individual or entity that is suspended, excluded, or otherwise ineligible ... and the individual or entity is listed on either the Suspended and Ineligible Provider List, published by the department

    Read the source california.public.law

  3. CDPH Certification Verification (CNA and Home Health Aide registry)

    California Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification Program

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire for hospice aides; again at certificate renewal
    BASIS
    Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 1727(d), 1746(c); 42 CFR 418.76(a)

    Home health aide services shall be provided by a person certified by the state department as a home health aide pursuant to this chapter.

    Read the source california.public.law

  4. DCA License Search (BreEZe)

    California Department of Consumer Affairs

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire for nurses, physicians, social workers and therapists; kept current
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.114(a)

    all professionals who furnish services directly, under an individual contract, or under arrangements with a hospice, must be legally authorized (licensed, certified or registered) in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local laws

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

Expected checks

Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outright

  1. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Medicare and Medi-Cal providers

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal background check on every employee with direct patient contact or access to patient records, per State requirements, or within 3 months of hire for every state lived or worked in over the past 3 years (42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • Hospice aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 418.76)

Why some registries are not screened yet

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 California's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 15, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Department of Health Care Services (Medi-Cal) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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