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Hospice

Hospice agency employees and contracted staff who work in patients' homes or have direct patient contact (16 DE Admin Code 3380); hospices are home-care agencies under the BCC law.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
8
Required
2
Expected
6
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 8
Rules checked
October 15, 2026

Required checks

Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agency

  1. Adult Abuse Registry

    Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Abuse registry search
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire; conditional hire allowed in exigent circumstances once the check is requested
    BASIS
    29 Del.C. §§7971(b)(1), 7972(b)(4); 11 Del.C. §8564(a)(6), (c)

    Long-term care facility, home-care agency, adult day care facility, and prescribed pediatric extended care center employers must check the Adult Abuse Registry before hiring employees who would have direct access to residents and patients.

    Read the source delcode.delaware.gov

  2. DELPROS License Look-Up

    Delaware Division of Professional Regulation

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire for nurses, aides and clinicians; 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 ecfr.gov

Expected checks

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

  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 (pulled by the Background Check Center) and monthly
    BASIS
    BCC pulls the OIG list at hire (DHCQ); monthly rescreening is CMS guidance (SMDL #09-001), not a Delaware rule

    Read the source dhss.delaware.gov

  2. Delaware Sanctioned Provider Report (Delaware Listing of Sanctioned Providers)

    Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance, Program Integrity Unit

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Delaware Medicaid providers; DMMA publishes the list under Terminated Providers

    Read the source medicaid.dhss.delaware.gov

  3. Child Protection Registry

    Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Family Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire (pulled by the Background Check Center)
    BASIS
    11 Del.C. §8563's list of health-care facilities does not name hospices; the BCC pulls the registry

    Read the source dhss.delaware.gov

  4. Delaware CNA Registry (State Nurse Aide Registry)

    Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality (hosted by Prometric)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire for aides who qualify through CNA certification
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.76(a)(1)(iii) accepts registry good standing as one route to aide qualification; the BCC pulls the registry

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  5. Delaware Sex Offender Central Registry

    Delaware State Police, State Bureau of Identification

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire (pulled by the Background Check Center)
    BASIS
    Pulled by the mandatory Background Check Center (DHCQ); no rule names it for this program

    Read the source dhss.delaware.gov

  6. 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 Delaware Medicaid providers

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Fingerprint-based SBI and FBI criminal history through the DHSS Background Check Center before hire, or conditional hire for up to 60 days once fingerprinted (16 Del.C. §1145; 29 Del.C. §7972; 42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • Pre-employment drug screen (16 Del.C. §1146)
  • Service letters from prior employers (19 Del.C. §708; 16 DE Admin Code 3110 §7)

Why some registries are not screened yet

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.
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 Delaware'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 Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance (DMMA), Delaware Health and Social Services or your own counsel before relying on it.

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