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Hospice

All employees and volunteers of Medicare-certified hospices enrolled in Idaho Medicaid, which treats hospices as high-risk providers. Idaho Code 39-1303(8) exempts Medicare-certified hospices from licensure.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
9
Required
8
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 9
Rules checked
October 16, 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; also searched in the Department background check (IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.f)
    BASIS
    IDHW, Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List (April 17, 2026), Provider Responsibilities; IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.f

    Federal law prohibits payment for services provided by excluded individuals or entities. Providers must: • Screen all employees and contractors • Check both: o Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List o Federal (HHS-OIG) Exclusion List • Perform checks monthly

    Read the source publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov

  2. Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List

    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Medicaid Program Integrity Unit

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly; also searched in the Department background check (IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.g)
    BASIS
    IDHW, Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List (April 17, 2026), Provider Responsibilities; IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.g

    Federal law prohibits payment for services provided by excluded individuals or entities. Providers must: • Screen all employees and contractors • Check both: o Idaho Medicaid Exclusion List o Federal (HHS-OIG) Exclusion List • Perform checks monthly

    Read the source publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov

  3. Idaho Child Protection Central Registry

    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Family and Community Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, searched by the Department in its background check; Level 1 or 2 records disqualify. A separate $20 request needs the person's notarized consent
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.c, through the Department background check that the Home Health and Hospice Services handbook §4.2 requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... c. A relevant record on the Idaho Child Protection Central Registry with a Level one (1) or Level two (2) designation for all other applicants covered by these rules;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  4. Idaho State Nurse Aide Registry

    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho Nurse Aide Program (run by Prometric)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, searched by the Department in its background check; a relevant record disqualifies; hospice aides must also hold CNA certification (handbook §4.2.2)
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.d, through the Department background check that the Home Health and Hospice Services handbook §4.2 requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... d. A relevant record on the Nurse Aide Registry;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  5. Idaho Sex Offender Registry

    Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Sex offender registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, searched by the Department in its background check; a relevant record disqualifies
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.e, through the Department background check that the Home Health and Hospice Services handbook §4.2 requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... e. A relevant record on either the state or federal sex offender registries;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  6. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, searched by the Department in its background check ("federal sex offender registries"); a relevant record disqualifies
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.200.01.e, through the Department background check that the Home Health and Hospice Services handbook §4.2 requires

    Unconditional denials are issued for: ... e. A relevant record on either the state or federal sex offender registries;

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  7. Name-Based Criminal Background Check (Idaho Central Repository of Criminal History Records)

    Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Only when hiring someone on a Department clearance under three years old that another agency obtained: within 30 days of affiliating to it
    BASIS
    IDAPA 16.05.06.195.02.c (applies with the Home Health and Hospice Services handbook §4.2)

    Any agency may use a Department background check clearance obtained under these rules if: ... c. The agency completes a state-only background check of the individual through the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification, and no disqualifying crimes are found.

    Read the source adminrules.idaho.gov

  8. DOPL License and Registration Search

    Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, nurses, physicians and other professionals; again at each renewal
    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 Idaho Medicaid providers; no Idaho rule names SAM.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • IDHW Background Check Unit fingerprint-based clearance for all employees and volunteers, at hire (Home Health and Hospice Services handbook §4.2; Idaho Code 56-2704(1)(m), high-risk Medicaid providers; IDAPA 16.05.06)
  • Criminal background check on employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to records, obtained under state requirements (42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • Hospice aides: CNA certification plus a 75-hour training program and competency evaluation, and 12 hours of in-service training a year (handbook §4.2.2; 42 CFR 418.76)

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.
Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Idaho's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid or your own counsel before relying on it.

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