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Hospice

Unlicensed direct care staff and volunteers under the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, plus licensed professionals (77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035).

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
11
Required
9
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
7 of 11
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
    AT HIRE Before hire, new unlicensed direct care staff (one of the six internet searches run with the Health Care Worker Registry check); no Illinois rule sets a repeat interval
    BASIS
    77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165(c); 225 ILCS 46/15 ("initiate"); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Educational entities and health care employers shall conduct Internet searches on certain web sites, including without limitation ... the website of the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to determine if the applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, has been a prison inmate, or has committed Medicare or Medicaid fraud

    Read the source ilga.gov

  2. Health Care Worker Registry

    Illinois Department of Public Health

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, unlicensed direct care staff and volunteers
    BASIS
    225 ILCS 46/33(g); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Health care employers shall check the Health Care Worker Registry before hiring an employee to determine that the individual has had a fingerprint-based record check required by this Act and has no disqualifying convictions or has been granted a waiver pursuant to Section 40 of this Act.

    Read the source ilga.gov

  3. Adult Protective Services Registry

    Illinois Department on Aging (hosted by the Department of Public Health)

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire and annually, anyone providing direct care (shown on the employer view of a Health Care Worker Registry record)
    BASIS
    89 Ill. Adm. Code 270.404(c); 320 ILCS 20/7.5(c); 225 ILCS 46/25(d)

    Direct care agencies are to conduct an online check: 1) prior to hiring a caregiver to determine whether the caregiver's identity has been placed on the Registry; and 2) on an annual basis for purposes of retention.

    Read the source ilga.gov

  4. Illinois Sex Offender Registry

    Illinois State Police

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, new unlicensed direct care staff (one of the six internet searches run with the Health Care Worker Registry check)
    BASIS
    77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165(c); 225 ILCS 46/15 ("initiate"); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Educational entities and health care employers shall conduct Internet searches on certain web sites, including without limitation the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, the Department of Corrections' Sex Offender Search Engine, the Department of Corrections' Inmate Search Engine

    Read the source ilga.gov

  5. Parolee Sex Registrant Search

    Illinois Department of Corrections

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, new unlicensed direct care staff (one of the six internet searches run with the Health Care Worker Registry check); covers registrants on IDOC parole or supervised release
    BASIS
    77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165(c); 225 ILCS 46/15 ("initiate"); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Educational entities and health care employers shall conduct Internet searches on certain web sites, including without limitation the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, the Department of Corrections' Sex Offender Search Engine, the Department of Corrections' Inmate Search Engine

    Read the source ilga.gov

  6. Individual in Custody Search

    Illinois Department of Corrections

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Offender registry search
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, new unlicensed direct care staff (one of the six internet searches run with the Health Care Worker Registry check)
    BASIS
    77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165(c); 225 ILCS 46/15 ("initiate"); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Educational entities and health care employers shall conduct Internet searches on certain web sites, including without limitation the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, the Department of Corrections' Sex Offender Search Engine, the Department of Corrections' Inmate Search Engine

    Read the source ilga.gov

  7. Wanted Fugitives

    Illinois Department of Corrections

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Offender registry search
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, new unlicensed direct care staff (one of the six internet searches run with the Health Care Worker Registry check)
    BASIS
    77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165(c); 225 ILCS 46/15 ("initiate"); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Educational entities and health care employers shall conduct Internet searches on certain web sites, including without limitation ... the Department of Corrections Wanted Fugitives Search Engine, the National Sex Offender Public Registry

    Read the source ilga.gov

  8. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, new unlicensed direct care staff (one of the six internet searches run with the Health Care Worker Registry check)
    BASIS
    77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165(c); 225 ILCS 46/15 ("initiate"); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280.2035

    Educational entities and health care employers shall conduct Internet searches on certain web sites, including without limitation ... the National Sex Offender Public Registry, and the website of the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General

    Read the source ilga.gov

  9. License Lookup

    Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, nurses, physicians, social workers and other professionals; keep 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. OIG Provider Sanctions List (Illinois Medicaid Sanctions List)

    Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of Inspector General

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire; periodically after (standard practice)
    BASIS
    No rule names it for this program; HFS bars sanctioned persons from employment by Medicaid vendors, and 305 ILCS 5/12-4.25(E-5)(2)(f) penalizes contracting with an excluded person

    Termination, barrment, and exclusion result in a vendor's disenrollment from the Medical Assistance Program. Such vendors are not eligible to submit claims for Medicaid services. In addition, these terminated, barred, and excluded vendors may not own, or be employed by, Medicaid vendors.

    Read the source hfs.illinois.gov

  2. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire; periodically after (standard practice)
    BASIS
    Standard practice; HFS screens enrolling Medicaid providers against SAM in IMPACT (HFS Handbook Chapter 100, Topic 101.6), no rule names it for staff

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Fingerprint-based Illinois State Police and FBI check through the Health Care Worker Registry (livescan) for unlicensed direct care staff not already on the Registry with a fingerprint check; conditional employment up to 3 months with supervision (225 ILCS 46/33; 77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.165)
  • Criminal background check on all employees with direct patient contact or access to patient records, obtained under State requirements (42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • Hire and separation dates entered in the Health Care Worker Registry within 30 days, and employment verified there at least annually (225 ILCS 46/33(i); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 955.145)

Why some registries are not screened yet

The registry blocks automated access
The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.
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 Illinois'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 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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