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Hospice

Staff of licensed hospice agencies and inpatient hospices (LAC 48:I.Chapter 82): non-licensed direct care staff, including hospice aides, and licensed clinicians.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
7
Required
6
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 7
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 Before hire and monthly, unlicensed direct service workers and CNAs
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9202(C), 9231(B); LAC 48:I.10033(C)

    Licensed and/or certified healthcare providers shall access the DSW registry and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) prior to hire, and then monthly thereafter to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire, or currently employed or contracted DSW, has been determined to have committed exploitation, extortion, abuse or neglect

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  2. Louisiana State Adverse Actions List

    Louisiana Department of Health (Program Integrity and Health Standards Section)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before an offer and monthly, CNAs; the same list holds the DSW Registry
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.10033(C)(1)-(2)

    Employers shall ensure checks of the following databases prior to making an offer of employment or offer to contract with a CNA: ... Louisiana certified nurse aide registry (LCNAR); ... Louisiana adverse actions list; and ... Once a CNA is hired or contracted, the employer shall ensure monthly checks of the below databases

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  3. Direct Service Worker Registry

    Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Read with the state's exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hire and monthly, non-licensed direct care staff
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.9202(C), 9231; LAC 48:I.8235(C)(5)

    Licensed and/or certified healthcare providers shall access the DSW registry and the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) prior to hire, and then monthly thereafter to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire, or currently employed or contracted DSW, has been determined to have committed exploitation, extortion, abuse or neglect

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  4. Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry (CNA/DSW lookup)

    Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before an offer and monthly, CNAs; the hospice rule adds a CNA registry check of all non-licensed direct care staff at hire and every six months (LAC 48:I.8235(C)(5))
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.10033(C)(1)-(2); LAC 48:I.8235(C)(5), 8217(G)(1)(h)

    Employers shall ensure checks of the following databases prior to making an offer of employment or offer to contract with a CNA: ... Louisiana certified nurse aide registry (LCNAR); ... Louisiana adverse actions list; and ... Once a CNA is hired or contracted, the employer shall ensure monthly checks of the below databases

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

  5. National Sex Offender Public Website

    U.S. Department of Justice

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before an offer of employment or contract, nonlicensed staff; run by State Police or an authorized agency with the criminal history check
    BASIS
    La. R.S. 40:1203.1(4), 1203.2(A)(1), (B)

    prior to any employer making an offer to employ or to contract with a nonlicensed person ... the employer shall request that a criminal history and security check be conducted ... The security check shall consist of the use of personal identifiers, such as name, social security number, date of birth, and driver's license number, to search the national sex offender public registry.

    Read the source legis.la.gov

  6. Louisiana State Board of Nursing License Lookup

    Louisiana State Board of Nursing

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before employment and annually thereafter, licensed and certified staff
    BASIS
    LAC 48:I.8217(E)(2)(b); Medicaid Services Manual, General Information and Administration § 1.3

    implement personnel and employment policies to assure that only qualified personnel are hired. Verify licensure and/or certification (as required by law) prior to employment and annually thereafter

    Read the source ldh.la.gov

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, alongside the LEIE
    BASIS
    Medicaid Services Manual, General Information and Administration § 1.3 says providers should check the OIG and EPLS (now SAM) websites; no cadence or rule names SAM for employees

    Providers should check the OIG and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) websites to determine if an individual has been excluded, restricted or convicted.

    Read the source lamedicaid.com

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal histories by Louisiana State Police on all non-licensed persons giving care, before an offer of employment (LAC 48:I.8235(C)(4); La. R.S. 40:1203.2)
  • No hiring of anyone convicted of an offense listed in La. R.S. 40:1203.3
  • Criminal background checks under the Medicare conditions of participation (42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • Hospice aide training or competency evaluation by an RN before patient care (LAC 48:I.8217(G))

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Louisiana'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 Louisiana Department of Health (Bureau of Health Services Financing) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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