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MARYLAND · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice Care Program

Employees, volunteers and contractual staff of a hospice licensed under COMAR 10.07.21; exclusion checks bind Medicaid-enrolled hospices.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
5
Expected
0
Screened by ezOIG
5 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
    AT HIRE Before hire or contract, then periodically for current staff (Medicaid-enrolled providers)
    BASIS
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program Provider Agreement, § I.F (binding through COMAR 10.09.36.03A(7))

    To check the Federal List of Excluded Individuals/Entities on the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) website prior to hiring or contracting with individuals or entities and periodically check the OIG website to determine the participation/exclusion status of current employees and contractors.

    Read the source health.maryland.gov

  2. Maryland Medicaid Sanctioned Provider List

    Maryland Department of Health (Maryland Medicaid)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire or contract, then periodically for current staff (Medicaid-enrolled providers)
    BASIS
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program Provider Agreement, § I.F (binding through COMAR 10.09.36.03A(7))

    To check the Maryland Medicaid List of Excluded Providers and Entities prior to hiring or contracting with individuals or entities and periodically check the website to determine the participation/exclusion status of current employees and contractors.

    Read the source health.maryland.gov

  3. Look Up a License (MDH Licensing / CHART)

    Maryland Department of Health, health occupations boards (Board of Nursing)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, employees, volunteers and contractual staff
    BASIS
    COMAR 10.07.21.08E(1)(a)

    Verification of required licenses or certification;

    Read the source regs.maryland.gov

  4. Board of Nursing nursing assistant registry (Look Up a License/Certification)

    Maryland Board of Nursing

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, hospice aides and nursing assistants
    BASIS
    COMAR 10.07.21.08E(1)(a); Health Occupations § 8-6A-02

    Verification of required licenses or certification;

    Read the source regs.maryland.gov

  5. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire or contract, then periodically for current staff (Medicaid-enrolled providers)
    BASIS
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program Provider Agreement, § I.F (binding through COMAR 10.09.36.03A(7)) (names EPLS, merged into SAM.gov in 2012)

    To check the General Service Administration's Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) prior to hiring or contracting with individuals or entities and periodically check the EPLS website to determine the participation/exclusion status of current employees and contractors.

    Read the source health.maryland.gov

Expected checks

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

None for this program.

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal background check on employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to records, per State requirements (42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • CJIS state criminal history records check or a private agency background check before an eligible employee starts work, plus a reference request to the most recent employer (Health-General §§ 19-1901, 19-1902); the statute names hospice facilities
  • Hospice aide training and competency (42 CFR 418.76)

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Maryland'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 Maryland Department of Health (Maryland Medicaid / Medical Assistance Program) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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