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Hospice

Hospice employees, contract staff and volunteers; aides giving care in a patient's home are looked up on the Home Care Registry.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
2
Expected
3
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 5
Rules checked
October 16, 2026

Required checks

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

  1. New York State Home Care Registry

    Department of Health

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Credential verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before a hospice aide first gives care in a patient's home (the statute names hospices until 31 March 2029)
    BASIS
    PHL § 3613(1)(a), (2); 10 NYCRR 403.2(d)(iii), 403.5(a)(1)

    A hospice program under article forty of this chapter providing hospice care in a patient’s home shall be considered a home care services entity only for the purpose of compliance with the home care services worker registry

    Read the source nysenate.gov

  2. Office of the Professions Verification Search

    NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire for nurses, physicians, social workers and therapists; kept current
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.114(a); 10 NYCRR 794.3(h)

    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. 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 (at least every 30 days)
    BASIS
    18 NYCRR 521-1.4(g)(3) binds a hospice (PHL Article 40) only at $1M+ a year from Medicaid or through an MLTC contract; OMIG recommends 30-day checks

  2. NYS Medicaid Exclusion List

    Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly (at least every 30 days)
    BASIS
    18 NYCRR 521-1.4(g)(3) binds a hospice (PHL Article 40) only at $1M+ a year from Medicaid or through an MLTC contract; OMIG recommends 30-day checks

  3. 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 Medicare and Medicaid providers

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Fingerprint-based criminal history record check through DOH for unlicensed staff giving face-to-face care (PHL § 2899-a; 10 NYCRR 402.3(i)(4))
  • Criminal background check for employees and contractors with direct patient contact or access to records (42 CFR 418.114(d))
  • Employment history or references verified before patient contact (10 NYCRR 794.3(g))
  • Health assessment and immunization records before patient contact (10 NYCRR 794.3(c)-(d))

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.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into New York'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 New York State Department of Health (Office of Health Insurance Programs); exclusions by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General or your own counsel before relying on it.

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