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NORTH DAKOTA · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice

Hospice employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to records, in programs licensed under NDCC 23-17.4 and NDAC 33-03-15. North Dakota sets no criminal check, so 42 CFR 418.114(d) asks for one covering every state lived or worked in during the past 3 years.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
3
Expected
3
Screened by ezOIG
4 of 6
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 At hire, then on a routine basis (hospices enrolled in ND Medicaid; the agreement sets no interval)
    BASIS
    ND Medicaid Program Provider Agreement (SFN 615, 9-2025), section 12, Provider Screening; 42 CFR 1001.1901

    All current providers and providers applying to participate in the Medicaid program agree to screen their employees and contractors per Federal Regulations under 42 CFR 455.436. ... Search the HHS-OIG website by names of any individual or entity ... Continue to screen employees/contractors on a routine basis and immediately report any findings to the Department.

    Read the source nd.gov

  2. North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry

    North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Unit

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Checked against the published list of nurse aides with findings; certification is not verified
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before hire, hospice aides (registered as certified nurse aide, home health aide or nurse aide)
    BASIS
    NDAC 33-43-01-11; 42 CFR 418.76(a)(1)(iii)

    Individuals may not be employed to provide nursing or nursing-related services as a certified nurse aide, home health aide, or nurse aide, or hold themselves out to be a certified nurse aide, home health aide, or nurse aide unless the individual is registered on the department's nurse aide registry according to this chapter.

    Read the source ndlegis.gov

  3. North Dakota Board of Nursing License Verification

    North Dakota Board of Nursing

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed or registered staff
    BASIS
    NDAC 33-03-15-02(7)(e)

    Implement personnel policies and practice with orientation of all new employees, maintenance of complete personnel records for each employee, verification of applicable current licensure or registration of personnel, performance evaluation based on a job description, and current health requirements.

    Read the source ndlegis.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. North Dakota Medicaid Provider Exclusion List

    North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Services Division

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and while employed (hospices enrolled in ND Medicaid; no interval set)
    BASIS
    Expected for ND Medicaid providers: NDAC 75-02-05-07(13) bars claims for services by anyone under exclusion in North Dakota, and SFN 615 section 4 requires screening all employees and contractors for exclusion, but neither names the ND list as a lookup

    A clinic, group, corporation, or other organization which is a provider may not submit claims for payment to the department or its fiscal agent for any services or supplies provided by a person within the clinic, group, corporation, or organization who has been terminated or is under exclusion from participation in this state or any other state

    Read the source ndlegis.gov

  2. North Dakota Criminal History Record Check (BCI)

    North Dakota Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Within 3 months of hire
    BASIS
    One way to run the North Dakota part of the criminal background check 42 CFR 418.114(d) requires; with no state requirement, the rule asks for every state lived or worked in during the past 3 years

    The hospice must obtain a criminal background check on all hospice employees who have direct patient contact or access to patient records.

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  3. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, then routinely
    BASIS
    Standard practice for ND Medicaid providers; no rule names SAM for employees

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • With no North Dakota requirement, criminal background checks covering every state lived or worked in during the past 3 years, within 3 months of hire (42 CFR 418.114(d)(2))
  • Hospice aide training and competency (42 CFR 418.76; NDAC 33-03-15-09)

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 North Dakota'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 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Services Division (ND Medicaid); HHS Aging Services and the Developmental Disabilities Section run the HCBS waivers or your own counsel before relying on it.

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