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PENNSYLVANIA · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice

Employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to patient records; Pennsylvania licenses hospices against the federal conditions of participation.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
5
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 6
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
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Pa. DHS Medical Assistance Bulletin 99-11-05

    Although the Department makes best efforts to include on the Medicheck List all federally excluded individuals/entities that practice in Pennsylvania, providers must also use the LEIE to ensure that the individual/entity is eligible to participate in the MA Program

    Read the source pa.gov

  2. Medicheck List (Precluded Providers)

    Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Bureau of Program Integrity

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Pa. DHS Medical Assistance Bulletin 99-11-05; DHS Medicheck List guidance

    It is your responsibility to utilize this online searchable listing to screen all employees and contractors (both individuals and entities) at the time of hire or contracting; and, thereafter, on an ongoing monthly basis to determine if they have been excluded from participation in the state and federal health care programs.

    Read the source pa.gov

  3. Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH)

    Pennsylvania State Police

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, employees with direct patient contact or access to records; contracts must require it for contracted staff
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.114(d); the Department of Health's initial hospice licensure application asks for copies of PA State Police PATCH reports under § 418.114

    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

  4. Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry

    Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Nursing Care Facilities (run by Credentia)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, aides who qualify through a state nurse aide training and competency program
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.76(a)(1)(iii)

    A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the State as meeting the requirements of § 483.151 through § 483.154 of this chapter, and is currently listed in good standing on the State nurse aide registry.

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  5. Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS) licence verification

    Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, professionals; qualifications kept 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. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    MA Bulletin 99-11-05 lists EPLS (now SAM.gov exclusions) among the databases providers should use

    Excluded Parties List System (EPLS): World wide data base maintained by the General Services Administration (GSA)

    Read the source pa.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Criminal background checks follow state requirements (42 CFR 418.114(d)(2)); where OAPSA applies, an FBI fingerprint check for applicants not resident in Pennsylvania for two years (35 P.S. § 10225.502(a)(2))
  • Hospice aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 418.76)

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.
Paid access
The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Office of Medical Assistance Programs) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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