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UTAH · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice

Every individual the hospice engages who may have direct patient access, including contract staff and volunteers who are not exempt (clergy, family and directly supervised volunteers are exempt).

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
3
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
2 of 5
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 At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Utah Medicaid Provider Manual, Section I: General Information, § 5-2 (incorporated by reference in Utah Admin. Code R414-1-5(2)(u)); the Hospice Care Services manual's Chapter 5 refers providers to Section I, Chapter 5

    Providers need to be aware that it is their responsibility to verify that the individual is not on a federal sanctions list. Thus, it is essential that providers regularly check (i.e., monthly) the federal sanctions list, which is at https://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/.

    Read the source medicaid-documents.dhhs.utah.gov

  2. Direct Access Clearance System (DACS)

    Office of Background Processing, Division of Licensing and Background Checks, Utah Department of Health and Human Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before engaging the individual (may start provisionally while the application is pending); fingerprints within 15 working days; then continuous rap back monitoring
    BASIS
    Utah Admin. Code R432-35-3(1)-(2); Utah Code 26B-2-238(6)(f), 26B-2-239(2)(a); 42 CFR 418.114(d) (checks follow state requirements)

    A covered provider shall enter required information into DACS to initiate a certification for direct patient access of each covered individual before: (a) The OL issues a provisional license or license renewal; and (b) the provider engages a covered individual.

    Read the source adminrules.utah.gov

  3. Licensee Lookup and Verification System

    Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Utah Department of Commerce

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Proof within 45 days of hire; kept current
    BASIS
    Utah Admin. Code R432-750-5(2)(d), (3); 42 CFR 418.114(a)

    The licensee shall require that each employee provide proof of registration, certification, or licensure as required by the Utah Department of Commerce within 45 days of hire.

    Read the source adminrules.utah.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) public registry search

    Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR), the state agency that keeps the nurse aide registry and abuse registry under R432-45 (office in Kaysville; its application forms are hosted by Davis Technical College)

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry's terms forbid automated searches
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, for aides qualified through a nurse aide training program
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.76(a)(1)(iii): an aide qualified through a state-approved nurse aide program must be listed in good standing on the state registry; no Utah hospice rule names the registry

    (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

  2. 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 Utah Medicaid providers; no Utah rule names SAM.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Signed criminal background check authorization and fingerprints within 15 working days of engagement, enrolled in rap back (R432-35-3(2)); hospice contracts must require the same of contracted staff (42 CFR 418.114(d)(1))
  • Health evaluation and tuberculosis skin test within two weeks of hire (R432-750-5(4)(b), (f))
  • A hospice with living quarters must also clear household members aged 12 and older who are not patients (Utah Code 26B-2-239(5))

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.
Requires an employer account
Searches go through the employer's own account with the agency, so ezOIG doesn't run them for you.
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 Utah'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 Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Integrated Healthcare (Utah Medicaid) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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