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VERMONT · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice

Hospice staff and contractors with patient contact or record access. Hospice is a designated home health agency service in Vermont, so the agency rules' checks apply.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
9
Required
8
Expected
1
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 9
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 Before the worker starts
    BASIS
    Home Health Agency Rules §§ 2.2(l), 7.5; DAIL Background Check Policy §§ II.B.4, V.C

    include Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), System for Award Management or the Department of Vermont Health Access.

    Read the source dail.vermont.gov

  2. Vermont Medicaid Excluded Providers List (Monthly List of For Cause Exclusions)

    Department of Vermont Health Access

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the worker starts
    BASIS
    Home Health Agency Rules §§ 2.2(l), 7.5; DAIL Background Check Policy §§ II.B.4, V.C

    include Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), System for Award Management or the Department of Vermont Health Access.

    Read the source dail.vermont.gov

  3. Vermont Criminal Conviction Record (VCCRIS)

    Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the worker starts, employees and contracted staff
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.114(d); Home Health Agency Rules § 7.5

    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. Vermont Adult Abuse Registry

    Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, Adult Protective Services

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the worker starts
    BASIS
    Home Health Agency Rules §§ 2.2(l), 7.5

    A home health agency must not employ or have a contract with any worker who has a substantiated record of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a child as determined by the Department for Children and Families or a substantiated record of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult as determined by the Department.

    Read the source dail.vermont.gov

  5. Vermont Child Protection Registry

    Department for Children and Families

    NOT SCREENED YET Requires an employer account
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the worker starts
    BASIS
    Home Health Agency Rules §§ 2.2(l), 7.5

    A home health agency must not employ or have a contract with any worker who has a substantiated record of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a child as determined by the Department for Children and Families or a substantiated record of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult as determined by the Department.

    Read the source dail.vermont.gov

  6. Vermont Sex Offender Registry (public website)

    Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the worker starts
    BASIS
    Home Health Agency Rules §§ 2.2(l), 7.5; DAIL Background Check Policy § II.B.3

    Criminal background check: databases, which include the sex offender registry, maintained by Vermont Crime Information Center (“VCIC”);

    Read the source dail.vermont.gov

  7. Find a Professional (OPR licensee lookup)

    Office of Professional Regulation (Secretary of State)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, licensed professionals; 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

  8. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before the worker starts
    BASIS
    Home Health Agency Rules §§ 2.2(l), 7.5; DAIL Background Check Policy § II.B.4

    include Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), System for Award Management or the Department of Vermont Health Access.

    Read the source dail.vermont.gov

Expected checks

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

  1. Vermont Nurse Aide Registry (Licensed Nursing Assistants)

    Vermont State Board of Nursing, Office of Professional Regulation (Secretary of State)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, hospice aides
    BASIS
    Vermont bars employing unlicensed nursing assistants and requires a licence for nursing-related work under a nurse's supervision (26 V.S.A. §§ 1584(a)(7), 1644(b)); registry standing or a state licensure program qualifies a hospice aide (42 CFR 418.76(a)(1)(iii)-(iv)). No rule names hospice aides as nursing assistants

    employ unlicensed persons to practice registered nursing, practical nursing, or as a nursing assistant.

    Read the source legislature.vermont.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Hospice aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 418.76)
  • Motor vehicle driver record check for staff expected to transport patients (DAIL Background Check Policy § III.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.
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 Vermont'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 Department of Vermont Health Access (Agency of Human Services) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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