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CMS SOM App. M, Tag L795
§418.114(d) Standard: Criminal background checks
(1) The hospice must obtain a criminal background check on all hospice employees
who have direct patient contact or access to patient records. Hospice contracts
must require that all contracted entities obtain criminal background checks on
contracted employees who have direct patient contact or access to patient
records.
History
Rev. 210; Issued:02-03-23; Effective:02-03-23; Implementation:02-03-23
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
a3f17d521f0f8a0e3eca181e4b1759626de700f461dccbe33a115b9ac8a43b34
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