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Medicaid Exclusions, Sanctions, Terminations – What’s the Difference?

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The differences between sanctions, exclusions, and termination are crucial for healthcare organizations to understand when hiring and retaining skilled professionals. Sanctions A sanction results from an administrative hearing where an individual or entity violates an administrative rule, civil law, or criminal offense, leading to various penalties. Sanctions are enforced by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or a State Medicaid program authority. A sanction from a healthcare disciplinary or licensing board can lead to significant consequences, the most severe of which is an exclusion. Exclusions An exclusion results from an extreme sanction issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Exclusions areLearn MoreMedicaid Exclusions, Sanctions, Terminations – What’s the Difference?

Exclusion Lists FAQs

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Which exclusion list should I use to check employees and vendors, the OIG-LEIE or the GSA-SAM? It is recommended that you check both the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) and the General Services Administration’s (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM) databases, as well as all of the publicly available State Exclusion Lists. According to 42 CFR Part §455.436(b) — Federal database checks, State Medicaid agencies must: (b) Check the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File, the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), the System for AwardLearn MoreExclusion Lists FAQs

OIG, SAM, and State Exclusion Lists – What’s the Difference

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You know it’s essential to screen new hires, current employees, and vendors against the Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM), and all available State Exclusion lists, but what’s the difference? HealthProviders DB is an unparalleled solution that allows users to effortlessly and simultaneously search OIG Exclusions, SAM Exclusions, State Exclusion Lists, FDA Debarment, and Clinical Investigators—Disqualification Proceedings—all in one powerful platform! The OIG List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) that is updatedLearn MoreOIG, SAM, and State Exclusion Lists – What’s the Difference

State Exclusion List FAQs

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Why do States have an Exclusion List? States are required to notify the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) only when they exclude or terminate an individual or entity based on federal law. States are not required to notify the OIG (nor should they) of actions based on state laws because if the sanction fails to meet the criteria for a federal exclusion, the exclusion will not be posted on the LEIE. It can take several months for the OIG to process the State-reported sanction and determine if the OIG will also impose a federal exclusion based onLearn MoreState Exclusion List FAQs

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