Medicare Exclusion Lists Frequently Asked Questions
Q: 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 Medicaid Exclusion Lists. According to 42 CFR Part §455.436(b) — Federal database checks, State Medicaid agencies must: 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