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Exclusion Lists FAQs

December 1, 2024August 17, 2025

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

SAM Suspension and Debarment FAQs

November 12, 2024August 20, 2025

What are Suspension and Debarment? Suspensions and debarments are “administrative remedies” used to prevent the Government from working with parties who are not “presently responsible”. An individual or entity is not presently responsible if they engaged in criminal activity or other improper conduct, or have demonstrated serious poor performance to such a severe and compelling nature that it would lead to questioning their honesty, ethics, or competence. Federal agencies use these remedies to exclude parties from obtaining new Federal contracts, certain subcontracts (procurement), discretionary assistance, certain funded lower-tiered transactions, leases, loans, loan guarantees, and other benefits (non-procurement). Both suspended andLearn MoreSAM Suspension and Debarment FAQs

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

November 12, 2024August 20, 2025

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 why all these databases, and what’s the difference? The LEIE is the list of individuals or entities that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) excludes from federally funded healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare programs. The General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM) is a list of individuals and entities suspended and debarred from obtaining newLearn MoreOIG Exclusions, SAM Exclusions, and State Exclusion Lists – What’s the Difference