Healthcare Exclusion Lookup
Exclusion screening guides
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Plain-English guides for practice managers and HR or compliance staff who screen staff, contractors and vendors against the OIG exclusion list (LEIE) and state Medicaid exclusion lists. Each one links to what OIG guidance and the regulations actually say.
- How to check the OIG exclusion list, step by step
A practical walkthrough of checking the OIG exclusion list (LEIE): online search, the download file, name variations, verifying a match and record keeping. - The OIG exclusion list download: screening many names at once
OIG's online search takes five names at a time. How to screen a full roster with the LEIE download file, what it leaves out, and how to verify matches. - How often should you check the OIG exclusion list?
What OIG's 2013 bulletin and 42 CFR 455.436 say about screening frequency, why monthly is the common practice, and a simple monthly routine. - State Medicaid exclusion lists: where to find and check them
Why state Medicaid exclusion lists differ from the OIG LEIE, links to the state agencies' own lists, and how to screen a roster against them. - OIG LEIE vs SAM.gov exclusions: what is the difference?
How the HHS-OIG exclusion list (LEIE) and SAM.gov exclusions differ in scope, detail and effect, according to OIG, and why health employers check both. - What happens if you employ an excluded individual?
What the law says about employing someone on the OIG exclusion list: the payment ban, civil monetary penalties, and OIG's self-disclosure path. - Exclusion screening documentation: what to keep on file
OIG says to keep documentation of each name search and follow-up. A practical checklist for recording monthly LEIE and state-list screening runs.
Ready to screen a list?
The screening record page screens up to 500 names at once against the LEIE and 11 state Medicaid lists (NY, CA, TX, MI, GA, MD, LA, AR, KY, NC, WA), with name matching that handles word order, middle names, nicknames and small typos, and builds a dated PDF record of the run. On-screen results and a PDF marked PREVIEW are free; a $19 one-time unlock removes the watermark for 24 hours. Names are not stored.
These guides explain public rules and OIG guidance in plain English. They are not legal advice; for a decision about a specific person or claim, talk to your health care counsel. Healthcare Exclusion Lookup is published by Starry Night and is not affiliated with HHS-OIG, CMS or any state agency.