Reviewing the OIG Health and Human Services Watchlist

• Tools Needed
• Description
• Casework: Reviewing the list
• Tips for Searching and Verifying an Individual:

Tools Needed

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Description

What is the OIG Health and Human Services Watchlist?

Casework: Reviewing the list

Go to the OIG Health and Human Services website

• Visit https://www.oig.hhs.gov/

• Navigate to Exclusions > Online Searchable Database

• Enter the applicant's LAST and FIRST NAME.

If Results are shown:

• Click on the column headers to sort the results by a particular column.
• In the search results list, click on an excluded individual's last name.
• Review the data displayed in the verification form.
• Click in the text box underneath the data table and enter the Social Security Number (SSN) provided to you by the individual.
• Click on the Verify button.
• The result of your verification attempt will be displayed in a message below the form.

Tips for Searching and Verifying an Individual:

• Be sure to double-check that you have the correct spelling of the name before starting your search.
• The simpler you can make your search, the better. When searching for the name of an individual, enter only the first few letters of the last name.
• Only use apostrophes, hyphens, ampersands and commas in the LEIE search fields; all other characters are prohibited, including the following: # $ % * !.
• You do not need to capitalize letters in the name of an individual.
• If a name contains punctuation, you must include that punctuation in your search text. For example, if you are searching for the name "O'Connor," you must include the apostrophe.
• An individual with a hyphenated name should be checked under each of the last names in the hyphenated name (e.g., Jane Smith-Jones should be checked under Jane Smith and Jane Jones, in addition to Jane Smith-Jones).
• At any time while entering text into the search form, you may click the "Clear" button to erase all text you have entered into the form and start over.
• If the database does not contain a Social Security Number (SSN) for an individual, then the number is not available from OIG.
• Because the database includes only the name known to OIG at the time the individual was excluded, any former names used by the individual (e.g., maiden name, previous married name, etc.) should be searched in addition to the individual's current name.