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  "schema_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "answer_key": "leie-database-download",
  "artifact_slug": "leie-database-download",
  "query": "leie database",
  "citation_slots": 2,
  "canonical_path": "/guides/leie-database-download",
  "title": "LEIE Database Download — the Monthly OIG File, Dated",
  "description": "Where the LEIE database file lives, the monthly replacement cadence HHS-OIG states, the CSV format, and the dated file observation — with limitations.",
  "answer_capsule": "The LEIE database file is the downloadable List of Excluded Individuals and Entities that HHS-OIG publishes as CSV. Every month, the file is replaced with the most current version of the complete database, and monthly supplement files carry new actions. The downloads page observed 2026-08-07 listed the 06-2026 database, updated 07-10-2026.",
  "scope": "This guide covers where the LEIE database and supplement files are published, the replacement cadence HHS-OIG states, and the dated file observation. It does not evaluate any name against the list.",
  "methodology_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "reproducibility_note": "Re-derive this answer from the cited government file; no Fonteum account is required.",
  "limitations": [
    "The file date cited here is the value observed on the access date; the file is replaced monthly.",
    "Identifiers may be absent from the file, and name-only similarity is not an identity conclusion.",
    "This page describes publication mechanics only, not the status of any person or entity."
  ],
  "related_links": [
    {
      "label": "Search the loaded LEIE release",
      "href": "/tools/oig-exclusion-search"
    },
    {
      "label": "What is the OIG exclusion list?",
      "href": "/learn/oig-exclusion"
    },
    {
      "label": "OIG LEIE dataset with downloads",
      "href": "/data/oig-leie"
    },
    {
      "label": "How often to screen the exclusion list",
      "href": "/guides/oig-exclusion-screening-frequency"
    }
  ],
  "data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
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      "source_key": "oig-leie-downloads",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads",
      "file_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "published_date": null,
      "retrieved_date": null,
      "data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
      "sha256": null
    },
    {
      "source_key": "oig-exclusions-program",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "OIG Exclusions Program",
      "file_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "published_date": null,
      "retrieved_date": null,
      "data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
      "sha256": null
    }
  ],
  "published_date": "2026-08-07",
  "modified_date": "2026-08-07",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source_key": "oig-leie-downloads",
      "name": "LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
      "source_date_kind": "accessed",
      "source_date": "2026-08-07",
      "limitation": "The downloads page publishes the active-exclusions database and monthly supplement files. A file reflects the list as of its stated date, not a cumulative history."
    },
    {
      "source_key": "oig-exclusions-program",
      "name": "OIG Exclusions Program",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/",
      "source_date_kind": "accessed",
      "source_date": "2026-08-07",
      "limitation": "The program page describes exclusion effects and screening guidance. It is not a determination about any person or entity."
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "fact_key": "replacement-cadence",
      "label": "Stated replacement cadence",
      "value": "Every month, this file is replaced with the most current version of the complete database — HHS-OIG downloads page, accessed 2026-08-07.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-leie-downloads",
        "name": "LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The downloads page publishes the active-exclusions database and monthly supplement files. A file reflects the list as of its stated date, not a cumulative history."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "file-format",
      "label": "Published format",
      "value": "CSV database file plus monthly supplement files covering the prior month's actions.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-leie-downloads",
        "name": "LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The downloads page publishes the active-exclusions database and monthly supplement files. A file reflects the list as of its stated date, not a cumulative history."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "current-file-observation",
      "label": "Dated file observation",
      "value": "The downloads page listed the 06-2026 Updated LEIE Database with a 07-10-2026 update notation when accessed on 2026-08-07.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-leie-downloads",
        "name": "LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The downloads page publishes the active-exclusions database and monthly supplement files. A file reflects the list as of its stated date, not a cumulative history."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "coverage-note",
      "label": "Coverage note",
      "value": "LEIE files include all actions taken during the prior month, so a monthly file trails month-end by one cycle.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-leie-downloads",
        "name": "LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The downloads page publishes the active-exclusions database and monthly supplement files. A file reflects the list as of its stated date, not a cumulative history."
      }
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Where do I download the LEIE database file?",
      "answer": "From HHS-OIG's LEIE Database & Supplement Downloads page at oig.hhs.gov. The complete active-exclusions database is published as CSV, alongside monthly supplement files that carry the prior month's exclusion and reinstatement actions."
    },
    {
      "question": "How often is the LEIE database file updated?",
      "answer": "Monthly. HHS-OIG states that every month the file is replaced with the most current version of the complete database. The page accessed 2026-08-07 listed the 06-2026 database with a 07-10-2026 update notation."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the difference between the database file and the supplement files?",
      "answer": "The database file is the full active-exclusions list, replaced monthly. Supplement files list only the exclusions and reinstatements applied during a single month, so they cannot substitute for the complete file."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is the LEIE download a complete exclusion history?",
      "answer": "No. Each file is the active list as of its stated date; reinstated parties are removed. Any conclusion drawn from a download should be scoped to the named file and date checked."
    }
  ]
}