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  "schema_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "answer_key": "oig-exclusion-list",
  "artifact_slug": "oig-exclusion-list",
  "query": "what is oig exclusion list",
  "citation_slots": 2,
  "canonical_path": "/learn/oig-exclusion",
  "title": "What is the OIG exclusion list?",
  "description": "What the LEIE records and how a dated result should be read.",
  "answer_capsule": "The OIG exclusion list is the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities, or LEIE, published by HHS-OIG. It contains parties excluded from participation in federal health care programs under named statutory authorities. The file is a dated active list, not a complete history, and name similarity alone is not an identity determination.",
  "scope": "This answer covers the HHS-OIG LEIE only. SAM.gov and state Medicaid authorities maintain separate exclusion sources with different scope.",
  "methodology_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "reproducibility_note": "Re-derive this answer from the cited government file; no Fonteum account is required.",
  "limitations": [
    "Identifiers may be absent and name-only matching is inconclusive."
  ],
  "related_links": [
    {
      "label": "OIG LEIE dataset",
      "href": "/data/oig-leie"
    },
    {
      "label": "LEIE database download guide",
      "href": "/guides/leie-database-download"
    },
    {
      "label": "How often to screen the exclusion list",
      "href": "/guides/oig-exclusion-screening-frequency"
    },
    {
      "label": "State Medicaid exclusion lists",
      "href": "/data/state-exclusions"
    }
  ],
  "data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
  "source_artifacts": [
    {
      "source_key": "oig-leie",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "List of Excluded Individuals and Entities",
      "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": "2026-07-01",
      "sha256": null
    },
    {
      "source_key": "oig-exclusion-authorities",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "Background Information & Exclusion Authorities",
      "file_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/background-information-exclusion-authorities/",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "published_date": null,
      "retrieved_date": null,
      "data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
      "sha256": null
    },
    {
      "source_key": "oig-reinstatements",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "OIG Reinstatements",
      "file_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/reinstatement.asp",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "published_date": null,
      "retrieved_date": null,
      "data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
      "sha256": null
    }
  ],
  "published_date": "2026-07-20",
  "modified_date": "2026-08-07",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source_key": "oig-leie",
      "name": "List of Excluded Individuals and Entities",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
      "source_date_kind": "snapshot",
      "source_date": "2026-07-01",
      "limitation": "The 2026-07-01 atomic source projection, reconciled 2026-07-16, is an active-exclusions snapshot, not a cumulative history. Identifiers may be absent, and name-only similarity is not an identity conclusion."
    },
    {
      "source_key": "oig-exclusion-authorities",
      "name": "Background Information & Exclusion Authorities",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/background-information-exclusion-authorities/",
      "source_date_kind": "accessed",
      "source_date": "2026-08-07",
      "limitation": "The authorities page summarizes the statutory exclusion grounds. The statute and regulations control; this page is not a determination about any person or entity."
    },
    {
      "source_key": "oig-reinstatements",
      "name": "OIG Reinstatements",
      "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
      "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/reinstatement.asp",
      "source_date_kind": "accessed",
      "source_date": "2026-08-07",
      "limitation": "The reinstatements page describes the application process. Whether any party is reinstated is decided by HHS-OIG, not by this page."
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "fact_key": "expansion",
      "label": "LEIE means",
      "value": "List of Excluded Individuals and Entities",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-leie",
        "name": "List of Excluded Individuals and Entities",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
        "source_date_kind": "snapshot",
        "source_date": "2026-07-01",
        "limitation": "The 2026-07-01 atomic source projection, reconciled 2026-07-16, is an active-exclusions snapshot, not a cumulative history. Identifiers may be absent, and name-only similarity is not an identity conclusion."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "program-scope",
      "label": "Program scope",
      "value": "Federal health care program exclusions",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-leie",
        "name": "List of Excluded Individuals and Entities",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/leie-database-supplement-downloads/",
        "source_date_kind": "snapshot",
        "source_date": "2026-07-01",
        "limitation": "The 2026-07-01 atomic source projection, reconciled 2026-07-16, is an active-exclusions snapshot, not a cumulative history. Identifiers may be absent, and name-only similarity is not an identity conclusion."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "mandatory-authority",
      "label": "Mandatory exclusions",
      "value": "Section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act; minimum 5 years for a first offense, 10 years for a second, permanent for a third.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-exclusion-authorities",
        "name": "Background Information & Exclusion Authorities",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/background-information-exclusion-authorities/",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The authorities page summarizes the statutory exclusion grounds. The statute and regulations control; this page is not a determination about any person or entity."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "permissive-authority",
      "label": "Permissive exclusions",
      "value": "Section 1128(b); discretionary grounds with minimum periods that vary by violation type.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-exclusion-authorities",
        "name": "Background Information & Exclusion Authorities",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/background-information-exclusion-authorities/",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The authorities page summarizes the statutory exclusion grounds. The statute and regulations control; this page is not a determination about any person or entity."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "reinstatement-rule",
      "label": "Reinstatement rule",
      "value": "Reinstatement is not automatic once the exclusion period ends; the party must apply and receive written notice from HHS-OIG.",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "oig-reinstatements",
        "name": "OIG Reinstatements",
        "publisher": "HHS Office of Inspector General",
        "official_url": "https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/reinstatement.asp",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-08-07",
        "limitation": "The reinstatements page describes the application process. Whether any party is reinstated is decided by HHS-OIG, not by this page."
      }
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is the LEIE a complete exclusion history?",
      "answer": "No. The published file is the dated active-exclusions list, and reinstated parties are removed."
    },
    {
      "question": "What are the two types of OIG exclusions?",
      "answer": "Mandatory exclusions under section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act, with a 5-year minimum for a first offense, and permissive exclusions under section 1128(b), where OIG has discretion and minimum periods vary by ground."
    },
    {
      "question": "What are common reasons for OIG exclusion?",
      "answer": "Mandatory grounds include convictions for Medicare or Medicaid fraud, patient abuse or neglect, felony health-care fraud, and felony controlled-substance offenses. Permissive grounds include license suspension or revocation, unlawful kickback arrangements, and defaulting on health education loans."
    },
    {
      "question": "How does an excluded party get off the exclusion list?",
      "answer": "By applying for reinstatement. HHS-OIG states reinstatement is not automatic when the exclusion period ends: the party must send a written request and receive written notice that reinstatement has been granted before rejoining federal health care programs."
    }
  ]
}