Common use of Screenings Clause in Contracts

Screenings. The Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has the authority to exclude individuals and entities from federally funded health care programs pursuant to sections 1128 and 1156 of the Social Security Act. The OIG maintains a list of all currently excluded individuals and entities called the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (“LEIE”). Exclusion databases are also maintained by state agencies that oversee the State Medicaid Program and by the