Support Workplace Compliance With Sanction Searches

First Advantage Healthcare Exclusions, Actions and Licensure (HEAL™) is a robust dataset that includes the Office of Inspector General (OIG), SAM. and other federal sources along with all state healthcare licensing boards. It replaces the time-consuming process of manually checking multiple sources, helping to keep your healthcare program compliant with federal and state regulations. HEAL™ is available for pre-employment screening checks, re-screening, and monitoring.

The Fraud Abuse Control Information System (FACIS®) search examines primary source data from federal and state sources for exclusions, sanctions, debarments, and disciplinary actions against healthcare professionals and entities in all 56 U.S. states, districts, and territories. FACIS sources include federal agencies, such as the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the System for Award Management (SAM), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Customers can search one specific state or all 56 U.S. jurisdictions for Medicare and Medicaid exclusions or suspended providers.

The First Advantage Financial Sanction Search includes license revocations and suspensions, debarments, civil money penalties, and cease and desist orders from public sources including:

• Securities: Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, New York Stock Exchange, and National Futures Association
• Banking: FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Federal Reserve Board and National Credit Union Administration
• Mortgage: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Veteran’s Administration and mortgage regulators
• Federal: Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Justice, and Resolution Trust Corporation

A search of the Office of Inspector General list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE) is used to check if new hires or employees are excluded from federally funded healthcare programs.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list search checks for restrictions, sanctions, and exclusion records maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, a financial intelligence and enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of Treasury. As part of its enforcement efforts, OFAC maintains a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country specific.

The Global Sanctions search looks for restriction, sanction, and exclusion records maintained by U.S. and international legal and regulatory enforcement organizations and public sources. Data sources are subject to availability and applicable reporting restrictions.

First Advantage Healthcare Exclusions, Actions and Licensure (HEAL™) Monitoring automatically searches the Office of Inspector General (OIG), SAM, and other federal sources along with all state healthcare licensing boards. It replaces the time-consuming process of manually checking multiple sources, to help keep your healthcare program compliant with federal and state regulations.