Government Data Searches are specialized searches are specialized searches of domestic, international, government, law enforcement and regulatory databases that store information on individuals who are on a criminal list or prohibited in certain industries such as finance and healthcare. These searches can include specific datasets or exclusion lists and may be reported wholly or individually.
A sanction is the result when an individual is found to be in violation of an administrative rule, civil law, or criminal offense. These types of actions can result in restrictions, license revocation, suspension, or voluntary surrender of license, or an exclusion from participation in any federal or state funded program, such as Medicare or Medicaid.
An exclusion is severe form of administrative sanction that results in an individual being placed on an exclusion list. For example, individuals on the F.D.A. debarment list may have committed fraud in a health care or medical setting, submitted or assisted in the submission of a falsified or otherwise fraudulent drug application, imported a non-FDA approved food or drug into the United States, or other activity relating to 21 U.S.C. § 335a of the FDCA.
Certain safety-sensitive positions require this search to be performed to ensure that the applicant is not a known or suspected terrorist and will provide employers with information pertaining to any individuals who are listed on government watch lists. Common industries that perform these types of checks include healthcare, financial services, oil and gas, and government contractors.
This search helps to identify criminal activities, such as terrorism, weapons proliferation, narcotics trafficking, human rights violations, violation of international treaties, and money laundering. Exclusion lists checks are often required in regulated industries such as healthcare and financial services to maintain compliance with state and federal hiring regulations.
The List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) is a database of individuals that are not allowed to receive payment by specified federal healthcare programs (including but not limited to Medicare and Medicaid). This list is maintained by US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG).
This list will uncover if your candidate is excluded or sanctioned due to:
The Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) is a single comprehensive list of individuals excluded by federal government agencies from receiving federal contracts or federally approved subcontracts, and from certain types of federal financial and non-financial assistance benefits. The EPLS is maintained by the System for Award Management (SAM) site of the federal government.
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Debarment List service searches the debarment list maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
This search will uncover if your candidate is convicted of a felony under federal law for conduct relating to development or approval of any drug product or otherwise relating to any drug product under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The OFAC service searches the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, maintained by the United States Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
This search will uncover if individuals are owned, controlled by or acting for or on behalf of targeted countries. It also lists individuals such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country specific.
Individuals included on the SDN list have had their assets blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from employing or doing business with them.
The United States Department of State Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL) is a single comprehensive list of individuals and firms identified under Section 411 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 were the Attorney General has designated organizations and individuals as terrorist organizations for immigration purposes.
The Global Terrorist Watch services searches for individuals on a proprietary database of more than 60 national and international watch lists, including but not limited to: terrorist and suspected terrorist watch lists, denied, debarred and blocked parties lists, wanted, fugitive and known criminal lists, and sanction and exclusion lists.
The World Watch services searches for individuals on a proprietary database of more than 1400 national and international watch lists, including but not limited to: terrorist and suspected terrorist watch lists, denied, debarred and blocked parties lists, wanted, fugitive and known criminal lists, and sanction and exclusion lists.
The World PEP services searches for Politically Exposed Persons on a proprietary database of more than 1000 national and international watch lists, including but not limited to: World Leaders List, Parliament Directory, World Statesman, Rulers and over 1,000 others to identify past subjects along with the most current and active individual lists.
The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a comprehensive list of the following government agencies:
How the right background screening partner can help
Orange Tree provides individual and combined exclusion list checks for a range of positions and industries. We can help ensure that your hiring practices are compliant with federal and regulatory requirements with our full range of exclusion list servicers.
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