Our agency is required to screen all employees and subcontractors in order to determine if those individuals and entities were excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs. The office manager prior will conduct the OIG screening to hiring and on before the fifth of every month. The OIG results will be obtain by searching both federal and Texas LEIE websites listed below. Texas Health and Human Service Commission- OIG list of Excluded individuals/ Entities online searchable database: Https://www.oig.hhsc.state.tx.us/exclusion/search.aspx
HHS-OIG Excluded Individuals/ Entities online searchable database: https://www.oig.hhs.gov/fraud/exclusion.asp.
All OIG results will be stored in one separate binder from personnel files and will be securely stored in a locked compartment.
Our office manage is aware that when a provider is excluded federal health care programs are generally prohibited from paying for any items furnished, ordered, or prescribed by excluded individuals or entities.
If the office manager becomes aware of anyone that are listed on the exclusion list, the office managers will report any discovered information to HHSC-OIG using the self-report mechanism at: https://oig.hhsc.state.tx.us/ ProviderSelfReporting/SelfReporting.aspx. https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/Login.aspx.
The agency will maintain documentation for a minimum of six years. Documentation will included the following elements: Date of the federal and state database and searches; First and last names and date of birth of all employees and contractors subject to LEIE searchrequirements; Whether or not the employee/contractor appeared in the federal/state LEIE database; Date any excluded employee/contractor was self-reported to HHSC-OIG; Copy of self-report; and Printed name(s) and signature of staff responsible for completing the monthly searches. By signing below I am stating that I have been informed of the OIG search and am giving permission for Incarnation Home Health Services, Inc. to run the required OIG search prior to employment and on a monthly basis’s therefore after my employment.