Sanctions Searches
Why add a Sanctions Search as part of your Background Check?
Our Sanctions Search accesses over 3000 government registries held by international government and regulatory enforcement resources to help identify restricted, sanctioned, and prohibited individuals as it relates to political exposure, criminal activity, terrorism, financial sanctions, and debarments.
Enhanced Risk Management and Compliance
Adding a Sanctions Search to your background screening process provides an additional layer of protection that goes beyond traditional criminal checks. This comprehensive search helps organizations maintain regulatory compliance while protecting their reputation and operations from potential risks associated with hiring individuals who may appear on various watchlists or enforcement databases.
The search cross-references candidate information against multiple international databases, including those maintained by agencies such as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Interpol, and various regulatory bodies worldwide. This thorough approach ensures that employers can make informed hiring decisions while meeting their due diligence obligations, particularly in industries with strict compliance requirements such as financial services, healthcare, and government contracting.
Criminal Record Search
Sanctions Searches
Colorado Adult Protective Services (CAPS) Check
Adults who receive support, care, treatment, and services from individuals employed by specified agencies are vulnerable to mistreatment, manipulation, and cruelty. To increase safeguards for these at-risk adults, the CAPS check was introduced. It is a required check for agencies licensed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Colorado employers must request a CAPS check, a search of the state’s Adult Protective Services (APS) data system, before hiring employees who will have direct access to vulnerable adults. This check reveals whether an applicant has been found guilty of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult in a documented APS case.
The CAPS Check requirement applies to many employers, including but not limited to:
- Health Facilities
- Adult Day Care Facilities
- Community Integrated Health Care Service Agencies
- Community Centered Boards
- Single Entry Point Agencies
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Mental Illness Facilities
- Disabilities Facilities
- Veterans Community Living Centres
National Practitioner Data Bank Search
The National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB) was established by the government to ensure that high-quality care standards are upheld. As a result, it helps minimize medical malpractice, unprofessional behavior, and patient abuse nationwide.
NPDB regulations require that this search be performed for newly hired physicians, dentists, and other healthcare practitioners. Additionally, an update is required every two years. In some organizations, the search must be repeated every two years for all staff, regardless of role.
The information included in the NPDB search covers adverse licensure actions, clinical privileges actions, and professional society membership actions taken against physicians and other healthcare practitioners. Consequently, this search is a vital part of any healthcare compliance program.
GSA /SAM Excluded Parties Report
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires the GSA to compile and maintain a list of parties that are debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, and declared ineligible from procurement and non-procurement federal programs.
- This search is ideal for:
- Doctors and Nurses
- Other trained Medical Staff
- Government Contractors
- Students in clinical placement programs
Domestic Watch List Search
OIG / List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) Sanctions Report
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) prohibits medical employers from hiring individuals who have been sanctioned or excluded from participating in federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid. By running this critical search, you protect your healthcare organization, patients, and staff.
To stay compliant and safeguard federal funds, many healthcare organizations choose to retrieve updated OIG reports annually—or even biannually. This proactive approach helps identify potential risks within your workforce.
Individuals may appear on the OIG Exclusion List for several reasons, including:
- Patient abuse or neglect
- Felony convictions for healthcare-related fraud, theft, or other financial misconduct
- Felony convictions related to the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or dispensing of controlled substances
- Convictions involving Medicare or Medicaid fraud
- Defaulting on health education assistance loans
By understanding these exclusion triggers, healthcare employers can take the necessary steps to maintain compliance and reduce liability. Additionally, using OIG checks as part of a broader background screening process offers greater peace of mind.
Fraud and Abuse Control Information System (FACIS) Search
Level 1 Search
In addition to searching the OIG database, a Level 1 search uncovers infractions, such as license suspensions, found in dozens of other federal databases. These include databases maintained by the Veteran’s Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Level 2 Search
Building on Level 1, a Level 2 search includes access to databases from 38 states. These records list individuals excluded from Medicaid coverage and explain the reasons. Moreover, this level checks each state’s list of individuals who are ineligible for Medicare coverage due to voluntary opt-outs.
Level 3 Search
Level 3 expands on the Level 2 search. It also reviews records from state medical boards (where permitted) to identify any disciplinary actions taken against a candidate. Additionally, it searches further state-level abuse and sanction databases, offering a comprehensive review.