smv73

Hi there. I'm doing a lot of investigation on reinstating my license and getting off the exclusions list. In your post above, you mention that "Mere probation of a license is not a reason for exclusion". Do you know if it is possible to apply for OIG reinstatement after license surrender once you get you license back under a consent order?? Appreciate your insights. S

I'm kinda late getting in on this, but I'm curious to know what happened in the end with exclusion status. I am researching right now about getting my license reinstated thru my BON and getting off the OIG exclusion list. What is curious to me is whether you were simply on the exclusions list or whether there was actually some kind of special narc restriction imposed by the OIG. In my research, I have found nothing about the OIG having authority to impose those kinds of sanctions.....only to put you on the exclusion list in general and prevent your re-employment with a healthcare agency. Maybe I'm reading your post incorrectly, but it sure seems like that is what you are saying has happened. What I do know (and you've probably figured out by now) is that you MUST apply for re-instatement to the OIG to get off that list......it does NOT happen automatically once your license is re-instated.

WOW....after quoting you twice, I just CAREFULLY reread your post and I need a quick clarification.....did you accomplish this WITHOUT having had your license reinstated or did it occur after your license was reinstated??

A quick question....thed OIG FAQ states that if you apply for reinstaement and get denied, you can't reapply for another year. I am assuming that this would've applied to you as well.....yes??

Please note: I agree with a lot of what you said about the OIG list and the ramifications. I found out I was on it last year about 7 years after the incident happened. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE-I found out the hard way....anyway, I was able to have my name removed from the list without legal intervention. In fact, I did it by myself. I contacted the lead attorney at the att generals office in Washington, DC. I asked what could be done. They sent me a packet with information on how to go about it. I had several friends, business associates and former supervisors write a short letter on my behalf. Basically stating that I would never defraud the Medicare system, good moral character, etc. THey really are more interested in fradulent practices than drug/alcohol addiction...in fact, that was not an issue at all. I called the lead attorney weekly, she was most helpful and understanding. THe entire process took from May 30 until August 1, about 2 months. It felt great when it was over, and I was glad I advocated for myself. I recieved an official letter stating my name was removed and checked the next month it was published and it was. Good luck, it can be done....I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! s This is great story, SWS! I, too, am in the position of needing to get off this list. I have a surrendered licence from all the way back in 2001. After I surrendered, I immediately began working in the medical device industry as clionical trainer of medical equipment - a well-paying career that still allows me to use my brain and clinical education that doen't require a license. Truth be told, I'm quite good at what I do and love it....MUCH more than I enjoyed working as a clinician, in fact. I just assumed this is what I would make a long-term carrer out of, so after I surrended my license, I simply fell off my probationary program. As everyone here probably is aware, it is SOOOO financially punitive having to cover the costs of weekly tox screens and therapy out of pocket. Well finally, the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) has caught up with me. I only vaguely remember receiving the origial letter from the OIG ten years ago and I wasn't quite sure what it meant at the time. Now all of the hospitals that I work in are cross-referencing the LEIE monthly and my enjoyable career has gone down the tubes. I've been clean/sober for eleven years.....my life now is simply not representative of what happened all those years ago. I changed the people, places and things in my life that were the main contributors of my addiction, and I have no demons anymore....plain and simple. I NEED TO GET OFF THIS LIST!!! Sorry....I envisioned making the above info more succinct. What I'm looking for is to understand in more detail exactly how you got this off the ground with the DOJ Attorney General's Office? What do you mean by Lead Attorney?? is the top attorney who handles lawsuits dealing with the OIG?? Basically, I want to start this process of appealing to the OIG, and I'd love more specifics about how to go about starting it. Any help you can offer would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks, S