DHCS Suspended and Ineligible Provider List shows four suspensions dated November 5, 2026
Published November 8, 2026 · Coverage November 1–7, 2026, Pacific · Lower priority
The October 2026 S&I List file on the California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Open Data Portal (DHCS dataset) shows four listings with a Date of Suspension of 11/5/2026: Assured Hearing, LLC; VBSHealthcare.com LLC; Virtual Benefit Solutions, Inc. (also listed as Hearing Clinic); and one company owner. All four are marked indefinitely effective. The dataset description says services rendered, prescribed or ordered by a suspended provider are not covered by Medi-Cal while the suspension is in effect.
Background
Medi-Cal law requires the Department of Health Care Services to suspend a Medi-Cal provider from the program when the individual or entity has, among other events, been convicted of a felony, been suspended from the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs, or lost or surrendered a license to provide health care, and the suspension is automatic. DHCS publishes the Medi-Cal Suspended and Ineligible Provider List to identify suspended and otherwise ineligible providers.
Who this affects
Medi-Cal providers that submit claims involving a suspended provider (for example, by employing one, billing under its referral or prescription, or billing under a business arrangement with it), including physician groups, clinics and institutions.
Why it matters
Inference: hospitals that screen vendors, referral sources and workforce against the S&I List should run the October 2026 file. Of the four, the entities appear to be hearing-related businesses.
Required actions
- These listings create no new requirement. The list's own description says services rendered, prescribed or ordered by a suspended provider are not covered, which is the standing reason to screen against the list.
Recommended action
- Compliance: run the October 2026 S&I List against vendor, referral and workforce files, alongside the OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), as the dataset description recommends cross-referencing both lists.
Scope and timing
- Authority status
- Disposition
- Responsible owner
- Compliance
- Other dates
- Date of Suspension 11/5/2026 for four listings; one further listing dated 11/11/2026; CHHS Open Data resource last modified 2026-11-09; DHCS posting date not established
Not established
Posting date on the DHCS site and the basis for each suspension are not established. The fourth listing is an individual company owner, who is not named here.
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