[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR434.10]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 434_CONTRACTS--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart B_Contracts with Fiscal Agents and Private Nonmedical 

                              Institutions

 

Sec.  434.10  Contracts with fiscal agents.





    Contracts with fiscal agents must--

    (a) Meet the requirements of Sec.  434.6;

    (b) Include termination procedures that require the contractors to 

supply promptly all material necessary for continued operation of 

payment and related systems. This material includes--

    (1) Computer programs;

    (2) Data files;

    (3) User and operation manuals, and other documentation;

    (4) System and program documentation; and

    (5) Training programs for Medicaid agency staff, their agents or 

designated representatives in the operation and maintenance of the 

system;

    (c) Offer to the State one or both of the following options, if the 

fiscal agent or the fiscal agent's subcontractor has a proprietary right 

to material specified in paragraph (b) of this section:

    (1) Purchasing the material; or

    (2) Purchasing the use of the material through leasing or other 

means; and

    (d) State that payment to providers will be made in accordance with 

part 447 of this chapter.