[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: 42CFR455.14]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

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

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 455_PROGRAM INTEGRITY: MEDICAID--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart A_Medicaid Agency Fraud Detection and Investigation Program

 

Sec.  455.14  Preliminary investigation.



    If the agency receives a complaint of Medicaid fraud or abuse from 

any source or identifies any questionable practices, it must conduct a 

preliminary investigation to determine whether there is sufficient basis 

to warrant a full investigation.



[48 FR 3756, Jan. 27, 1983]