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TITLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
PART 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 371 - MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FRAUD AND ABUSE PROGRAM INTEGRITY
SUBCHAPTER B - OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SECTION/RULE §371.3 - Purpose and Authority
Chapter Review Date 08/08/2023

(a) The OIG is responsible for preventing, detecting, auditing, inspecting, reviewing, and investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid and other HHS programs. In addition, the OIG is responsible for enforcing state law relating to the provision of HHS in Medicaid and other HHS programs.(b) The statutory authority for this chapter is provided by Texas Human Resources Code Chapters 32 and 36; Texas Government Code Chapters 540 and 544, and federal law (Social Security Act) and regulations (42 C.F.R.).

Source Note: The provisions of this §371.3 adopted to be effective May 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 2941; amended to be effective April 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 1801.

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