Section 371.3 - Purpose and Authority(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 Chapter 531, and federal law (Social Security Act) and regulations (42 C.F.R.). 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 371.3
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 17, April 22, 2016, TexReg 2942, eff. 5/1/2016