HAR §17-1704-3. Investigation of suspected fraud

(a) The department shall identify situations in which there are questions of suspected fraud such as, but not limited to, a recipient receiving medical assistance to which the individual is not entitled through willful misrepresentation of circumstances or the intentional concealment of information from the department. (b) The DHS investigations office shall investigate suspected fraud and refer these cases to law enforcement officials. (c) The methods of investigation shall not infringe on the legal rights of the persons involved and shall afford these individuals due process of law. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §§455.13, 455.14, 455.15, 455.16)