Ch. 16, § 2. Purpose and Applicability

(a) This Chapter has been adopted to govern the process and procedures pertaining to Medicaid Program Integrity including, but not limited to, the identification and investigation of suspected fraud, waste, or abuse of services, the recovery of overpayments, and the imposition adverse actions against both providers and clients. (b) The Department may issue manuals, bulletins, or both, to interpret the sections of this Chapter. Such manuals and bulletins shall be consistent with and reflect the rules contained in this Chapter. The provisions contained in manuals or bulletins shall be subordinate to the sections of this Chapter.