IC 4-6-10-1.5: Authority to investigate

Sec. 1.5. The state Medicaid fraud control unit has the authority to:

(1) investigate, in accordance with federal law (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.):

(A) Medicaid fraud (including provider fraud, insurer fraud, duplicate billing, and other instances of fraud that the state Medicaid fraud control unit determines may result in Medicaid fraud);

(B) misappropriation of a Medicaid patient's private funds;

(C) abuse of Medicaid patients; and

(D) neglect of Medicaid patients; and

(2) investigate, in accordance with federal law (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and as allowed under 42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(4)(A)(ii), abuse or neglect of patients in board and care facilities.