{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-455.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 455.14","heading":"Preliminary investigation.","body":"If the agency receives a complaint of Medicaid fraud or abuse from any source or identifies any questionable practices, it must conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether there is sufficient basis to warrant a full investigation.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","PART 455—PROGRAM INTEGRITY: MEDICAID","Subpart A—Medicaid Agency Fraud Detection and Investigation Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"87f20f5e3654fdf938731de18ef1f5e330184719cc11db73d95a63153061adfc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-455.13","next":"us/42-cfr-455.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}