{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-455.502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 455.502","heading":"Establishment of program.","body":"(a) The Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program (Medicaid RAC program) is established as a measure for States to promote the integrity of the Medicaid program.\n(b) States must enter into contracts, consistent with State law and in accordance with this section, with one or more eligible Medicaid RACs to carry out the activities described in § 455.506 of this subpart.\n(c) States must comply with reporting requirements describing the effectiveness of their Medicaid RAC programs as specified by CMS.","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 F—Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors 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":"9c5a41d67d2d1967dc87adbb22874e2725b449edb4bc8520d8e0efb64a45ea39","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-455.500","next":"us/42-cfr-455.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}