Utah Code 63A-13-302. Access to employees — Cooperating with investigation or audit

(1)

The office shall have access to interview the following persons if the inspector general determines that the interview may assist the inspector general in fulfilling the duties described in Section 63A-13-202:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-13-302

Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
Health care professional: means a person licensed under:

(a)	Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act;

(b)	Title 58, Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act;

(c)	Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act;

(d)	Title 58, Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice Act;

(e)	Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act;

(f)	Title 58, Chapter 40, Recreational Therapy Practice Act;

(g)	Title 58, Chapter 41, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act;

(h)	Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy Practice Act;

(i)	Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act;

(j)	Title 58, Chapter 49, Dietitian Certification Act;

(k)	Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act;

(l)	Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;

(m)	Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;

(n)	Title 58, Chapter 69, Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act;

(o)	Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act; and

(p)

Title 58, Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice Act. See Utah Code 63A-13-102

Inspector general: means the inspector general of the office, appointed under Section 63A-13-201. See Utah Code 63A-13-102

Office: means the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services, created in Section 63A-13-201. See Utah Code 63A-13-102

Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Provider: means a person that provides:

(a)	medical assistance, including supplies or services, in exchange, directly or indirectly, for Medicaid funds; or

(b)	billing or recordkeeping services relating to Medicaid funds. See Utah Code 63A-13-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)	a state executive branch official, executive director, director, or employee;

(b)	a local government official or employee;

(c)	a consultant or contractor of a person described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b); or

(d)	a provider or a health care professional or an employee of a provider or a health care professional.

(2)

A person described in Subsection (1) and each supervisor of the person shall fully cooperate with the office by:

(a)	providing the office or the inspector general’s designee with access to interview the person;

(b)	completely and truthfully answering questions asked by the office or the inspector general’s designee;

(c)	providing the records, described in Subsection 63A-13-301(1), in the manner described in Subsection 63A-13-301(4), requested by the office or the inspector general’s designee; and

(d)	providing the office or the inspector general’s designee with information relating to the office’s investigation or audit.

(3)

A person described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b) and each supervisor of the person shall fully cooperate with the office by:

(a)	providing records requested by the office or the inspector general’s designee in the manner described in Subsection 63A-13-301(4); and

(b)	providing the office or the inspector general’s designee with information relating to the office’s investigation or audit, including information that is classified as private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 12, 2013 General Session
Amended by Chapter 359, 2013 General Session

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