Common use of Audit or Investigation Clause in Contracts

Audit or Investigation. Provider acknowledges and agrees that it will provide, at no cost, the State Programs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Inspector General and/or the Texas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, an independent verification and validation contractor or quality assurance contractor acting on behalf of HHSC, State or federal law enforcement agency, special or general investigation committee of the Texas Legislature, the U.S. Comptroller General, MCO Program personnel from HHSC or its designee, the Office of the State Auditor of Texas, any other State or federal entity identified by HHSC or engaged by HHSC or their authorized representatives with prompt, reasonable, and adequate access to the Agreement, and any records, books documents and papers that are related to the Agreement and/or Providers performance of its responsibilities under the Agreement. (a) Provider must provide such access to service locations, facilities or installations, records, and software and equipment, in reasonable comfort and provide any furnishings, equipment, and other conveniences deemed necessary to fulfill such purposes. (b) Requests for access may be for, but are not limited to, the following purposes: examination; audit; investigation; contract administration; the making of copies, excerpts, or transcripts; or any other purpose HHSC deems necessary for contract enforcement or to perform its regulatory functions. (c) Provider understands and agrees that the acceptance of funds under this contract acts as acceptance of the authority of the State Auditor’s Office (SAO), or any successor agency, to conduct an investigation in connection with those funds. Provider further agrees to cooperate fully with the SAO or its successor in the conduct of the audit or investigation, including providing all records requested at no cost.

Audit or Investigation. The Provider acknowledges agrees to provide the following entities or their designees with prompt, reasonable, and agrees adequate access to this Agreement and any records, books, documents, and papers that it will provide, at no cost, are related to this Agreement and/or the State Programs, the Provider’s performance of its responsibilities under this contract: A) HHSC and MIC personnel from HHSC; B) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the ; C) Office of the Inspector General and/or and the Texas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, an ; D) An independent verification and validation contractor or quality assurance contractor acting on behalf of HHSC, ; E) State or federal law enforcement agency, special ; F) Special or general investigation committee of the Texas Legislature, the ; G) The U.S. Comptroller General, MCO Program personnel from HHSC or its designee, the ; H) The Office of the State Auditor of Texas, any ; and I) Any other State state or federal entity identified by HHSC HHSC, or any other entity engaged by HHSC or their authorized representatives with promptHHSC. The Provider must provide access wherever it maintains such records, reasonablebooks, documents, and adequate access to the Agreement, and any records, books documents and papers that are related to the Agreement and/or Providers performance of its responsibilities under the Agreement. (a) papers. The Provider must provide such access to service locations, facilities or installations, records, and software and equipment, in reasonable comfort and provide any furnishings, equipment, and other conveniences deemed reasonably necessary to fulfill such purposes. (b) the purposes described herein. Requests for access may be for, but are not limited to, the following purposes: examination; audit; investigation; contract administration; the making of copies, excerpts, or transcripts; or any other purpose HHSC deems necessary for contract enforcement or to perform its regulatory functions. (c) . Provider understands and agrees that the acceptance of funds under this contract Agreement acts as acceptance of the authority of the State Auditor’s Office (“SAO”), or any successor agency, to conduct an investigation in connection with those funds. Provider further agrees to cooperate fully with the SAO or its successor in the conduct of the audit or investigation, including providing all records requested at no costrequested.