Section 10A.402 - ResponsibilitiesThe director shall coordinate the department's conduct of various audits and investigations as provided by law including but not limited to the following:
1. Investigations relative to the practice of regulated professions and occupations, except those within the jurisdiction of the board of medicine, the board of pharmacy, the dental board, and the board of nursing.2. Audits relative to the administration of hospitals and health care facilities.3. Audits relative to administration and disbursement of funding under the state supplementary assistance program and the medical assistance program.4. Investigations and collections relative to the liquidation of overpayment debts owed to the department of health and human services. Collection methods include but are not limited to small claims filings, debt setoff, distress warrants, and repayment agreements, and are subject to approval by the department of health and human services.5. Investigations relative to the administration of the state supplementary assistance program, the state medical assistance program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the family investment program, and any other state or federal benefit assistance program.6. Investigations relative to the internal affairs and operations of agencies and departments within the executive branch of state government, except for institutions governed by the state board of regents.Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 19, s 1433, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 19, s 13, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 18, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 18, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.86 Acts, ch 1245, §512; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §1; 91 Acts, ch 107, §1; 93 Acts, ch 53, §2; 93 Acts, ch 97, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1155, §3; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §191; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §2Referred to in §10A.403
Unnumbered paragraph 1 amended
Subsections 4 and 5 amended