(a)(1) The Medicaid Inspector General shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate.(2) The inspector general shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) The inspector general shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Inspector General.(c) The inspector general shall be the Director of the Office of Medicaid Inspector General.(d) The inspector general shall have not less than ten (10) years of professional experience in one (1) or more of the following areas of expertise:(1) Prosecution for fraud;(2) Fraud investigation;(3) Auditing; or(4) Comparable alternate experience in health care, if the healthcare experience involves some consideration of fraud.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5261, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by Act 2013, No. 1499,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013. (a)(1) The Medicaid Inspector General shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate.(2) The inspector general shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) The inspector general shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Inspector General.(c) The inspector general shall be the Director of the Office of Medicaid Inspector General.(d) The inspector general shall have not less than ten (10) years of professional experience in one (1) or more of the following areas of expertise:(1) Prosecution for fraud;(2) Fraud investigation;(3) Auditing; or(4) Comparable alternate experience in health care, if the healthcare experience involves some consideration of fraud.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5261, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by Act 2013, No. 1499,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
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