The division has the authority to:(1) Investigate the allegation of disability fraud by conducting interviews of the applicant and third parties and conducting surveillance on those parties;(2) Investigate civil and criminal fraud and abuse, and investigate other violations of state criminal law;(3) Cooperate with other law enforcement agencies, and where a preliminary investigation of fraud and abuse by a provider establishes a sufficient basis to warrant a full investigation, refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authority for criminal prosecution;(4) Refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authorities for civil proceedings of funds that have been inappropriately paid by the disability program, including referral to the attorney general for civil recovery; and(5) Cooperate with other state agencies to investigate disability fraud and abuse. Acts 2021 , ch. 546, § 1.
Tennessee Legal Code