Utah Code 63A-13-301. Access to records — Retention of designation under Government Records Access and Management Act
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(1) In order to fulfill the duties described in Section 63A-13-202 , and in the manner provided in Subsection (4), the office shall have unrestricted access to all records of state executive branch entities, all local government entities, and all providers relating, directly or indirectly, to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-13-301
- Abuse: means :(1)(a) an action or practice that:(1)(a)(i) is inconsistent with sound fiscal, business, or medical practices; and(1)(a)(ii) results, or may result, in unnecessary Medicaid related costs; or(1)(b) reckless or negligent upcoding. See Utah Code 63A-13-102
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 63A-13-102
- Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare, created in Section 26B-3-102. See Utah Code 63A-13-102
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Fraud: means an intentional or knowing:
(6)(a) deception, misrepresentation, or upcoding in relation to Medicaid funds, costs, a claim, reimbursement, or services; or(6)(b) violation of a provision of Sections 26B-3-1102 through 26B-3-1106. See Utah Code 63A-13-102- Health care professional: means a person licensed under:
(8)(p) Title 58, Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice Act. 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 :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Provider: means a person that provides:
(11)(a) medical assistance, including supplies or services, in exchange, directly or indirectly, for Medicaid funds; or(11)(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
- Waste: includes an activity that:
(13)(b)(i) does not constitute abuse or necessarily involve a violation of law; and(13)(b)(ii) relates primarily to mismanagement, an inappropriate action, or inadequate oversight. See Utah Code 63A-13-102(1)(a) the state Medicaid program;(1)(b) state or federal Medicaid funds;(1)(c) the provision of Medicaid related services;(1)(d) the regulation or management of any aspect of the state Medicaid program;(1)(e) the use or expenditure of state or federal Medicaid funds;(1)(f) suspected or proven fraud, waste, or abuse of state or federal Medicaid funds;(1)(g) Medicaid program policies, practices, and procedures;(1)(h) monitoring of Medicaid services or funds; or(1)(i) a fatality review of a person who received Medicaid funded services.(2) The office shall have access to information in any database maintained by the state or a local government to verify identity, income, employment status, or other factors that affect eligibility for Medicaid services.(3) The records described in Subsections (1) and (2) include records held or maintained by the department, the division, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Workforce Services, a local health department, a local mental health authority, or a school district. The records described in Subsection (1) include records held or maintained by a provider. When conducting an audit of a provider, the office shall, to the extent possible, limit the records accessed to the scope of the audit.(4) A record, described in Subsection (1) or (2), that is accessed or copied by the office:(4)(a) may be reviewed or copied by the office during normal business hours, unless otherwise requested by the provider or health care professional under Subsection (4)(b);(4)(b) unless there is a credible allegation of fraud, shall be accessed, reviewed, and copied in a manner, on a day, and at a time that is minimally disruptive to the health care professional’s or provider’s care of patients, as requested by the health care professional or provider;(4)(c) may be submitted electronically;(4)(d) may be submitted together with other records for multiple claims; and(4)(e) if it is a government record, shall retain the classification made by the entity responsible for the record, under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.(5) Except as provided in Subsection (7), notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, the office shall have the same access to all records, information, and databases to which the department or the division has access.(6) The office shall comply with the requirements of federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and 42 C.F.R., Part 2, relating to the office’s:(6)(a) access, review, retention, and use of records; and(6)(b) use of information included in, or derived from, records.(7) The office’s access to data held by the Department of Health and Human Services under Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority:(7)(a) is not subject to this section; and(7)(b) is subject to Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority.