Tennessee Code 56-7-2912 – Fraud and abuse
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-2912
- Access Tennessee: means the nonprofit entity created pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2902
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Program: means the Access Tennessee health insurance program, created in §. See Tennessee Code 56-7-2902
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
[For postponed repeal effective 6/30/2025, see T.C.A. 56-7-2916]
The office of inspector general, created pursuant to § 71-5-2502, shall have the authority to investigate civil and criminal fraud and abuse of Access Tennessee, or any other violations of state criminal law related to the operation of the program. The powers of the office of inspector general set forth in §§ 71-5-2501 – 72-5-2512 relating to the investigation of fraud and abuse in the TennCare program shall also be applicable to its investigation of fraud and abuse of Access Tennessee.