1999 Florida Code
TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 409 Social and Economic Assistance
409.9205 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; law enforcement officers.
409.9205 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; law enforcement officers.--All investigators employed by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit who have been certified under s. 943.1395 are law enforcement officers of the state. Such investigators have the authority to conduct criminal investigations, bear arms, make arrests, and apply for, serve, and execute search warrants, arrest warrants, and capias throughout the state pertaining to Medicaid fraud as described in this chapter. The Attorney General shall provide reasonable notice of criminal investigations conducted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to, and coordinate those investigations with, the sheriffs of the respective counties. Investigators employed by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit are not eligible for membership in the Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System under s. 121.0515.
History.--s. 6, ch. 96-331.
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