2011 Utah Code
Title 63J Budgeting
Chapter 4a Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services
Section 502 Report and recommendations to governor and Executive Appropriations Committee.

63J-4a-502. Report and recommendations to governor and Executive Appropriations Committee.
(1) The inspector general shall, on an annual basis, prepare a written report on the activities of the office for the preceding fiscal year.
(2) The report shall include:
(a) non-identifying information, including statistical information, on:
(i) the items described in Subsection 63J-4a-202(1)(b) and Section 63J-4a-204;
(ii) action taken by the office and the result of that action;
(iii) fraud, waste, and abuse in the state Medicaid program;
(iv) the recovery of fraudulent or improper use of state and federal Medicaid funds;
(v) measures taken by the state to discover and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in the state Medicaid program;
(vi) audits conducted by the office; and
(vii) investigations conducted by the office and the results of those investigations;
(b) recommendations on action that should be taken by the Legislature or the governor to:
(i) improve the discovery and reduction of fraud, waste, and abuse in the state Medicaid program;
(ii) improve the recovery of fraudulently or improperly used Medicaid funds; and
(iii) reduce costs and avoid or minimize increased costs in the state Medicaid program;
(c) recommendations relating to rules, policies, or procedures of a state or local government entity; and
(d) services provided by the state Medicaid program that exceed industry standards.
(3) The report described in Subsection (1) may not include any information that would interfere with or jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or other investigation.
(4) The inspector general shall provide the report described in Subsection (1) to the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature and to the governor on or before October 1 of each year.
(5) The inspector general shall present the report described in Subsection (1) to the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature before November 30 of each year.