42 CFR § 455.234 - Awarding of a contract.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s455.234"
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title: "42 CFR § 455.234 - Awarding of a contract."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "455.234"
section_name: "Awarding of a contract."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "455"
part_name: "PROGRAM INTEGRITY: MEDICAID"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45262, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "455"
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# 455.234 Awarding of a contract.
(a) CMS awards and administers Medicaid integrity audit program contracts in accordance with acquisition regulations set forth at 48 CFR chapters 1 and 3, this subpart, and all other applicable laws and regulations. These competitive procedures and requirements for awarding Medicaid integrity audit program contracts are to be used as follows:
(1) When entering into new contracts under this section.
(2) At any other time considered appropriate by the Secretary.
(b) An entity is eligible to be awarded a Medicaid integrity audit program contract only if meets the eligibility requirements established in § 455.202, 48 CFR chapter 3, and all other applicable laws and requirements.
[73 FR 55771, Sept. 26, 2008]