42 CFR § 1007.5 - Single, identifiable entity requirements of Unit.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s1007.5"
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title: "42 CFR § 1007.5 - Single, identifiable entity requirements of Unit."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "1007.5"
section_name: "Single, identifiable entity requirements of Unit."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OIG AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "1007"
part_name: "STATE MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNITS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1396a(a)(61), 1396b(a)(6), 1396b(b)(3), and 1396b(q)."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 10713, Mar. 22, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1007.5 Single, identifiable entity requirements of Unit.

(a) A Unit must be a single, identifiable entity of the State government.

(b) To be considered a single, identifiable entity of the State government, the Unit must:

(1) Be a single organization reporting to the Unit director;

(2) Operate under a budget that is separate from that of its parent agency; and

(3) Have the headquarters office and any field offices each in their own contiguous space, unless the Unit demonstrates to OIG that circumstances warrant a different arrangement for certain employees.