WAC 296-19A-240   What authority does the department have to audit vocational rehabilitation providers?  The department has the authority to:

     (1) Conduct audits of a provider, either for cause or at random;

     (2) Conduct audits at a provider's place of business using copies and originals of all files and records maintained by the provider;

     (3) Conduct audits away from a provider's place of business, using copies of all files and records supplied by the provider;

     (4) Require a provider to submit legible copies of all files and records requested for audit;

     (5) When the department requires the provider to submit copies of records and files to the department, the provider shall submit the requested material within thirty calendar days of the request;

     (6) Inspect and audit all of the provider's vocational rehabilitation files and records relating to services delivered under Title 51 RCW;

     (7) Inspect and audit a provider's documentation supporting charges billed for vocational rehabilitation services delivered.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020, 51.04.030, 51.32.095, 51.36.100, 51.36.110. 03-11-009, § 296-19A-240, filed 5/12/03, effective 2/1/04; 00-18-078, § 296-19A-240, filed 9/1/00, effective 6/1/01.]