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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 10.25.10.13" title_num="10" subtitle_num="25" chapter_num="10" heading="Audits.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission, or its designee, may audit to verify the information submitted by faculty practice plans, physician practices, trauma physicians, trauma health care practitioners, and trauma centers applying for grants or reimbursement from the Fund.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Commission, or its designee, may perform on-site audits.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A person who has submitted an application for a grant or reimbursement from the Fund shall provide the Commission, or its designee, with access to all information, documents, and facilities requested by the Commission, or its designee, for purposes of auditing the person’s application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Information discovered by the audit process indicating that an application for payment from the Fund was improperly paid may result in remedial action being taken, including but not limited to, denial or partial denial of future payments from the Fund, referral to the State of Maryland, Central Collections Unit, or other appropriate action.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>