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The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General in conducting such audits and investigations and shall provide such information for these purposes as may be requested by the Attorney General or his authorized representative.B\n\nThe Attorney General or his authorized representative shall have the authority to:1\n\nConduct audits and investigations of providers of medical and other services furnished under medical assistance. Such investigations shall include investigation of complaints alleging abuse or neglect of persons in the care or custody of others who receive payments for providing health care services under the state plan for medical assistance, regardless of whether the patient who is the subject of the complaint is a recipient of medical assistance. The relevant board within the Department of Health Professions shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Attorney General in the conduct of audits or investigations of health care providers licensed by the respective regulatory boards. In the conduct of such audits or investigations, the Attorney General may examine (i) those records or portions thereof, including patient records, for which services were rendered by a health care provider and reimbursed by the Department of Medical Assistance Services under the Plan for Medical Assistance, and (ii) in cases involving a complaint alleging abuse or neglect of a person in the care or custody of others who receive payments for medical assistance, those records or portions thereof, including patient records, that are relevant to the investigation of the complaint, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 38 (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) of Title 2.2 or of any other statute which may make or purport to make such records privileged or confidential. No original patient records shall be removed from the premises of the health care provider, except in accordance with Rule 4:9 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The disclosure of any records or information by the Attorney General is prohibited, unless such disclosure is directly connected to the official purpose for which the records or information was obtained. The disclosure of patient information as required under this section shall not subject any physician or other health services provider to any liability for breach of any confidential relationship between the provider and the patient, but no evidence resulting from such disclosure may be used in any civil, administrative or criminal proceeding against the patient unless a waiver of the applicable evidentiary privilege is obtained. The Attorney General shall cause all copies of patient medical records in his possession or that of his designee to be destroyed upon completion of the audit, investigation or proceedings, including appeals;2\n\nIssue subpoenas, propound interrogatories, compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, certify to official acts, take depositions within and without the Commonwealth as now provided by law, and compel the production of pertinent books, payrolls, accounts, papers, records, documents and testimony relevant to such investigation. If a person in attendance before the Attorney General or his authorized representative refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined or to answer a legal and pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper or other evidence when ordered to do so by the Attorney General or his authorized representative, the Attorney General or his authorized representative may apply to the judge of the circuit court of the jurisdiction where such person is in attendance, upon affidavit, for an order returnable in not less than two nor more than five days, directing such person to show cause why he should not produce such records. Upon the hearing of such order, if the court shall determine that such person, without reasonable cause, has refused to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper which he was ordered to bring or produce, he may forthwith assess all costs and reasonable attorney fees against such person. If the motion for an order is granted and the person thereafter fails to comply with the order, the court may make such orders as are provided for in the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Subpoenas shall be served and witness fees and mileage paid as allowed in civil cases in the circuit courts of this Commonwealth. Subpoenas issued under this section are expressly excluded and excepted from the provisions of subsection H of § 32.1-127.1:03. All records, information, reports, documents, memoranda, and communications created or developed during the course of a civil investigation under this section or pursuant to § 32.1-312 shall be considered sensitive and confidential and may be considered attorney work product or privileged investigative files.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":265749,"text":"There shall be established within the Office of the Attorney General a unit to audit and investigate providers of services furnished under the State Medical Assistance Plan. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General in conducting such audits and investigations and shall provide such information for these purposes as may be requested by the Attorney General or his authorized representative.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":265750,"text":"The Attorney General or his authorized representative shall have the authority to:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":265751,"text":"Conduct audits and investigations of providers of medical and other services furnished under medical assistance. Such investigations shall include investigation of complaints alleging abuse or neglect of persons in the care or custody of others who receive payments for providing health care services under the state plan for medical assistance, regardless of whether the patient who is the subject of the complaint is a recipient of medical assistance. The relevant board within the Department of Health Professions shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Attorney General in the conduct of audits or investigations of health care providers licensed by the respective regulatory boards. In the conduct of such audits or investigations, the Attorney General may examine (i) those records or portions thereof, including patient records, for which services were rendered by a health care provider and reimbursed by the Department of Medical Assistance Services under the Plan for Medical Assistance, and (ii) in cases involving a complaint alleging abuse or neglect of a person in the care or custody of others who receive payments for medical assistance, those records or portions thereof, including patient records, that are relevant to the investigation of the complaint, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 38 (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) of Title 2.2 or of any other statute which may make or purport to make such records privileged or confidential. No original patient records shall be removed from the premises of the health care provider, except in accordance with Rule 4:9 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The disclosure of any records or information by the Attorney General is prohibited, unless such disclosure is directly connected to the official purpose for which the records or information was obtained. The disclosure of patient information as required under this section shall not subject any physician or other health services provider to any liability for breach of any confidential relationship between the provider and the patient, but no evidence resulting from such disclosure may be used in any civil, administrative or criminal proceeding against the patient unless a waiver of the applicable evidentiary privilege is obtained. The Attorney General shall cause all copies of patient medical records in his possession or that of his designee to be destroyed upon completion of the audit, investigation or proceedings, including appeals;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":265752,"text":"Issue subpoenas, propound interrogatories, compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, certify to official acts, take depositions within and without the Commonwealth as now provided by law, and compel the production of pertinent books, payrolls, accounts, papers, records, documents and testimony relevant to such investigation. If a person in attendance before the Attorney General or his authorized representative refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined or to answer a legal and pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper or other evidence when ordered to do so by the Attorney General or his authorized representative, the Attorney General or his authorized representative may apply to the judge of the circuit court of the jurisdiction where such person is in attendance, upon affidavit, for an order returnable in not less than two nor more than five days, directing such person to show cause why he should not produce such records. Upon the hearing of such order, if the court shall determine that such person, without reasonable cause, has refused to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper which he was ordered to bring or produce, he may forthwith assess all costs and reasonable attorney fees against such person. If the motion for an order is granted and the person thereafter fails to comply with the order, the court may make such orders as are provided for in the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Subpoenas shall be served and witness fees and mileage paid as allowed in civil cases in the circuit courts of this Commonwealth. Subpoenas issued under this section are expressly excluded and excepted from the provisions of subsection H of § 32.1-127.1:03. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 255 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1982, chapter 41; in 1984, chapter 781; in 1986, chapter 551; in 2011, chapters 110<\/a> and 175<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 479<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 538<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58930,"section_number":"32.1-127.1:03","catch_line":"Health records privacy","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127.1_03\/"},{"id":60362,"section_number":"32.1-320.1","catch_line":"Powers and duties of sworn unit investigators","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-320.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69409,"section_number":"2.2-3800","catch_line":"Short title; findings; principles of information practice","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3800\/"},{"id":58930,"section_number":"32.1-127.1:03","catch_line":"Health records privacy","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127.1_03\/"},{"id":54506,"section_number":"32.1-312","catch_line":"Fraudulently obtaining excess or attempting to obtain excess benefits or payments; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-312\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73899,"identifier":"32.1-320","token":"32.1\/9\/1\/32.1-320","url":"\/32.1-320\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-320\/","token":"32.1\/9\/1\/32.1-320","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of Attorney General; medical services providers audit and investigation unit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-320","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There shall be established within the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> a unit to audit and investigate providers of services furnished under the State Medical Assistance Plan. The Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services shall cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> in conducting such audits and investigations and shall provide such information for these purposes as may be requested by the Attorney General<\/span> or his authorized representative. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span> or his authorized representative shall have the authority to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Conduct audits and investigations of providers of medical and other services furnished under medical assistance. Such investigations shall include investigation of complaints alleging abuse or neglect of persons<\/span> in the care or custody<\/span> of others who receive payments for providing health care services under the state plan for medical assistance, regardless of whether the patient who is the subject of the complaint is a recipient of medical assistance. The relevant board<\/span> within the Department<\/span> of Health Professions shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Attorney General<\/span> in the conduct of audits or investigations of health care providers licensed by the respective regulatory boards<\/span>. In the conduct of such audits or investigations, the Attorney General<\/span> may examine (i) those records or portions thereof, including patient records, for which services were rendered by a health care provider and reimbursed by the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services under the Plan for Medical Assistance, and (ii) in cases involving a complaint alleging abuse or neglect of a person<\/span> in the care or custody<\/span> of others who receive payments for medical assistance, those records or portions thereof, including patient records, that are relevant to the investigation of the complaint, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 38 (§ 2.2-3800<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2 or of any other statute<\/span> which may make or purport to make such records privileged or confidential. No original patient records shall be removed from the premises of the health care provider, except in accordance with Rule 4:9 of the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. The disclosure of any records or information by the Attorney General<\/span> is prohibited, unless such disclosure is directly connected to the official purpose for which the records or information was obtained. The disclosure of patient information as required under this section shall not subject any physician or other health services provider to any liability for breach of any confidential relationship between the provider and the patient, but no evidence<\/span> resulting from such disclosure may be used in any civil, administrative or criminal proceeding against the patient unless a waiver<\/span> of the applicable evidentiary privilege<\/span> is obtained. The Attorney General<\/span> shall cause all copies of patient medical records in his possession<\/span> or that of his designee to be destroyed upon completion of the audit, investigation or proceedings, including appeals<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span>, propound interrogatories<\/span>, compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths<\/span>, certify to official acts, take depositions<\/span> within and without the Commonwealth as now provided by law<\/span>, and compel the production of pertinent books, payrolls, accounts, papers, records, documents and testimony<\/span> relevant to such investigation. If a person<\/span> in attendance before the Attorney General<\/span> or his authorized representative refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined or to answer a legal and pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper or other evidence<\/span> when ordered to do so by the Attorney General<\/span> or his authorized representative, the Attorney General<\/span> or his authorized representative may apply to the judge<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> where such person<\/span> is in attendance, upon affidavit<\/span>, for an order<\/span> returnable in not less than two nor more than five days, directing such person<\/span> to show cause why he should not produce such records. Upon the hearing<\/span> of such order<\/span>, if the court<\/span> shall determine that such person<\/span>, without reasonable cause, has refused to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper which he was ordered to bring or produce, he may forthwith assess all costs and reasonable attorney fees against such person<\/span>. If the motion<\/span> for an order<\/span> is granted and the person<\/span> thereafter fails to comply with the order<\/span>, the court<\/span> may make such orders<\/span> as are provided for in the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. Subpoenas<\/span> shall be served and witness<\/span> fees and mileage paid as allowed in civil cases in the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> of this Commonwealth. Subpoenas<\/span> issued under this section are expressly excluded and excepted from the provisions of subsection H of § 32.1-127.1:03<\/a>. All records, information, reports, documents, memoranda, and communications created or developed during the course of a civil investigation under this section or pursuant to § 32.1-312<\/a> shall be considered sensitive and confidential and may be considered attorney work product or privileged investigative files. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL; MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION\nUNIT (\u00a7 32.1-320)\n\nA. There shall be established within the Office of the Attorney General a unit\nto audit and investigate providers of services furnished under the State Medical\nAssistance Plan. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall cooperate\nwith the Office of the Attorney General in conducting such audits and\ninvestigations and shall provide such information for these purposes as may be\nrequested by the Attorney General or his authorized representative.\n\nB. The Attorney General or his authorized representative shall have the\nauthority to:\n\n 1. Conduct audits and investigations of providers of medical and other\n services furnished under medical assistance. Such investigations shall include\n investigation of complaints alleging abuse or neglect of persons in the care\n or custody of others who receive payments for providing health care services\n under the state plan for medical assistance, regardless of whether the patient\n who is the subject of the complaint is a recipient of medical assistance. The\n relevant board within the Department of Health Professions shall serve in an\n advisory capacity to the Attorney General in the conduct of audits or\n investigations of health care providers licensed by the respective regulatory\n boards. In the conduct of such audits or investigations, the Attorney General\n may examine (i) those records or portions thereof, including patient records,\n for which services were rendered by a health care provider and reimbursed by\n the Department of Medical Assistance Services under the Plan for Medical\n Assistance, and (ii) in cases involving a complaint alleging abuse or neglect\n of a person in the care or custody of others who receive payments for medical\n assistance, those records or portions thereof, including patient records, that\n are relevant to the investigation of the complaint, notwithstanding the\n provisions of Chapter 38 (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) of Title 2.2 or of any\n other statute which may make or purport to make such records privileged or\n confidential. No original patient records shall be removed from the premises\n of the health care provider, except in accordance with Rule 4:9 of the Rules\n of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The disclosure of any records or information\n by the Attorney General is prohibited, unless such disclosure is directly\n connected to the official purpose for which the records or information was\n obtained. The disclosure of patient information as required under this section\n shall not subject any physician or other health services provider to any\n liability for breach of any confidential relationship between the provider and\n the patient, but no evidence resulting from such disclosure may be used in any\n civil, administrative or criminal proceeding against the patient unless a\n waiver of the applicable evidentiary privilege is obtained. The Attorney\n General shall cause all copies of patient medical records in his possession or\n that of his designee to be destroyed upon completion of the audit,\n investigation or proceedings, including appeals;\n\n 2. Issue subpoenas, propound interrogatories, compel the attendance of\n witnesses, administer oaths, certify to official acts, take depositions within\n and without the Commonwealth as now provided by law, and compel the production\n of pertinent books, payrolls, accounts, papers, records, documents and\n testimony relevant to such investigation. If a person in attendance before the\n Attorney General or his authorized representative refuses, without reasonable\n cause, to be examined or to answer a legal and pertinent question, or to\n produce a book or paper or other evidence when ordered to do so by the\n Attorney General or his authorized representative, the Attorney General or his\n authorized representative may apply to the judge of the circuit court of the\n jurisdiction where such person is in attendance, upon affidavit, for an order\n returnable in not less than two nor more than five days, directing such person\n to show cause why he should not produce such records. Upon the hearing of such\n order, if the court shall determine that such person, without reasonable\n cause, has refused to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question,\n or to produce a book or paper which he was ordered to bring or produce, he may\n forthwith assess all costs and reasonable attorney fees against such person.\n If the motion for an order is granted and the person thereafter fails to\n comply with the order, the court may make such orders as are provided for in\n the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Subpoenas shall be served and\n witness fees and mileage paid as allowed in civil cases in the circuit courts\n of this Commonwealth. Subpoenas issued under this section are expressly\n excluded and excepted from the provisions of subsection H of §\n 32.1-127.1:03. All records, information, reports, documents, memoranda, and\n communications created or developed during the course of a civil investigation\n under this section or pursuant to § 32.1-312 shall be considered\n sensitive and confidential and may be considered attorney work product or\n privileged investigative files.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 255; 1982, c. 41; 1984, c. 781; 1986, c. 551; 2011, cc. 110,\n175; 2012, c. 479; 2013, c. 538.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}