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Committee approves bill to give DPHHS inspector general subpoena power for records
Summary
The committee passed HB891 to grant the DPHHS Office of Inspector General authority to subpoena documentary records (not testimony) to investigate fraud, waste and abuse in public‑assistance programs; DPHHS and proponents said the change would improve investigations and recover overpayments.
The House Health and Human Services Committee voted to advance HB891, which would allow Montana's Office of Inspector General within the Department of Public Health and Human Services to issue subpoenas for documents and electronic records for program integrity investigations. Representative Bill Mercer, sponsor of…
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