37-2-316. Assistance program audits. (1) In each 10-year period, the medical assistance programs provided for in chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 must be audited for performance objectives as determined by each licensing board in chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 at least twice, as provided in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) Licensing boards in chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 shall jointly contract and pay for an external audit of the relevant assistance program once every 5 years. The department shall assess the costs to each licensing board in chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 for the external audit over a corresponding period.

(3) The department shall arrange for an internal audit midway through the subsequent 5-year period and shall assess costs to the licensing boards in chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 for the internal audit, budgeting over the corresponding period.