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(2) audit and inspection of the records by state and federal agencies. (b) The department may establish the scope and timing of audits under this chapter. The department may provide that audits will be conducted less frequently than annually. Sec. 47.07.075. Administrative procedure. (a) Actions of the department regarding health facility payment rates under this chapter and AS 47.25.120 — 47.25.300 are subject to provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) except as provided in (b) of this section, and the hearing for an appeal must be conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010). (b) The commissioner shall, by regulation, establish time limits applicable to the various phases of an administrative appeal process involving an appeal of the amount of a payment rate set by the department for a facility. The time limits set under the regulations supersede conflicting time limits in AS 44.62.330 — 44.62.630. The regulations must provide that (1) a hearing for an appeal described in this subsection must be scheduled under AS 44.62.410 to occur no more than 120 days after written notice of rate appeal has been received by the department from a facility unless the facility requests a delay or good cause for the delay is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the hearing officer; (2) the commissioner must, within 30 days after receiving the recommendation of the hearing officer, either render a decision in the case or refer the case back to a hearing officer for additional findings; (3) if either time limit set under (1) or (2) of this subsection is not met, the department shall report the noncompliance to the legislature and the governor by the following January 20 with an explanation of the length of delay, reasons for the delay, and proposed corrective action by the department to ameliorate the causes of delay. Sec. 47.07.076. Reports to legislature. (a) The department and the attorney general shall annually prepare a report relating to the medical assistance program under this chapter. The report must include the following information: (1) the amount and source of funds used to prevent or prosecute fraud, abuse, payment errors, and errors in eligibility determinations for the previous fiscal year; (2) actions taken to address fraud, abuse, payment errors, and errors in eligibility determinations during the previous fiscal year; (3) specific examples of fraud or abuse that were prevented or prosecuted; (4) identification of vulnerabilities in the medical assistance program, including any vulnerabilities identified by independent auditors with whom the department contracts under AS 47.05.200; (5) initiatives the department has taken to prevent fraud or abuse;