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U.S.C. §1397).
(c)Disclosure for purposes directly connected with any…#
(c) Disclosure for purposes directly connected with any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceedings conducted in connection with the administration of medical assistance program shall be permitted: (1) To police departments, prosecutors' offices, the attorney general's office, the ombudsman's office, or any other state or federal agency; and
(2) For such purposes as: (A) The detection, investigation, or prosecution of violations of applicable state and federal laws of regulations in connection with these programs, including any and all aspects of theft, fraud, deception, or overpayment; (B) DHS' claims against estates of deceased recipients, or initiation of paternity and nonsupport actions by DHS under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§651-662); (C) Responding to requests for information in connection with lawsuits challenging the administration of the medical assistance program; and (D) Providing information to the ombudsman's office investigating complaints about
the administration of the medical assistance program.
(d)Disclosure may be allowed for purposes of the…#
(d) Disclosure may be allowed for purposes of the administration of other federal or federally assisted programs which provide assistance, in cash or in kind, or services directly to individuals on the basis of need. Disclosure shall be permitted for purposes of administering programs such as: (1) Social security - supplemental security income; and (2) Hawaii housing authority for the section 8 programs and the low income housing projects.