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(ii) "Provider" means a person who furnishes services or supplies for which payment is claimed under Medicaid;

(iii) "Record" means information in physical or electronic form relating to:

(A) The treatment or care of any patient;

(B) A service or supply provided to a Medicaid recipient;

(C) Rates paid for a service or supply;

(D) Any other information required to be kept by rule of the Medicaid program.

(iv) "Unit" means the Medicaid fraud control unit created by this act to investigate and prosecute fraud, waste, abuse, bribery, kickback and related cases under Medicaid;

(v) "This act" means W.S. 42-4-401 through 42-4-412.

42-4-403. Medicaid fraud control unit created; duties.

(a) The Medicaid fraud control unit is recognized and continued in existence within the office of the attorney general. The unit shall conduct a statewide program for investigating and prosecuting violations of all applicable state laws pertaining to fraud in the administration of the Medicaid program and the provision of services or supplies, or the activities of providers of services or supplies, under the state Medicaid plan. The unit may also conduct criminal investigations and prosecutions relating to patient abuse, neglect, exploitation and other violations of law, if the violation is primarily connected to Medicaid.

(b) The office of the attorney general shall employ attorneys, auditors, agents and other personnel which are necessary to carry out the duties specified in this act in an effective and efficient manner. Agents employed under this subsection shall have the qualifications and powers of an agent under W.S. 9-1-611(b)(i).