§ 54.648   Audits and recordkeeping.

   (a) Random audits. Participants shall be subject to random compliance
   audits and other investigations to ensure compliance with program rules
   and orders.

   (b) Recordkeeping. (1) Participants, including Consortium Leaders and
   health care providers, shall maintain records to document compliance
   with program rules and orders for at least 5 years after the last day
   of service delivered in a particular funding year. Participants who
   receive support for long-term capital investments in facilities whose
   useful life extends beyond the period of the funding commitment shall
   maintain records for at least 5 years after the end of the useful life
   of the facility. Participants shall maintain asset and inventory
   records of supported network equipment to verify the actual location of
   such equipment for a period of 5 years after purchase.

   (2) Vendors shall retain records related to the delivery of supported
   services, facilities, or equipment to document compliance with program
   rules and orders for at least 5 years after the last day of the
   delivery of supported services, equipment, or facilities in a
   particular funding year.

   (3) Both participants and vendors shall produce such records at the
   request of the Commission, any auditor appointed by the Administrator
   or the Commission, or of any other state or federal agency with
   jurisdiction.

   [ 78 FR 13991 , Mar. 1, 2013]

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