Sec. 54.619   Audit program.

    (a) Recordkeeping requirements. Health care providers shall maintain 
for their purchases of services supported under this subpart the same 
kind of procurement records that they maintain for other purchases.
    (b) Production of records. Health care providers shall produce such 
records at the request of any auditor appointed by the Administrator or 
any other state or federal agency with jurisdiction.

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    (c) Random audits. Health care providers shall be subject to random 
compliance audits to ensure that requesters are complying with the 
certification requirements set forth in Sec. 54.615(c) and are otherwise 
eligible to receive universal service support and that rates charged 
comply with the statute and regulations.
    (d) Annual report. The Administrator shall use the information 
obtained under paragraph (a) of this section to evaluate the effects of 
the regulations adopted in this subpart and shall report its findings to 
the Commission on the first business day in May of each year.