---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 1007.5"
title: "42"
number: "1007.5"
heading: "Single, identifiable entity requirements of Unit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/1007.5"
---

# §1007.5. Single, identifiable entity requirements of Unit.

- (a) A Unit must be a single, identifiable entity of the State government.
- (b) **To be considered a single, identifiable entity of the State government, the Unit must—**
  - (1) Be a single organization reporting to the Unit director;
  - (2) Operate under a budget that is separate from that of its parent agency; and
  - (3) Have the headquarters office and any field offices each in their own contiguous space, unless the Unit demonstrates to OIG that circumstances warrant a different arrangement for certain employees.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1396a(a)(61), 1396b(a)(6), 1396b(b)(3), and 1396b(q).

### Source

Source: 84 FR 10713, Mar. 22, 2019, unless otherwise noted.