---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 434.10"
title: "42"
number: "434.10"
heading: "Contracts with fiscal agents."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/434.10"
---

# §434.10. Contracts with fiscal agents.


Contracts with fiscal agents must—

- (a) Meet the requirements of [§ 434.6](/cfr/42/434.6.md);
- (b) Include termination procedures that require the contractors to supply promptly all material necessary for continued operation of payment and related systems. This material includes—
  - (1) Computer programs;
  - (2) Data files;
  - (3) User and operation manuals, and other documentation;
  - (4) System and program documentation; and
  - (5) Training programs for Medicaid agency staff, their agents or designated representatives in the operation and maintenance of the system;
- (c) Offer to the State one or both of the following options, if the fiscal agent or the fiscal agent's subcontractor has a proprietary right to material specified in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section:
  - (1) Purchasing the material; or
  - (2) Purchasing the use of the material through leasing or other means; and
- (d) State that payment to providers will be made in accordance with [part 447](/cfr/42/part447.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302).

### Source

Source: 48 FR 54020, Nov. 30, 1983, unless otherwise noted.