---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 457.925"
title: "42"
number: "457.925"
heading: "Preliminary investigation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/457.925"
---

# §457.925. Preliminary investigation.


If the State agency receives a complaint of fraud or abuse from any source or identifies questionable practices, the State agency must conduct a preliminary investigation or take otherwise appropriate action within a reasonable period of time to determine whether there is sufficient basis to warrant a full investigation.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 66 FR 2685, Jan. 11, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 33622, May 24, 2000, unless otherwise noted.