CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (parts 430 to 456) > PART 434—CONTRACTS > SUBPART B—Contracts with Fiscal Agents and Private Nonmedical Institutions (§434.10 to §434.14) > 434.10—Contracts with fiscal agents.

434.10—Contracts with fiscal agents.

Contracts with fiscal agents must—
(a) Meet the requirements of § 434.6 ;
(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) 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 of this chapter.