45 CFR §1641.19
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- (a)Before removing an IPA, the OIG shall send the IPA written notice of the proposed removal. The notice shall be sent in a manner that provides evidence of its receipt and shall:
- (1)State that removal is being considered;
- (2)Identify the reasons for the proposed removal sufficient to put the IPA on notice of the conduct or transaction(s) upon which a removal proceeding is based;
- (3)Identify the regulatory provisions governing the removal proceeding; and
- (4)State that removal shall be for the years remaining on the existing contract(s) between the IPA and the recipient(s).
- (b)A copy of the notice also shall be sent to the affected recipient(s), if any, which may comment on the proposed action in the time frame set out in § 1641.20.