45 CFR § 1149.13
When may the NEA issue a complaint?
April 14, 2021
The NEA may issue a complaint:
(a) If the Attorney General, or his/her designee, approves the referral of the allegations for adjudication in a written statement; and
(b) In a case of submission of false claims, if the amount of money or the value of property or services demanded or requested in a false claim, or a group of related claims submitted at the same time, does not exceed $150,000.