Authority: IC 4-13-16.5

Affected: IC 4-13-1; IC 4-13.6; IC 4-21.5-3-8

Sec. 1. (a) Requirements for ineligibility complaints are as follows:

1. (1) Any person may file with the department a written complaint:

   1. (A) alleging that a currently certified enterprise is ineligible; and
   2. (B) specifying the alleged reasons why the enterprise is ineligible.
2. (2) The department is not required to accept a general allegation that an enterprise is ineligible or an anonymous complaint.
3. (3) Upon receiving a complaint that fits the criteria in subdivisions (1) and (2), the department must review the complaint and the department's file of the entity listed in the complaint. The department may request additional information from the enterprise or conduct any other investigation deemed necessary.

(b) If the department determines, based on this review, that there is reasonable cause to believe that the enterprise is ineligible, IC 4- 21.5-3-8 controls.

(Indiana Department of Administration; 25 IAC 9-8-1; filed Jun 6, 2017, 12:34 p.m.: 20170705-IR-025160265FRA; errata filed May 18, 2020, 9:29 a.m.: 20200603-IR-025200281ACA; readopted filed Oct 20, 2020, 1:55 p.m.: 20201118-IR-025200463RFA)