Inspections/Investigations by Third Parties: Difference between revisions

#* If the subject matter of the investigation is not in the staff member's area of responsibility, the Compliance Officer should be contacted, so the Investigator can be directed to the correct area.

#* '''Subpoenas/Search Warrants'''. If the investigator asks to search a UNMC facility or obtain any documents from UNMC, ask if there is a subpoena or search warrant to be served; and if so, make a copy of the document. Immediately contact the Associate General Counsel for Health Care to review the subpoena or warrant to verify it is valid and to provide advice on responding to it. If he/she is unavailable, the University of Nebraska Office of the Associate General Counsel should be contacted to review the documents. The Compliance Officer and/or Associate General Counsel for Health Care shall escort the investigator, along with personnel familiar with the area to be searched.

#* '''Conditions of Search'''. If a search is conducted pursuant to a valid search warrant, the search shall be confined to the areas specified in the search warrant. If the Investigator attempts to enter areas not specified in the search warrant, staff should object. Staff shall remain with the Investigator at all times. If the search warrant is valid, the search may not be stopped. No staff member is required to speak to the Investigator other than to provide administrative assistance with the search and provide the documents specified in the warrant. Under no circumstances should staff obstruct or interfere with the search.

#* '''Record of Search'''. During the search, staff shall keep a written record of areas searched and documents and items seized, including a summary of their content. Staff should ask the Investigator if he/she is willing to accept copies of documents instead of originals.