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General: |
| The Merit Award is given yearly by the association to an investigator
in both Fraud Prevention and Fraud Control. The award is presented
based on the evaluation of recommendations submitted by the investigator's
supervisor and on performance issues surrounding an investigation. |
Submission of Recommendation |
Recommendations must be:
- Submitted by a supervisor and sent to the President of the Board
to arrive not later than March 15.
- The case submitted must be from the previous year only
- The case must be a completed investigation.
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Award Criteria
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- Only one recommendation per investigation type per county or
region. If the investigator conducts both types of investigations
or covers more than one county, the best case must be submitted.
- Bases of recommendation should be on investigative technique,
ingenuity, use of different sources, or new technologies. The
overall dollar amount can be used as criteria but should not be
the basis of the recommendation.
- The investigation should have resulted in some type of action
on the case (i.e.; criminal prosecution and conviction, administrative
disqualification, termination, reduction or denial of benefits,
or legislative action/change or new law.
- The current year award recipients are ineligible for the following
year's awards
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Committee Responsibilities |
President of the Board
- Receives all recommendations and keeps them confidential.
- Will eliminate all identifiable features of the case (names,
Counties, etc.).
- Will, at the April board meeting, present the recommendations
to the committee.
Board
- Reviews recommendations
- If the board member is a candidate or has specific knowledge
of the case, he/she will remove themself from voting.
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