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H.__Borrowing money as approved by the Legislature.

 
4.__Meetings.__The Board of Insurance Fraud shall meet at
least 4 times a year at regular intervals.

 
5.__Terms.__The term of a member of the Board of Insurance
Fraud is 4 years. A member may be appointed for consecutive
terms.

 
6.__Report.__The Board of Insurance Fraud shall report
annually on the state of the unit and its operations to the joint
standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
insurance matters and over criminal matters.

 
7.__Oversight by superintendent.__The superintendent shall
oversee the activities of the Board of Insurance Fraud.

 
§2193.__Staff

 
1.__Director.__The Director of the Insurance Fraud Unit,
referred to in this subchapter as "the director," has the
following powers and duties:

 
A.__Supervising the operation of the unit in accordance with
this subchapter and with the rules adopted under this
subchapter;

 
B.__Acting as the chief administrative and executive officer
of the unit, having general charge of the office and records
and employing such personnel as may be necessary to fulfill
the purposes of this subchapter;

 
C.__Acting as executive secretary of the Board of Insurance
Fraud;

 
D.__Administering the Insurance Fraud Fund under section
2196, subsection 2;

 
E.__Appointing and overseeing the chief investigator; and

 
F.__Acting as the chief financial officer of the unit,
including administering the financial operations of the unit
and preparing and presenting the annual budget to the Board
of Insurance Fraud prior to the beginning of the fiscal
year.

 
2.__Chief investigator.__The chief investigator, appointed by
the director, has the following powers and duties:

 
A.__Supervising the day-to-day operation of the unit;


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