DHCS/IB fraud investigators partner and conduct joint investigations with numerous allied agencies including:

• The county welfare departments, eligibility workers, social workers and the special investigative units, Welfare Fraud Investigators, and the county Auditor Controllers’ Office.  

• Federal agencies including the FBI, Health and Human Services and the Social Security Administration, Federal Courts, Housing Utilization and Development (HUB) and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

• State Departments including  the State Controller’s Office, Franchise Tax Board, the California Medical Board, the California Dental Board, California DOJ, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, California Department of Social Services Adult Programs and Fraud Bureau, the California Welfare Fraud Investigators Association, the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Department of Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Program, Department of Developmental Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Highway Patrol.

• City police departments, sheriff’s offices, probation departments, city attorney’s, district attorney’s, and county counsels offices.