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Texas Human Resources Code - HUM RES § 22.0254. Prosecution of Fraudulent Claims

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission shall keep a record of the dispositions of referrals made by the commission to a district attorney concerning fraudulent claims for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31.

(b) The commission may:

(1) request status information biweekly from the appropriate district attorney on each major fraudulent claim referred by the commission;

(2) request a written explanation from the appropriate district attorney for each case referred in which the district attorney declines to prosecute;  and

(3) encourage the creation of a special welfare fraud unit in each district attorney's office that serves a municipality with a population of more than 250,000, to be financed by amounts provided by the commission.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule may define what constitutes a major fraudulent claim under Subsection (b)(1).

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