Tex. Gov't Code § 544.0253 · Subchapter F. INVESTIGATION OF FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, AND OVERCHARGES
CONDUCT OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUD OR ABUSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In conducting a preliminary investigation of an allegation of fraud or abuse and before the allegation may proceed to a full investigation, the office of inspector general must:
(1) review the allegation and all facts and evidence relating to the allegation; and
(2) prepare a preliminary investigation report that documents:
(A) the allegation;
(B) the evidence the office reviewed, if available;
(C) the procedures the office used to conduct the preliminary investigation;
(D) the preliminary investigation findings; and
(E) the office's determination of whether a full investigation is warranted.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.544.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Gov't Code § 544.0253. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 544.0252CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUD OR ABUSE.Printed as Section 544.0253
- Tex. Gov't Code § 544.0254FINDING OF CERTAIN MEDICAID FRAUD OR ABUSE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION: CRIMINAL REFERRAL OR FULL INVESTIGATION.Printed as Section 544.0253
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