Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 32.047 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person is permanently prohibited from providing or arranging to provide health care services under the medical assistance program if:
(1) the person is convicted of an offense arising from a fraudulent act under the program; and
(2) the person's fraudulent act results in injury to an elderly person, as defined by Section 48.002(a)(1), a person with a disability, as defined by Section 48.002(a)(8)(A), or a person younger than 18 years of age.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for prohibiting a person from participating in the medical assistance program as a health care provider for a reasonable period, as determined by the executive commissioner, if the person:
(1) fails to repay overpayments under the program; or
(2) owns, controls, manages, or is otherwise affiliated with and has financial, managerial, or administrative influence over a provider who has been suspended or prohibited from participating in the program.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 1720), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.124, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.32.htm
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