Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.047
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.047, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 32.047. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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