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TX Hum Res Code § 22.0254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.0254. Prosecution of Fraudulent Claims

Sec. 22.0254.  PROSECUTION OF FRAUDULENT CLAIMS.  (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).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.028, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.0255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.0255. Electronic Benefits Transfer Card; Returned-Mail Reduction

Sec. 22.0255.  ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER CARD; RETURNED-MAIL REDUCTION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed to improve the commission's electronic benefits transfer cards used for federal and state entitlement programs administered by the commission.(b)  The commission shall set an annual goal of reducing the amount of returned mail it receives under the programs described by Subsection (a) so that the percentage rate of returned mail is within one percent of the percentage rate of returned mail reported annually for the credit card and debit card industries.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 23(2), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(103), eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.028, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.026. Reduction of Client Fraud

Sec. 22.026.  REDUCTION OF CLIENT FRAUD.  The commission and the department shall:(1)  ensure that errors attributed to client fraud are appropriate; and(2)  take immediate and appropriate action to limit any client fraud that occurs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 8.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.029, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.027. Fraud Prevention

Sec. 22.027.  FRAUD PREVENTION.  (e)  The commission, the department, and the comptroller shall coordinate their efforts to cross-train agency staff whose duties include fraud prevention and detection to enable the staff to identify and report possible fraudulent activity in programs, taxes, or funds administered by each of those other agencies.(f)  A local law enforcement agency that seizes an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card issued by the commission to a recipient of an entitlement program administered by the commission shall immediately notify the commission of the seizure and return the card to the commission.  The commission shall send letters to local law enforcement agencies or post materials in the buildings in which those agencies are located to ensure that local law enforcement officials are aware of this requirement.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 8.04(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.029, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.028. Electronic Benefits Transfer: Monitoring

Sec. 22.028.  ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER: MONITORING.  (a)  The private electronic benefits transfer (EBT) operator with which the commission contracts to administer the EBT system shall establish procedures to maintain records that monitor all debit transactions relating to EBT client accounts under this section.  The EBT operator shall deliver copies of the records to the commission and the comptroller not later than the first day of each month.  The commission shall immediately review the records and assess the propriety of the debit transactions.(b)  After reviewing the records under Subsection (a), the commission shall take necessary or advisable action to ensure compliance with EBT rules by the EBT operator, retailers, and clients.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 8.04(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.06(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.029, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 1.02(b), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.029. Project for Fraud Detection and Prevention Through Data Matching

Sec. 22.029.  PROJECT FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION THROUGH DATA MATCHING.  (a)  In order to enhance the state's ability to detect and prevent fraud in the payment of claims under federal and state entitlement programs, the commission shall implement a data matching project as described by Subsection (b).  The costs of developing and administering the data matching project shall be paid entirely from amounts recovered by participating agencies as a result of potential fraudulent occurrences or administrative errors identified by the project.(b)  The project shall involve the matching of database information among all agencies using electronic funds transfer and other participating agencies.  The commission shall contract through a memorandum of understanding with each agency participating in the project.  After the data has been matched, the commission shall furnish each participating agency with a list of potential fraudulent occurrences or administrative errors.(c)  Each agency participating in a matching cycle shall document actions taken to investigate and resolve fraudulent issues noted on the list provided by the commission.  The commission shall compile the documentation furnished by participating agencies for each matching cycle.(d)  Agencies participating under Subsection (b) shall cooperate fully with the commission in the prompt provision of data in the requested format, for the identification of suspected fraudulent occurrences, or administrative errors as the commission may otherwise reasonably request in order to carry out the intent of this section.(e)  The commission and participating agencies providing source data for the project shall take all necessary steps to protect the confidentiality of information provided as part of this project, in compliance with all existing state and federal privacy guidelines.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 8.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.030, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.0292 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.0292. Information Matching System Relating to Immigrants and Foreign Visitors

Sec. 22.0292.  INFORMATION MATCHING SYSTEM RELATING TO IMMIGRANTS AND FOREIGN VISITORS.  (a)  The commission shall, through the use of a computerized matching system, compare commission information relating to applicants for and recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and financial assistance under Chapter 31 with information obtained from the United States Department of State and the United States Department of Justice relating to immigrants and visitors to the United States for the purpose of preventing individuals from unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits administered by the commission.(b)  The commission may enter into an agreement with the United States Department of State and the United States Department of Justice as necessary to implement this section.(c)  The commission and federal agencies sharing information under this section shall protect the confidentiality of the shared information in compliance with all existing state and federal privacy guidelines.(d)  Not later than October 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board an annual report on the operation and success of the information matching system required by this section.  The report may be consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject matter the commission is required to submit under other law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.01(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 22.0291 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(69), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 71, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.031, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.030. Agreements for Purchase of Services for Children

Sec. 22.030.  AGREEMENTS FOR PURCHASE OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN.  (a)  To ensure the maximum use of available federal matching funds for child care services and other support services under Section 31.010, the commission and any other agency providing the services shall enter into agreements with the appropriate local community organizations to receive donations to be used for the purchase of services for which matching federal funds are available.(b)  An agency described under Subsection (a) shall cooperate with each local community organization to develop guidelines for the use of that community's donation to provide the services described in Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 6.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.032, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.031. Unannounced Inspections

Sec. 22.031.  UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS.  The commission and the department may make any inspection of a facility or program under the agency's jurisdiction under this title without announcing the inspection.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 531, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 22.025 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(60), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.032, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.032. Use of Earned Federal Funds

Sec. 22.032.  USE OF EARNED FEDERAL FUNDS.  Subject to the General Appropriations Act, the commission may use earned federal funds derived from recovery of amounts paid or benefits granted by the commission as a result of fraud to pay the costs of the commission's activities relating to preventing fraud.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.032, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.036. Programs for Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind With Multiple Disabilities and Their Parents

Sec. 22.036.  PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AND THEIR PARENTS.  (a)  The department shall establish programs to serve individuals who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities by helping them attain self-sufficiency and independent living.(b)  The department shall establish a program of parental counseling for the parents of individuals who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities. The counseling program may be provided on an individual or group basis and must include programs, activities, and services necessary to foster greater understanding and to improve relationships among professionals, parents, and individuals who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities.(c)  The department shall establish a summer outdoor training program for individuals who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities.  The outdoor training program must be designed to help meet the unique needs of individuals who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities for the purpose of broadening their educational experiences and improving their ability to function more independently.(d)  The executive commissioner shall establish regulations for implementing and administering the programs.(e)  The department may contract for services or goods with private or public entities for purposes of this section.(f)  From information collected from the programs, the department shall determine the need for related future services and the most efficient and effective method of delivering the future services.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 619, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.034, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.040. Determination of Eligibility for Community Care Services for Elderly Persons or Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 22.040.  DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement a plan to assist elderly persons or persons with disabilities requesting community care services in receiving those services as quickly as possible when those services become available.  The plan must require the department to:(1)  forecast participant openings that will become available in a community care program serving the elderly person or person with a disability during the next fiscal quarter because of program expansion or case closures;(2)  contact an individual on an interest list and begin the program eligibility determination process at least 30 days before an opening is forecasted to become available in the program; and(3)  ensure that an individual determined to be eligible for services does not begin receiving services until after the opening actually becomes available.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1169, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.037, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.041. Third-Party Information

Sec. 22.041.  THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the commission may use information obtained from a third party to verify the assets and resources of a person for purposes of determining the person's eligibility and need for medical assistance, financial assistance, or nutritional assistance.  Third-party information includes information obtained from:(1)  a consumer reporting agency, as defined by Section 20.01, Business & Commerce Code;(2)  an appraisal district; or(3)  the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles vehicle registration record database.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.85, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Human Resources Code, Section 22.040 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(55), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 3G.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.037, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 23.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 23 - Suspension of Driver's or Recreational License for Failure to Reimburse Commission|Section 23.001. Definitions

Sec. 23.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:(A)  is issued by a licensing authority;(B)  is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing licensing authority; and(C)  a person must obtain to:(i)  operate a motor vehicle; or(ii)  engage in a recreational activity, including hunting and fishing, for which a license or permit is required.(2)  "Order suspending a license" means an order issued by the commission directing a licensing authority to suspend a license.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.038, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 23.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 23 - Suspension of Driver's or Recreational License for Failure to Reimburse Commission|Section 23.002. Licensing Authorities Subject to Chapter

Sec. 23.002.  LICENSING AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.  In this chapter, "licensing authority" means:(1)  the Parks and Wildlife Department; and(2)  the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.038, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 23.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 23 - Suspension of Driver's or Recreational License for Failure to Reimburse Commission|Section 23.003. Suspension of License

Sec. 23.003.  SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.  The commission may issue an order suspending a license as provided by this chapter of a person who, after notice:(1)  has failed to reimburse the commission for an amount in excess of $250 granted in error to the person under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31;(2)  has been provided an opportunity to make payments toward the amount owed under a repayment schedule; and(3)  has failed to comply with the repayment schedule.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.038, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 23.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 23 - Suspension of Driver's or Recreational License for Failure to Reimburse Commission|Section 23.004. Initiation of Proceeding

Sec. 23.004.  INITIATION OF PROCEEDING.  (a)  The commission may initiate a proceeding to suspend a person's license by filing a petition with the commission's appeals division.(b)  The proceeding shall be conducted by the commission's appeals division.  The proceeding is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, except that Section 2001.054 does not apply.(c)  The executive commissioner or the executive commissioner's designated representative shall render a final decision or order in the proceeding.  A reference to the commission in this chapter with respect to a final decision or order in the proceeding means the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner's designated representative.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.038, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 23.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 23 - Suspension of Driver's or Recreational License for Failure to Reimburse Commission|Section 23.005. Contents of Petition

Sec. 23.005.  CONTENTS OF PETITION.  A petition under this chapter must state that license suspension is authorized under Section 23.003 and allege:(1)  the name and, if known, social security number of the person;(2)  the type of license the person is believed to hold and the name of the licensing authority; and(3)  the amount owed to the commission.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.038, eff. April 2, 2015.|