§ 544.0051 Coordination With Office of Attorney General; Annual Report
§ 544.0052 Rules Regarding Enforcement and Punitive Actions
§ 544.0053 Provision of Information to Pharmacy Subject to Audit; Informal Hearing On Audit Findings
§ 544.0054 Records of Allegations of Fraud or Abuse
§ 544.0055 Record and Confidentiality of Informal Resolution Meetings
§ 544.0056 Expunction of Child’s Chemical Dependency Diagnosis in Certain Records
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 544 > Subchapter B - Health and Human Services Commission: Administrative Provisions

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005