§ 544.0251 Claims Criteria Requiring Commencement of Investigation
§ 544.0252 Circumstances Requiring Commencement of Preliminary Investigation of Alleged Fraud or Abuse
§ 544.0253 Conduct of Preliminary Investigation of Alleged Fraud or Abuse
§ 544.0254 Finding of Certain Medicaid Fraud or Abuse Following Preliminary Investigation: Criminal Referral or Full Investigation
§ 544.0255 Immediate Criminal Referral Under Certain Circumstances
§ 544.0256 Continuation of Payment Hold Following Referral to Law Enforcement Agency
§ 544.0257 Completion of Full Investigation of Alleged Medicaid Fraud or Abuse
§ 544.0258 Memorandum of Understanding for Assisting Attorney General Investigations Related to Medicaid
§ 544.0259 Subpoenas
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 544 > Subchapter F - Investigation of Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Overcharges

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005