(a) In this section:
(1) “Chemical dependency” has the meaning assigned by Section 461A.002, Health and Safety Code.
(2) “Child” means a person 13 years of age or younger.
(b) Following the final conviction of a chemical dependency treatment provider for an offense, an element of which involves submitting a fraudulent claim for reimbursement for services under Medicaid, the commission or other health and human services agency that operates a portion of Medicaid shall expunge or provide for the expunction of a diagnosis of chemical dependency in a child that has been made by the treatment provider and entered in any:
(1) appropriate official record of the commission or agency;
(2) applicable medical record that is in the commission’s or agency’s custody; and
(3) applicable record of a company that the commission contracts with for the processing and payment of claims under Medicaid.

Text of section effective until April 01, 2025