(a) In this section:
(1) “Chemical dependency” has the meaning assigned by Section 461A.002, Health and Safety Code.
(2) “Child” means an individual who is 13 years of age or younger.
(b) After a chemical dependency treatment provider is finally convicted of an offense in which an element of the offense 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 child’s diagnosis of chemical dependency that the provider made and that has been 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 with which the commission contracts for processing and paying Medicaid claims.

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025