Texas Health and Safety Code 36.010 – Recovery of Costs
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(a) The department is entitled to recover an expenditure for services provided under this chapter from:
(1) a person who does not reimburse the department as required by this chapter; or
(2) a third party with a legal obligation to pay other benefits and who has notice of the department’s interests in the other benefits.
(b) The commissioner may request the attorney general to bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department. A suit brought under this section need not be ancillary or dependent on any other action.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 36.010
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney’s fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the service to the date on which the department is reimbursed.
(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for actions taken under this section.